Can a safety pilot acting as PIC also log cross country time?
The safety pilot cannot log cross-country time.

The FAA has issued a Legal Interpretation (Gebhart) that clarifies the FAR.


  Section 61.65(d) contemplates that only the pilot conducting the
  entire flight, including takeoff, landing, and en route flight, as a
  required flight crewmember may log cross-country flight time. Because
  a safety pilot does not conduct the entire flight, a person acting as
  a safety pilot for a portion of the flight may not log any
  cross-country flight time for the flight.