L.A. Times Daily Nov 20 2007

ClueAnswer
"The Star-Spangled Banner" contraction OER
1969 Joe South hit, and hint to puzzle theme found in last words of 18- and 55-Across and 3- and 27-Down GAMESPEOPLEPLAY
Auto ad fig. APR
Befuddled ATSEA
Bottomless void ABYSS
By way of VIA
Cake toppers ICERS
Changed the decor of REDID
Clothing tag LABEL
Cruller coating GLAZE
Desert that's a significant part of Mongolia GOBI
Down in the dumps SAD
Dream-sleep acronym REM
Eastern sash OBI
Eat DOWN
Eighth of a fluid ounce DRAM
Evoke thoughts of BRINGTOMIND
Fed. property manager GSA
Florida baseballers MARLINS
For the birds? AVIAN
Formally installs, as into the Hall of Fame INDUCTS
Former Nigerian capital LAGOS
Gerald and Henry FORDS
Grain containers BINS
Hailed vehicle CAB
Hardly Mr. Right CREEP
Home to Halley and Huxley ENGLAND
Hood's heater GAT
Illumination unit LUX
Impertinence LIP
Inn offerings BEDANDBOARD
It comes with strings attached APRON
Jewish feast SEDER
Like some orange juice PULPY
Little bite NIP
Log house CABIN
Lots and lots OCEANS
Louisiana's state bird, e.g. PELICAN
Mantric syllables OMS
Mobile telephone giant NOKIA
Muslim clerics IMAMS
Mystical Islamic faith SUFISM
Napster download SONG
Narcissist's concern LOOKS
Neighbors of ulnae RADII
Nine-digit ID SSN
Not so tall a tale FIB
Okinawa affirmative HAI
Old brokerage firm __ Burnham Lambert DREXEL
Pack away STOW
Part of a loop ARC
Parts of Hollywood? ROLES
Phone service extra CALLWAITING
Pop up ARISE
Prepare for battle ARM
Quires and quires REAMS
Really enjoying oneself HAVINGABALL
Result in CAUSE
Rolodex no. TEL
Shade of blue NAVY
Shutterbug PHOTOG
Skier's lift TBAR
Snug and comfy COZY
Spoon-bender Geller URI
They're picked up by treaters TABS
Tina's 1960s-'70s music partner IKE
Took three out of three, say SWEPT
Trembling SHAKY
Tyler of "Armageddon" LIV
Vena __: heart vessel CAVA
Victorious Gettysburg general MEADE
Voting sites POLLS
Walking aids CANES
Ward of "The Fugitive" SELA
What a marksman takes AIM
Word before number or weight ATOMIC
__ Mae: student loan group SALLIE
__ Schwarz: NYC toy store FAO
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