The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th March 2018 There are 15 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th March 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Graft in turning around company — advanced without unionINOCULATEAAcross 10: Women, entering to perform main vocal part, avoid workSWINGAAcross 11: Cash's part of band?BRASSAAcross 12: Mixing short Cash record — round record?SCORECARDAAcross 13: Sod all CDs interlaced with American and English coversFACADESAAcross 14: Instrument from a record hidden at either end?ALPHORNAAcross 17: Hire cycles and frameEASELAAcross 19: Tours' way? Currency brought backRUEAAcross 20: Start playing songs for concertONSETAAcross 21: Popeye's tip: his can supply contains it?SPINACHAAcross 22: See 10THELEADAAcross 24: Big name taking British pop group right to US music producerVIBRAHARPAAcross 26: Took paper again, turning over to reveal a shockerTASERAAcross 28: See 15MONEYAAcross 29: Provided a hit TV drama — one like this?SOAP OPERADDown 1: Go up, ignoring first branchLIMBDDown 2: Work in pieces — big one breaking microphoneMOSAICDDown 3: Amazing Aldi's equal for foodQUESADILLADDown 4: Girls with large bums in AmericaLASSESDDown 5: Ring of Fire's on a televisionRESONATEDDown 6: Key passage on the radioISLEDDown 7: Avoids working with society rejectsDISAVOWSDDown 8: Old artist mostly upsetAGEDDDown 13: Releases Father and Son around Spain twiceFREESDDown 15: Bribe Johnny CashPROTECTIONDDown 16: Recorded piece of music has depthNOTEDDDown 18: Part of Man in Black stood out, as a collectorSHIN BONEDDown 18: Part of Man in Black stood out, as a collectorSHINBONEDDown 19: Note: one takes the late trainREHEARSEDDown 22: Work in which musical?TOP HATDDown 23: Turned out European heartlessly named girl insideENSUEDDDown 24: Volume on speaker for sirenVAMPDDown 25: Radical Winehouse leftAMYLDDown 27: Playing seconds from Johnny Cash: Cry! Cry! Cry!ROAR