The Guardian - Quick crossword No 11,390 - Nov 7 2006

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Clues Answers
(Spend) generous(ly on) LAVISH
A hot and airless atmosphere FROWST
Abbreviate SHORTEN
American chat show host OPRAH
Author of 1984 ORWELL
Bitter regret REMORSE
Cancel ANNUL
Cruelly ironical SARCASTIC
Deadly LETHAL
Flimsy TENUOUS
Irritable TETCHY
Maybe unthinking urge IMPULSE
Musician sometimes paid (or pied!) PIPER
Clues Answers
Novel heroine born in the Marshalsea LITTLE
Person in authority RULER
Place of group some way from base OUTPOST
Poison VENOM
Sailor (slang from French) MATELOT
See 1 DORRIT
See 11 WINFREY
Set of ideas and values of a group CULTURE
Steering lever TILLER
Strengthen defences REARM
Term LIMIT
Untruthfulness MENDACITY
Velvety fabric PLUSH