BBC music magazine

[anikomo]

Can't mange to finish this. Please help!
10a Two notes-E and E flat-in this showing insubstantial quality.(8). I have t???n?s?
15a Singer's confused "I'm antagonistic to Renard?"(8) I have ?s???r?m
16d Registered individual string may absorb player, ultimately.(2,6). I have ?n ?e????

[Lie-in King]

15a isengrim - anag 'singer' + 'im'

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

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[anikomo]

Thank you so much, Lie-in King! I don't know how you do it.

[Lie-in King]

For 10a, I can see 'Thinness' (insubstantial quality), but can't parse the clue...

[MarkRae]

NN = two notes
E = E
Es is another way of saying Eb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note)

All the above inside THIS

[Lie-in King]

Nice one Mark - I know nowt about notation!..

[MarkRae]

Occasionally my music A-level comes in handy... ;-)

[Lie-in King]

I've always wished I'd had better music classes at school, though I can sing & drum a bit... :-)

[MarkRae]

I remember when we were learning this saying to the boy sitting next to me "Rich, when the fork are we ever going to need to know this stuff?!"

[Lie-in King]

Same with me & Stephen - "Quadratic equations?!" Yep, I was right - never found the the need!..

[anikomo]

Thank you both for your great help---much appreciated.

[Lie-in King]

...And apologies for the hijack, anikomo! :-)

[anikomo]

It made enjoyable reading!

[MarkRae]

The clue was a tad esoteric, though I suppose fair game for a crossword in a music magazine...