Listener Crossword 4093 Times Group by Colleague

[starwalker]

Another Friday, another Listener and another new setter (or is it).
After a very straightforward grid fill, I shall now retire for a glass of something to consider the preamble.
These easy fills are starting to worry me - what is coming round the corner ?

[zita-green]

Mullingar, consider the religious significance of Easter.

[suilven]

Been looking at the filled grid for 3 days now and nothing has emerged - not even the first 2 groups described here earlier as 'easy'. Is each hidden item within a complete clue answer or just a string of letters somewhere in the completed grid? Any hints would be welcome.

[Scree]

suilven

I've found one group so far - all complete answers, one an anagram. I suddenly realised there was a connection between the plainly visible members of the group. I can think of a (2, 7) surname which could belong to a couple of writers, but beyond that I'm still stumped.

[poorsolver]

Apropos JEG, he is happy if you declare in advance that you are in a solving group. There are a number, of famous father/daughter, mother / son (and other combination) solving teams, and his principle is that if you spend 51 weeks solving alone, and you get help to complete the 52nd in order to be all-correct, is that fair?

At the end of the day you are cheating no-one but yourself.

I haven't entered for five years and am still solving. I can put my hand on my heart and say I have never entered a crossword comp and had help with that puzzle. I have won a few prizes and feel I've deserved them.

My Listener solving has gone backwards instead of forwards and I am lucky to complete ten a year now (three so far in 2010!) I despise long and unnecessarily complex preambles and this "challenge" that seems to go on to find a way to hide the secret message needed to solve the puzzle.

[suilven]

With a resounding clatter pennies have just dropped all over the place. A great puzzle which almost defeated me. Best hint on this thread was the Citizen Kane/King Kong one though I didn't see its significance until the first twopence had dropped. Thanks Colleague - a classic.

[daagg]

Scree, you need to think of the well-known "title" of your group. The other groups have titles with similar forms, although they become less well known as you progress.

[Cruncher]

This one has me beat. Completed grid and various interesting looking words hidden away but can't make any sense of what to do next. Time to move on. If anyone wants to mail me a gentle hint I'd enjoy trying to finish it off - [email protected]

[silversolver]

Cruncher - you have mail

[mullingar]

I've spent the weekend considering the religious significance of Easter and delved into the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary - to no avail. My email address is [email protected]. If you would be so kind.