The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 19th August 2016 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 19th August 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Picture package stolen in Post Office outletPHOTOSHOPAAcross 10: See 14FLAMEAAcross 11: Two ways to make musical linesSTAVEAAcross 12: Our saucy shot framing lecturer in a way that's harshRAUCOUSLYAAcross 13: Grim to take in to hospital: regularly delays nursesDEATHLYAAcross 14: Female learnt to play song (There Is A Light That Never Goes Out)ETERNALAAcross 17: Empty bar to have coffee?BROWNAAcross 19: Caught cover for hit …RAPAAcross 20: … international cover for The Queen Is DeadINERTAAcross 21: Start bandGENESISAAcross 22: Makes fine cutsFETCHESAAcross 24: Relating to forgiveness, Morrissey's strugglingREMISSORYAAcross 26: Left musical equipment and lightsLAMPSAAcross 28: Group: artist's a different leaderNONETAAcross 29: One might fly back or come again — concerning matterSUPERHERODDown 1: Copies records, having missed startAPESDDown 2: Boy With a Thorn: instrument dropped on a compositionSONATADDown 3: See 4SOMETHINGSDDown 4: People born around 1980 now trying The Smiths' old workTHIRTYDDown 5: Preen tree in courtSPRUCE UPDDown 6: Style of top seafront showsAFRODDown 7: In France, the American girl's cityLAUSANNEDDown 8: Marry around end of July — it's dampDEWYDDown 13: Remove errors from first performance: time to be goodDEBUGDDown 15: Relating to letters, early post sorted around oneEPISTOLARYDDown 16: Instruments with or without leadLUTESDDown 18: Trim gold star on booksORNAMENTDDown 19: Person on tour admitting The Smiths finally will make comebackRESPONSEDDown 22: Following lines — they deliver foodFRYUPSDDown 23: Band returning after Meat Is MurderHAMMERDDown 24: Terrible rowRANKDDown 25: Arranges numbers for gigsSETSDDown 27: Nothing in original set from Strangeways, Here We ComeSHOW