Found one group and two connections, the second of which was a guess based on the Children's Crusade. Tough and challenging, thank you for a real test.

One group, one connection. A real toughie, but learnt a few things!

Very tough with some pretty esoteric connections. Enjoyable and well put together though. Thanks!

Much the same as FirstGofer, I may have done better if I hadn't spent so much time looking for a West Wing connection that wasn't there. A fun grid.

Using Francs - an old currency - withe Euros - the current currency - seems slightly inconsistent. And the random addition of an extra word seems wrong unless you are hiding the word between the words. Otherwise the non-involved word is superfluous & their only purpose is to disguise them along other 2-3-4 words long clues.

One tiny quibble: It's Friday XIII, as in "Friday the Thirteenth" . Nice grid!

Too clever for me

I liked the money one