Independent 12,394 by Bard

(Is well)* around (car(=motor) + rol[e](=part))

(Rig(=fit with sails) after o{old)) + ami(=French word for friend)

[K]e[n] in gnomes. The def is a little iffy. The genome contains all genetic information relating to an organism, some of which could be described as coding (or instructional) DNA and some not. Genome is also a portmanteau of gene and chromosome.

I think this is a homophone of "tour Ian"

Hidden in "buys Tom a table"

Rave with the R cycling to the end + [plas]t[ered]

Fanciful portmanteau of "impressive supporters"

Temp(=casual worker) + late(=behind schedule) + s[low]

Afros*

Leg(=member) in deal*

Pees(="goes" in the sense of urinates) around (p[alac]e + R{ex}(=king))

Sit(=model e.g. sit for a portrait) + co{mpany} ms(=abbrev for manuscript). This is of course another portmanteau of situation comedy.

Rep(=salesman, short form of representative) + let(=lease) + [convertibl]e

(Has rye bread)* around h[air]

Odd letters of (lieu is) + [un]sure

West(=contract bridge partner) around [c]ake, the icing being the top of the cake, so the first letter is removed.

(Scent(=perfume) around I(=chemical symbol for Iodine)) + ist(=first)

Sugar*

Hom of ranker(=officer promoted from the ranks)

Emailed*

Port(=fortified wine) + man(=fellow) + (u[nceremoniously] s[will] after tea(=evening meal))

Streams* + esses(=plural of ess, a word referring to the letter S).

This is a fanciful portmanteau of "passionless spoilsports"

MIA(=missing in action) around (I + lit(=fired))

[P]lughole (p{enny} is "spent" i.e. removed)

Hidden in (Banshe pleeding). Sheeple is another portmanteau of sheep and people.

F{ine} + René(=a French male name, so possibly someone from Fontainebleau) + my(=Bard's i.e. belonging to the crossword setter). Frenemy is a modern portmanteau of friend and enemy.

Odd letters of drop speed