Nice one.

A fun grid to start my day...

think the connections are a bit vague. they should all fit into one category of thing, really, so a description of a profession and someone from profession aren't really a proper group. e.g. I'd decided M**** h*** t** K******** & C*b** couldn't be in the same group because they're not examples of a shared thing.

I see what you mean,George, but I disagree. Intuitively they fitted together for me.

I see what you mean,George, but I disagree. Intuitively they fitted together for me.

The clues are general references to the thingies. For me the important thing is that this does not bring about any ambiguity BETWEEN the groups.

I have noticed that there are quite a few grids like this,without red herrings,as far as I can see.

Sounds a bit fishy to me.

Cab driver is a taxi driver!

It's not Cab driver though, it's a slang term for taxi driver.

Clever