| Military mess assignment, and this puzzle's title |
KPDUTY |
| More modern |
NEWER |
| Most eligible to be drafted |
ONEA |
| Nav. officer |
ENS |
| Oil cartel acronym |
OPEC |
| Preliminary version |
DRAFT |
| Prie-__: kneeler |
DIEU |
| Puts on cargo |
LADES |
| Queen's spouse |
KING |
| Quickly, in memos |
ASAP |
| Receives guests |
HOSTS |
| Recovers from a bender, with "up" |
SOBERS |
| Repair shop courtesy |
LOANER |
| Rustic paneling wood |
KNOTTYPINE |
| Sean Connery, by birth |
SCOT |
| Second-youngest March sister, in literature |
BETH |
| See 40-Across |
POP |
| Sentence subject, as a rule |
NOUN |
| Shrill cry |
YELP |
| Song for three |
TRIO |
| Song for two |
DUET |
| Spoil, as a barbecue |
RAINON |
| Sports venues |
ARENAS |
| State where Interstates 35 and 80 cross |
IOWA |
| Symbol before the sharps and flats |
CLEF |
| They set up the 18-Down |
JABS |
| Thin nails |
BRADS |
| Toast go-with |
JAM |
| Tot's wading spot |
KIDDIEPOOL |
| Turnpike traveler |
AUTO |
| Washer phase |
CYCLE |
| Way past tipsy |
LIT |
| Wire thickness unit |
MIL |
| With 69-Across, Dr. Seuss classic |
HOPON |
| Word before circle or peace |
INNER |
| Yam, for one |
TUBER |
| Yosemite grazer |
ELK |
| __ Glue-All |
ELMERS |
