Just completed this and when I played it to check, realised I had submitted this grid or one very similar about 18 months ago. Might have finally run out of ideas after 600 grids or so

Haha, well I haven’t done it before and it was very good! ( and informative ).
I wonder if there was something in a recent grid that prompted you to put in the jeraboam line as just today I jotted down an idea for the same connection. Spooky 🎃

Its fair enough to recycle, yours are good, ty.

Excellent, but please correct 'Jeraboam' to Jeroboam. I wasted time looking for linke that required the misspelling. I didn't waste much time - it was still the first group I sorted, but I'd have had more than a minute to spare otherwise.

@ Fam I saw a grid a couple of days since,with a group that had the same link, but not hidden.

Thanks @Malcontent, there’s usually a reason for ‘coincidences’. I knew I’d seen something recently but couldn’t remember what. Wondered if St John had too and thought the same.

@Dgms - 'O' so sorry, I get a little peeved at critics who find a spelling mistake and claim their time was wasted looking for others as a possible link [that is how it is spelled, not linke] complete bullthis!

@ Fam gerry boham was simply chosen as I had decided on a snaky theme pure and simple

@ Jmelb, problem was, it was not an intentional recycle, it just seemed to me that I had exhausted my thought processes. No fears on that, will still plug away, I have a number of family members who have been helping me recently

Family members - not fair! I have struggle away on my own : (

Very good grid. I saw the six endings, and whooped, as those are some of my favorite books; I only wish you could have worked 'Treader' in there somewhere. Thanks for the grid!

WV - I did try, can't have everything.