The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th February 2023

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th February 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Artificial grit, target of 6 22?
AAcross 5:	Lead boxes contaminate oxygen, substance used in clinical trials
AAcross 10:	3 last seen in coat pocket
AAcross 11:	Very hot — or very nippy?
AAcross 12:	See 1
AAcross 13:	See 16
AAcross 14:	Unaware where the bulbs have gone?	INTHEDARK
AAcross 16:	Che Guevara perhaps in US city, revolutionary air around me in target of 6 22?
AAcross 17:	See 27
AAcross 19:	Button done on the outside, silk finally threaded through eyelet casually	DELETEKEY
AAcross 23:	Country held hostage by learned cheat
AAcross 24:	See 25
AAcross 26:	Aquatic insect in river starts to nudge drifting reeds around fish
AAcross 27:	Loco senior dancing around short nude
AAcross 28:	Daddy's skin covered with pig and head of tiger — tattoos, say?	BODYART
AAcross 29:	See 3
DDown 2:	Contemptible dope
DDown 2:	Contemptible dope
DDown 3:	Target of 6 22, M&M and Eminem by the sound of it?
DDown 4:	I want to squeeze brother, no other — keep it in the family?
DDown 6:	Spooner's taster of kind of bread stick grabbing butt, perhaps?
DDown 7:	Designed article stuffed with silver tissue
DDown 8:	Girl entering country detailed language
DDown 9:	More than one difference emerges and it's not right
DDown 15:	Union member on railway conservation
DDown 18:	Sherry sadly unopened
DDown 20:	European politician, sovereign or ruler
DDown 21:	Abomination observed by me, reportedly
DDown 22:	See 6
DDown 25:	Sharp mint, target of 6 22?