| MESS | Word for a group of iguanas; or, a number of military personnel who eat together in a dining hall or room of the same name (4) |
| REFECTORY | Word for a dining-hall or frater for communal meals in a boarding school, convent, monastery or university (9) |
| MESSINA | Eat together in a Sicilian port (7) |
| DELI | "Guess who eats together at the Carnegie ___? Bowser from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzarelli" |
| FLORIDA | US state suffering from an infestation of iguanas? (7) |
| LIZARDS | Iguanas or chameleons (7) |
| MEMORIALDAY | A federal holiday in the United States, used to honour military personnel who died in the line of duty (8,3) |
| DESERTERS | In the military, personnel who abscond from posts or duties with no intention of returning (9) |
| TRAY | Food carrier in a dining hall |
| ENTREE | Course you can take in a dining hall |
| WEDGE | Style of shoe with block heel; a word for a group of geese or swans in flight; or, a type of golf club for maximum loft in a bunker or trap (5) |
| TRIO | On the pattern of solo, duo etc, a word for a group of three singers or instrumentalists; or, a piece of music written for them to perform (4) |
| BOOK | Record of bets; set of rules; or, a number of pages, stamps, tickets or fabric swatches bound together (4) |
| BUNCH | Informal word for a group of people/friends; a handful of flowers; or, a cluster of grapes (5) |
| SCURRY | Word for a group of squirrels; a short sprint in horse-racing; or, a swirling mass of snowflakes (6) |
| FORM | Structural unity in literature, music or painting; etiquette; a long backless bench for a dining hall, law court or schoolroom; or, a hare's nest (4) |
| PARCEL | Portion of land; or, one of the words for a group of penguins other than a waddle, huddle or creche (6) |
| FLUSH | A word for a group of ducks; or, a poker hand containing only one suit (5) |
| FAMILYDINNER | Meal that relatives eat together: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word of this answer can proceed "business" in a common two-word phrase, and the second word can proceed "party".) |
| SET | Word for a group of things, such as a sitting or clutch of eggs (3) |
