Grid line problem with linked Excel files

I am trying to import and Excel spreadsheet to InDesign, but even when I clear grid in Excel it is still imported with grid lines. I can't figure out how to clear them off while still having the spreadsheet correctly linked. This seems like an issue with a simple solution (I hope), I just don't normally need to use Excel for anything :/
Any ideas? thanks
Damon

Damon664 wrote:
This doesn't make any sense.
Is this grid blue? Does it disappear when you switch to Preview Mode, and doesn't it show in an exported PDF?

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