6. Decrease

11. Cat or dog, usually

14. Rope-making fiber

15. Worse, as excuses go

16. Police, with "the"

17. Go with the flow, in a way

19. "It's just a number!"

20. E-mailed

21. Facilitates

22. Harp's cousin

23. ___ Master's Voice

25. See 20A

27. Tree line?

32. Dirty coat

33. "Well, ___-di-dah!"

34. City biggie

36. Big name in chicken

39. Land east of the Urals

41. Alias lead-in

42. It's about time

43. Game stew

45. Utah lilies

48. Jam

49. Slightly moist

51. Wiriest

53. Aspirant

56. Shade on the beach?

57. Dangerous biters

58. October sign

61. Gaucho's weapon

65. Off one's feed

66. Participate

68. Leaves in a bag

69. Patrick or O.

70. Irk

71. Farm pen

72. Twosomes

73. Dig, so to speak

1. Beanies

2. Up to it

3. Indian bread

4. Reaper's tool

5. Mai ____

6. Actress Jessica

7. Cargo areas

8. Muslim bigwig (var.)

9. Come-ons

10. Miss the mark

11. Don't take a risk

12. Kin of a tsunami

13. Like some jackets

18. Aril

22. Bridges in movies

24. An end to sex?

26. It's a crock!

27. "Ah, me!"

28. Astronaut's insignia

29. Easy to do

30. Swedish floor coverings

31. Bumpkin

35. Eastern music

37. He had his ups & downs!

38. Barbershop call

40. Indian nannies

44. Global currency org.

46. Available

47. Calypso offshoot

50. Block & tackle part

52. Deep-seated

53. Serves, with "on"

54. Spot in the ocean

55. Jungle climber

59. North Pole explorer

60. Beta & gamma

62. "Beetle Bailey" dog

63. Story teller

64. The "A" in A.M.

66. High degree

67. Near East honorific