Is it safe to leave thermal paste in CPU socket?

kchea002

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Question as above. I accidently put too much thermal paste in top and caused some of it to spill in the gap where the CPU socket is exposed. I tried using 99% rubbing alc with q tips, but the q tips were getting caught by the pins so I was afraid of bending of them. Using an intel i5-6600k and GA-170x mobo.

I've gotten the computer to POST and temp is at 30 degrees in BIOS.