great grid with some excellent (but hard!) connections

Generally good grid. The anagram connection I'm not keen on. Usually the anagrams have a connection rather than just being anagrams.

Fair point - it would definitely be great if there was a link. However, these words are not just anagrams, but actually words that spell a completely different word when written backwards. That's what makes them special and, I think, worthy of their own connection. Still, thanks for the feedback :)