ev898 Help needed please to fill spaces

[Shoni70]

[novalis]

Hi Shoni70!

There is a weekly EV thread which usually starts in crosswords about 4 p.m. on Sundays. All are welcome.

There has been much debate on this one with the general consensus being that the cells are left blank. Despite my reservations I sent in my entry accordingly. The only other possibility as far as I can see is to fill the cells with a musical note.

[crofter]

I toyed with leaving every overlap cell empty Apart from the perimeter, they appear at regular steps (the distance apart coinciding with his "condition"). Note also that one of the numered clue locators is missing!

I finally decided to enter into each empty cell an appropriate two-digit number.

I still feel a little uneasy that I may not have done the correct thing!

[novalis]

Sorry to borrow your thread Shoni70.

Agree, Crofter. That is a possibility I'd overlooked. The plot thickens but all will be revealed two weeks on Sunday unless a pen thuds its way onto the doormat of one of us before then!

[novalis]

Hi Crofter!

As a further point, given the subject's phobia would it make sense, given the missing clue number, to actually fill the blanks with that number?

[Shoni70]

Thank you all for your great help. I still have my doubts about what should be entered. Will look forward to the solution.