Ev 1575

[RickGDG]

I have the completed grid and know what the gimmick is, but the 'instructions revealed' elude me. Nudges much appreciated.

[ProfessorMaisie]

Look at the overlaps.

[ProfessorMaisie]

And belated thanks for posting the puzzle, RickGDG - I don't use it often but it's very good of you to keep sending it out.

[professorplum13]

I have the overlaps , but they don't quite make sense....i think i have 5,3 1,1,5

[ProfessorMaisie]

You should have 3,3,3,3,3, professorplum13.

[professorplum13]

i do have the 3,3,3,3,3 Prof M ..but i was reading it a message for what to do in the grid .... ?

[ProfessorMaisie]

Sorry - stupid of me, I should have realised that.
5, 5, 5, for the message.

[ProfessorMaisie]

And I can see where you've gone wrong now (that was cunning of the setter!).
That little trap in the 'Players dismissing...' answer nearly caught me out.

[RickGDG]

Many thanks, ProfessorMaisie. I had made the same mistake and was confused as to what the SE quadrant had to do with anything.

[ProfessorMaisie]

I'm sure I would have too, if I'd noticed (we get compass points so often in these things, I don't know how I missed it - just got lucky).