Well, had hoped to sit down this evening and say that I had finally finished........alas, I can see the finish line but have hit the wall!!
My enjoyment of the grid increased the closer I got to the end, and think that there are only 1 or 2 clues that I don't fully understand the wordplay for. I had found the majority of the misprints before deducing the title, even though the author had been visible throughout!!
Have really enjoyed the hunt, and it all kicked off very nicely with the obvious members, and the rendezvous and concept (including link to the title) was instantly clear.......however, I have found all but one of the members, who is proving somewhat elusive and have several possibilities for the final second set member.
One of my chosen members is ridculously obscure (compared to the others), and haven't confirmed that it is indeed a "word 2", however the coincidence of the word found in relation to the member of the second set I think was too high to ignore.
Well Done to the usual crowd, and think the discussions have been very fair as without actually reaching the end game they are of little meaning/use.