Across:
1. It may help with cleaning rounds, being in step (5 3)
6. West Asian people discussed precursor to 6 down (5)
10. Damaged roots and trunk (5)
11. Sort of 6 down crackle ices terrible slice (9)
12. see 22 down
14. So... can't change number that starts fixed! (8)
16. In tone, rave morphed into worship (10)
17. Hard soldier turned hard as stone (4)
20. Cloak of royal honour (4)
21. Serve listener 'X' and sadden! (10)
23. Dissent is awkward around West... ultimately these people decide what should come out of your mouth (8)
24. Troupe member beginning to diet and avoiding onset of malignant affliction (6)
26. The endless rave by one who prosecutes a form of Buddhism (9)
27. Performed, and did very well at taking time (5)
29. In anger as sacred item broken by Taliban leader (5)
30. "Yes" & "No" I saved, offering back less decisive responses (8)
Down:
2,28. It's checked very often, with more than one way to darken (6)
3. His 14 pieces provide for a 4; for dag, ovation gives back (8)
4. A little time with the French beast (4)
5. Not new, hip hop's only bad attitude (10)
6. Python John to give up, long for bit of hard dairy produce (6)
7. True to how things are, with I.T. university replacing last of people following arcane ceremony (11)
8. It may be part of 15, breaking trust (5)
9. Brief visit in South to prove foolish (8)
13. He recorded much music going up to top ten, by not using English (4 7)
15. A pert set is jiggled during this act? (10)
18. Many half-starving, with fears one is lost (8)
19. With 'A' in Math but only 3/10 in Arithmetic, 23 24 became 4 in WW2 (4 4)
22,12ac. Without I.T., extreme mirth set fellow back, becoming major figure of 5 (6 6)
23. Team in orange oddly doubt check (5)
25. Lady performing Georgia twice (4)
28. see 2
Solution:
=STEAMMOP=CURDS|
S=A=V=O=H=H=I=T|
TORSO=LEICESTER|
O===G=E=L=E=U=U|
PUTNAM=CONSTANT|
O=O=D=S=S=E=L==|
VENERATION=HIGH|
E=Y=O=R=P=M=S=U|
ROBE=DISHEARTEN|
==E=H=P=Y=T=I=D|
DENTISTS=DANCER|
U=N=L=E=G=H===E|
THERAVADA=ACTED|
C=T=R=S=G=R=A=S|
HOTLY=EVASIONS=|
Name: 914 - Holy Rave
Author: by BenDR

Annos-Across:
1. AMMO in STEP
6. hp (KURDS)
10. *ROOTS
11. tel (crack)LE ICES TER(rible)
14. *( SO CAN'T ) + N(umber) T(hat)
16. *( IN TONE RAVE )
17. H + rev( GI ) + H
20. R + OBE
21. DISH + EAR + TEN
23. (wes)T in *( DISSENT )
24. D(iet) + (c)ANCER
26. THE + RAV(e) + A + D.A.
27. T in ACED
29. T in HOLY
30. rev tel (ye)S NO I SAVE(d) , ext def
Annos-Down:
2,28. TAR + TAN
3. rev tel (f)OR DAG OVA(tion) <
4. MO + LE
5. *( HIP HOP'S O(n)LY )
6. CLEESE with L -> H
7. REALISTIC with (peopl)E replaced by ( I.T. U )
8. *TRUST
9. S + TO + *( PROVE )
13. EN in rev( T(o) + TEN BY NOT )
15. *( A PERT SET IS ), ext def
18. HUN(gry) + DRE(a)DS
19. A in MATH + ARI(themetic)
22,12ac. HILAR(it)Y + PUT + rev( MAN )
23. alt DoUbT + CH
25. GA + GA
Defs-Across:
1. It may help with cleaning
6. precursor to 6 down
10. trunk
11. Sort of 6 down
14. fixed
16. worship
17. stone
20. Cloak
21. sadden
23. these people decide what should come out of your mouth
24. Troupe member
26. a form of Buddhism
27. Performed
29. In anger
30. less decisive responses
Defs-Down:
2,28. It's checked very often
3. His 14 pieces provide for a 4
4. beast
5. attitude
6. dairy produce
7. following arcane ceremony
8. It may be part of 15
9. Brief visit
13. He recorded much music
15. act
18. Many
19. 23 24 became 4 in WW2
22,12ac. major figure of 5
23. Team in orange
25. Lady performing