Telegraph Cryptic Answers - Friday, 3rd February 2023

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the Telegraph Cryptic crossword on Friday, 3rd February 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Title rumoured for composer
AAcross 5:	Shortened career over your foul
AAcross 10:	Car manufacturer employs one that's oddly lacking ability
AAcross 11:	Remains very unwell visiting north-eastern US city
AAcross 12:	At university work facing students ultimately increases
AAcross 13:	Grapes mostly cultivated outside over large garden feature
AAcross 14:	Retired South American, so it's written, managed plant
AAcross 17:	Quietly direct what courtroom defendant must do
AAcross 18:	Slip when I run to escape large creature
AAcross 19:	The littlest ones growing up in a nursery?
AAcross 21:	Raise cheer to welcome English victor
AAcross 23:	Trainee nuns, their condition of acceptance by convent?
AAcross 25:	Pub Heather left after sister's initial round
AAcross 26:	Posh philosopher finds employment
AAcross 27:	Scraps tools Bill offloaded
AAcross 28:	Spice seen in stone cask from the East
DDown 2:	Worry mustang's tempted to bite
DDown 3:	Busy? Not working, with time for fun principally!
DDown 4:	Bridge close to Swiss golf course
DDown 5:	Crooked thief's protecting fool that's lifted sandwich spread	FISH PASTE
DDown 6:	Able to go topless in bar
DDown 7:	Enable European to stop female making annual event	HALLOWE'EN
DDown 8:	Criticise dog name this writer's introducing
DDown 9:	Cartoonist maybe up for prize
DDown 15:	Cool drink ordered here's free virtually, right?
DDown 16:	Son obsessed essentially with flipping hidden Roman coins
DDown 17:	Vote Paul rigged to keep student in athletics event	POLE VAULT
DDown 18:	Bribe EU member, we hear
DDown 20:	Is my team regularly adopting somewhat vacuous approach?
DDown 22:	Bolt vegetables once peeled
DDown 23:	Material many Londoners will acquire
DDown 24:	Stop fugitive finally packing trunk