Independent 9,628 / Radian

A court can find a defendant guilty of “assault and battery”, with the word “battery” following “assault” in the designation of the crime

[U (=superior, i.e. upper class) + ST (=way, i.e. street)] in DUPs (=party, i.e. Democratic Unionist party, in Northern Ireland); I suppose this clue also works using the name of the lesser known British Unionist Party (BUP) to give BUST-UPS!!

IN (=stylish, fashionable) in FE (=iron, i.e. chemical formula)

P (=pressure) + {[SH (=quiet, as instruction) + MEN (=soldiers)] in UNIT (=squad)}; “what for” is punishment in the expression “to give someone what for”

UNIT<i>ES (=old dramatic principles, i.e. the three canons of classical drama); “one (=I) ignoring” means letter “i” is dropped

AIR BORNE<o> (=putative East Indies air carrier!); “almost” means last letter is dropped

A ship would be “tied up” in the dock!

[B (=British) in LIE (=story, untruth)] + L (=lecturer)

RIM (=border, edge) in CE (=church, i.e. Church of England)

[EACH (=every) + ER (=monarch, i.e. Elizabeth Regina)] in TRY (=go, attempt)

STOCK (=capital, shares) + IS + <bankrup>T (“finally” means last letter only)

LI<b>EL (=entry at 16; “disheartened” means middle letter dropped) + O (=old) + W (=women)

*(LAD) in HARBOUR (“in the dock”, i.e. entry at 14); “poor” is anagram indicator

T<ake> (“initially” means first letter only) + RAP (=blame, responsibility); “chops” and “trap” are both slang words for “mouth”

<f>R<e>S<h> (“exceptionally” here appears to mean alternate letters only) in *(JEYES); “fluid” is anagram indicator; Jerseys are dairy cows, hence “milk suppliers”

*(PLAY TEN (=10); “away” is anagram indicator; the definition is “punishment (=entry at 11), perhaps fine (=entry at 10)”

[VI (=six, in Roman numerals) + G (=grand, i.e. £1000)] in ANON (=soon)

[HE (=male) + F (=female)] in TT (Times, i.e. 2 x T=time); theft is a crime (=entry at 17)

POS (SO=very + P (=quietly, i.e. piano in music); “up” indicates vertical reversal) in REED (=grass)

N S (=Poles, i.e. North and South) in [UU (=Ulster Unionist) + RE (=about, regarding)]

*(MO HITS YOB); “in disorder” is anagram indicator; a tomboy might well get into fights with yobs!

PEN (=write) + [N<ovel> (“intro to” means first letter only) in ACE (=one, in cards)]

IN (=popular, trendy) + *(CONCERT ARIA); “arrangement” is anagram indicator; “time”, as in to do time, is imprisonment, incarceration

[O (=old) + MIC (=mike, i.e. microphone)] in HIDES (=goes to ground); homicides are crimes (=entry at 17)

RA (=gunmen, i.e. Royal Artillery) + TRACE (=discover, track down)

A + [L (=novice, i.e. learner) in TARGE<t> (=goal; “nearly” means last letter dropped)]

RIO (=port, i.e. Rio de Janeiro) + TACT (=diplomacy); cryptically, the Riot Act could be described as “mob rule”, i.e. a way of controlling the mob

IGAM (MAGI=wise men; “upset” indicates vertical reversal) in BY (=times, as in 6 x 3)

Double definition: auxiliary is extra, additional, supplementary AND a spear carrier can be an extra in a film