Independent 9,828 / Phi

ROCK (=surprise, as verb) + [TT (=refraining from booze, i.e. teetotal) in BOOM (=success)]

GO (=success, as in to make a go of something) + OD<d> (=unexpected; “not entirely” means last letter is dropped)

OR (=soldiers, i.e. other ranks) in [PRAT (=stupid, as a noun) + A (=article, i.e. in grammar)]

O (=old) + RANGES (=types available, e.g. of certain products)]

[KIN (=family) + T (=time)] in SIGHT (=view)

C<ulture> (“introduction of” means first letter only) in DUNE (=classic SF novel, i.e. by US author Frank Herbert, published in 1965)

B<re>ATHE (=have some “aspiration”, cryptically); “not about (=RE, i.e. concerning)” means letters “re” are dropped

*(CURSE ABLE); “to be translated” is anagram indicator; semi- & lit.

BUR (RUB=problem; “handed back” indicates reversal) + LES (=the French, i.e. a French word for the) + QU<it>E (=entirely; “not getting it” means letters “it” are deleted)

C (=carbon, i.e. chemical formula) + LONE (=unmatched, i.e. not paired off)

<s>LAVER (=salivate); “not at first” means that the first letter is dropped

OFF (=not working, on holiday) + {MIT (=with German, i.e. the German word for with) in [L (=league, as abbreviation, as in ANL) + IS]}

CELA (ALEC=smart guy, as in He’s a smart Alec; “getting back” indicates reversal) in [IN (=elected, as an adjective) + D (=Democrat)]

[VIE (=contend) + R (=river)] in RIA (AIR=atmosphere; “swirling” indicates reversal)

Double definition: to hike is to “walk” e.g. among fells AND also to “up”, i.e. increase, prices

IMPER-i-AL (=emperor’s); “dismissing one (=I) in favour of son” means letter “i” is replaced by “son”

OP (=work, i.e. opus) in RES (SER=series; “picking up” indicates vertical reversal)

[IS + T (=tense, in grammar)] in [CHORE (=difficult work) + <despai>R (“ending in” means last letter only)]

BEAT (=patrol, as in a bobby on the beat) + THERE (=yonder) + TREAT (=to handle); a drum would originally be beaten to give such a call to retreat

T (=time) + EAR (=attention, as in to give someone one’s ear) + GAS (=to gossip)

*(I DO NOT) + C<ry> (“beginning to” means first letter only)

G (=good) in [O (=nothing, zero) + RAN (=published, e.g. a story)]

[<horribl>E (“last of” means last letter only) + SUET (=fat)] in DUDE (=trendy guy); to fall into desuetude is to fall into disuse, become obselete

[D (=daughter) in HANKER (=long, yearn)] + <a>CHIEVES (=manages; “to avoid first” means first letter is dropped); the “blows” of the definition refer to blowing one’s nose!

BOB (=jerk, i.e. move jerkily) + *(HIS LEG); “broken” is anagram indicator

*(CALEDONIA); “possibly” is anagram indicator; Laodicean means lukewarm or half-hearted, especially in religious matters

QUO<r>N (=hunt, i.e. famous UK fox hunt; “runs (=R, i.e. in cricket) out” means letter “r” is dropped) + DAM (=weir); quondam means former(ly) in Latin

FOR (=in favour of) in <f>ENCE (=criminal; “without using fine (=F)” means letter “f” is dropped); to police a ban it to enforce it

V (=very) + NECK (=brash response, cheek)

Double definition: to stall progress is to obstruct it, while a market comprises many stalls