Only doing this for fun, but some I need help with, please!
7 d Soft__, vulnerable spot [10] 9a Scottish word meaning strange or unusual; 13d Heresy, belief contrary to authorised teaching 10; 21a, Farm worker employed to do odd jobs [4-3]24a Open gallery at servers end of court in real tennis [6] 28a Malignant female water spiritin German mythology
To confuse matters a bit more. I have checked Collins and Longman dictionaries an both give Nix as a male water sprite and Nixie as the female equivalent. I think trhe correct solution will rest with where the compiler has got his information.
Thank you all for solving my headache! Just one left tho'--26d. Official of St. Pauls Cathedral known as the "Gloomy Dean" [I know I should know, but it hasn't come to mind yet!]