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[Daij]

1. Knighted British ballet dancer - died 1988. Glynn .....(6)
?S????
2. Programmed parts for perfoming musicians (8)
?E???N?s
3. Australian rainwater collection-holes in rocks (7)
???M?A?

Thanks in advance

[Lie-in King]

3 Gnammas (gnamma holes)

[Lie-in King]

1 (Sir Frederick) Ashton (?)

He's the only one I can see that - barring the 'Glynn' - fits the clue & the spaces shown...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Ashton

[cupid04]

2] descants?

[Lie-in King]

Extremely tenuous, but -

2 Settings (?)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/setting

^Para 2:3

Sorry, but that's me done in for today...

[Daij]

Thank you all