The Guardian - Quick Crossword Answers - Apr 10, 2014

 The Guardian - Quick Crossword Solutions - Apr 10, 2014

Clue	Answer
Acts as compère	HOSTS
Alone	SOLITARY
Aspirant	WISHFUL
Business organisation	CONCERN
Charging of interest on advances	MONEYLENDING
Garden pink with clusters of vivid flowers	SWEETWILLIAM
High-mindedness	VIRTUE
In a proper manner	DECENTLY
Is erect (anag)	RECITES
Italian sausage	SALAMI
Lawful	LICIT
Lioness (born free in Kenya)	ELSA
Of little significance	TRIVIAL
Public house (found in a desert?)	WATERINGHOLE
Remaining	LEFT
Shrewd	ARCH
Sinful	WICKED
Sit on a throne	REIGN
Slow and apathetic	INERT
Someone copying the behaviour of another	IMITATOR
Stir — can	PRISON
Tender-hearted	KIND
Ultimate event making a situation unbearable	THELASTSTRAW
Women's underwear	LINGERIE