Spectator N0 2539 ( Pabulum )

[Matakari]

Good morning, getting there gradually. Got a good idea for the final Unclueds, but need some answers for the following, thanks!
ACROSS:
27 Palest Greek broods beside Troy (7) : G?EYTS?
( Had GREYISH at first… )
30 Cyst entered round potato (6) : RAN?LE ( RANKLE )
DOWN:
19 Kittens probably go, put in one (10, two words): ?I???????Y
( Thought HIGH COMEDY…)

A verification for my 14(D), thanks!

14 Ancient bod ran common nag ragged (12, two words, one hyphened):
( CROMAGNON MAN )

[dannyk13]

Greyest?

14.Anagram of ran common nag

[Neveracrossword]

30 Ranula
19 Litter Tray
14. Yes - thought you'd recognise the anagram indicator, ragged.

[dannyk13]

He's getting there NAC.

[Neveracrossword]

Danny, I think WE are getting him there! Last night's batch of answers was to 'help him through', but couldn't have been enough.

I'm sure Matakari will manage the unclued entries...

[LancastrianOik]

19D Litter ("kittens probably") + tray ("go" for "try" with an "a" inserted, i.e. "put in one").

That's gone straight into my "Top Ten Greatest Cryptic Clues Of All Time".

[Neveracrossword]

Yes, LancastrianOik, there were some great clues in this puzzle.

[Matakari]

Now have all the shaded letters except one in clue 24(D) for which I'm seeking an answer. I thought I needed the letters STEED in the answer, but am not managing to parse it.

24(D) Poet’s set about breaking bad steed (8): ?E?T?D?E

[novalis]

Anagram of bad steed

[dannyk13]

Novalis, thought about that but the only word I can make from bad steed is bedstead and I can't parse that with poets set.

[Toorak]

There is another anagram that fits the pattern and parses

[novalis]

Danny, Try Chambers Word Wizard. It is there.

[dannyk13]

Novalis, thanks for that. Another school day for me.

[Matakari]

Thanks, all! It's all in Chambers as a definition of "set about" for the anagram STEED and BAD.