2D - early jazz poet of the Congo (7) I have L?N?S?Y
3D - they had an invitation to the ballet (3,6) I have T?E?U?S?S. I've seen the suggestions GUESTS and NURSES but don't quite get it. Is there a connection to Weber's piece 'Invitation to the Dance' subsequently turned into a ballet called 'Le Spectre de la Rose' ?