The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 8th July 2016 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 8th July 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Romantic activity in vessel — after love, in shortCOURTSHIPAAcross 10: Toughen up concerning cut by universityINUREAAcross 11: Setter's devouring cold chopMINCEAAcross 12: Person in chair varying poses for painter, ultimatelyPROFESSORAAcross 13: Advocate adding page in front of articlePLEADERAAcross 14: Third withdrawn from funds for men committed to partnershipsFIANCESAAcross 17: Release princess initially trapped in loveless marriageUNPINAAcross 19: Start from birds in general, one in particularOWLAAcross 20: Right for which Muhammad Ali often foughtTITLEAAcross 21: Requiring maximum amount of cash, honeyDEARESTAAcross 22: Did brain operation, albeit with limited timeTHOUGHTAAcross 24: Indicator of change, sign mostly displayed in centre of tradeBAROMETERAAcross 26: Bulb lit repeatedly, consuming currentONIONAAcross 28: Master in one section of school, brieflyADEPTAAcross 29: Crude line agent gets changedINELEGANTDDown 1: Swindle as rascal, extracting last pennySCAMDDown 2: 20% of large delivery to church is fruitQUINCEDDown 3: Number present hours before midnight take stepsATTENDANCEDDown 4: Person who forms original phraseSHAPERDDown 5: Dose of liquid medicine quickly containing onset of pretty bad fluSPOONFULDDown 6: Fellow and I have hit, fame and some moneyFIVEDDown 7: Power cuts, say, agitated queen, for examplePUSSYCATDDown 8: King EdwardLEARDDown 13: See 6POUNDDDown 15: Monroe's art excited one looking up to starsASTRONOMERDDown 16: Dish eaten with spoon, darlingSWEETDDown 18: Like vegetable or fruit, not quite rawPEA-GREENDDown 19: Excel as runner, not in football gearOUTSTRIPDDown 22: Land in Asia, mainly, as occasional flierTURKEYDDown 23: What's instrumental in 9? Half of this publication's about itGUITARDDown 24: In which you may find gravy or saltBOATDDown 25: Carry out final check for officerMATEDDown 27: See 6NOTE