The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,399 - Mar 22 2021

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Clues Answers
All the same, these letters give a basic education THETHREERS
Are they before or after chickens? EGGS
Audibly breathe a cunning plan WHEEZE
Boxed in, one has a trying time JUROR
Crazy about one girl MAID
Factory on holiday emptied and idle WORKSHY
Grand group of swingers BIGBAND
Handle call NAME
High-level plot for gore and mayhem ROOFGARDEN
How mortgage may be secured free of charge ONTHEHOUSE
Impenetrable row of crops at one end of the country? CORNWALL
Many distributed our menus NUMEROUS
Miserly girls just avoided accidents NEARMISSES
Clues Answers
Mountain originally broken in seven pieces BENNEVIS
No working period; time for lunch? NOONDAY
Not really expect to describe Bob's family quarrel? HOPEAGAINSTHOPE
Philosopher speaking in a crackly whisper RUSTLE
Pick one parent as the best OPTIMUM
Priest on holiday who's sacked for toying with children FATHERCHRISTMAS
Request directions, being awry ASKEW
Run after small girl, who may be on thin ice SKATER
Scores four? Many more EIGHTY
Secured change of diet TIED
Spotted large number at church in past BLOTCHY
Starry artists tell a reviewer's hiding STELLAR
Work to do, then, promptly ONTHEDOT