Up the Scale by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Summer getaways 6. Per __ (daily) 10. "That's a laugh!" 13. Depth charge target 14. Brazilian dance 15. Ear: Prefix 16. Ben Franklin alias, of sorts 18. Former Pan Am rival 19. Basin or wave preceder 20. Silver-tongued one 22. Lap dog, for short 25. Prefix with flop or plop 26. Cyberspace folks 27. Draw forth 29. Equal opportunity 33. Baseless rumor 35. Starbucks offering 36. Louver feature 37. Intense hatred 39. Conn. neighbor 43. "Bullitt" director Peter 45. Radio button 47. Smarts 51. Parting word 52. Heath's "Brokeback Mountain" role 53. Perry Mason's profession 55. Wall St. figure 56. Further amend 58. "To begin with …" 60. Cambridge sch. 61. The equator is one 66. Commotion 67. Like Vikings 68. Slangy send-off 69. Tandoori-baked bread 70. Bit of baseball card info 71. Comical bandleader Kay

Down 1. Java holder 2. Blood-typing letters 3. Cattle call? 4. Go splitsville 5. "Unfair" sign toter 6. Willy Wonka's creator 7. The Monkees' "__ Believer" 8. River of Aragon 9. Stampede 10. Chinese restaurant freebie 11. Toiling away 12. Like a crow's call 14. Neck warmer 17. Suffix with chlor- or sulf- 21. Guilt-ridden 22. Chest muscles, briefly 23. Locket shape 24. Poet Van Duyn 28. Singing insect 30. Out of kilter 31. Letters of debt 32. Sgt. Preston's org. 34. __ on (be overfond of) 38. Bear's abode 40. Where most of Turkey is 41. Crystal ball user 42. Rain check, e.g. 44. Hands out 46. It’s reeled from a cocoon 47. Liechtenstein's language 48. Iroquoian people 49. About 907 kilograms 50. Chosen ones 54. Rainbow shape 57. Race pace 58. Observe Yom Kippur 59. Highchair feature 62. Noteworthy time 63. Euro divs. 64. General in gray 65. Muff an easy one Copyright © Fred Piscop