The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1742

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Clues Answers
Assist Lincoln, maybe, getting close to president ABET
Boy gets a “thank you” for piano piece perhaps SONATA
Boy’s letters returned LIAM
Capital of Turkey change from Moscow’s hardship TROUBLE
Climber needing a metal spike to get up LIANA
Discharge quiet American PUS
Financial statements, awfully late, Ben chases balance sheets
Gallivanting more a job for a Biblical king JEROBOAM
Girl called on regularly CLEO
Got back from a diner, eg, the worse for wear REGAINED
I must visit fat Scottish landowner LAIRD
Initially pretty averse to one’s local dialect PATOIS
Modus operandi in case causing bother MOLEST
Clues Answers
Mother not drinking before daughter was important MATTERED
Orchestra pit’s, surprisingly, extremely high STRATOSPHERIC
Potter needs it, prompt! CUE
Prude is upset as skirt does? rides up
Regular shape of old cape with label on OCTAGON
Shrubs some azalea can’t hide ACANTHI
Somewhat vulgar denial that can be cultivated GARDENIA
Strayed, I hesitate to say: visibly embarrassed ERRED
Team from what we hear sounded weary SIDE
To breathe out no longer healthy? EXHALE
Useless at exploration? It’s something more you can ignore optional extra
Yanks with short jackets, not in JERKS