Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 25/07/14

Friday’s puzzle...
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ACROSS

1 Like a jellyfish in Old World sea going to New World by night initially (7)

5 Ungirly girls have playthings no doctor would take on (7)

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9 I get nauseous feeling in presence of mobsters (7)

10 Make them pay for entering into someone’s feelings (7)

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11 Originally, man had heart enfolded in Buddhist teachings (3,6)

12 Second-rate flour, we hear, used in porage (5)

13 Desperate to remove father from caper (5)

15 Knot on paling is not an excuse (2,7)

16 Did a scent, wafting around, cause to be held at arm’s length? (9)

18 The wise take a long time following prime spirit (5)

21 Little house where vehicle’s present (5)

22 I trade in Earls Court show (5,4)

24 Peg out support for ash disease (7)

26 Current head in charge of a learner will ... (7)

27 ... keep Roger in to learn new skills (7)

28 Language used when serving up home-made food (7)

DOWN

1 Mother put on headgear as Hindu designation of respect (7)

2 Variety of language spoken in different citadel (7)

3 Rustling’s fashionable (5)

4 Without resilience, losing confidence for getting on (2,6,7)

5 Article came to earth without a bump, changed hands, went to the aristocracy (3,6,6)

6 Soak up Australian’s disparaging sobriquet (3)

7 No longer acceptable when reverse is in tatters (7)

8 ‘Allo ‘Allo! Host’s after pen for component of synthetic materials (7)

12 Polishes fans (5)

14 Secure house surrounded by first murderer (5)

16 Arbiter of French beverage (7)

17 Exposed to field of study (7)

19 Almost choking when chewed Italian dumplings (7)

20 Furtive cunning is the last resort (7)

23 Plod round easily at first and adopted swinging stride (5)

25 Scots gone to Canadian city that’s not over the top (3)