We have a Friday add a letter theme presented in a pinwheel grid.
16A. Social media buzz about Alfred E. Neuman?: MAD CHATTER (10).
62A. Jalopy that still works?: GOING CRATE (10).
9D. Vegan regimen for a willowy look?: CATKINS DIET (11).
22D. Trysting place?: CHEATING PAD (11)
With a reveal:
67A. Grade describing the four longest puzzle answers?: C PLUS (5).
Across:
1. Dip with a kick: SALSA.
6. Highest: NTH.
9. Video segment: CLIP.
13. "A Lesson From __": Fugard play: ALOES. New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, Best Play of the Year, in 1980, I think. FUGARD was a South African and outspoken critic of Apartheid.
14. Electronic music effect: WAWA. My son, Devin. uses his wah-wah pedal (or simply wah pedal) which is a type of electric guitar effects pedal that alters the tone and frequencies of the guitar signal to create a distinctive sound, mimicking the human voice saying the onomatopoeic name "wah-wah".
15. Helper: AIDE. Even if you are not in the Senate.
18. Labor: TOIL.
19. Montgomery-to-Macon dir.: ENE. I have made this drive.
20. Founded: BASED. The theory was founded on the assumption...
21. Tie feature: KNOT. Silly; they do not come with knots. Oh, I guess if you are wearing one.
22. Fiscal exec: CFO.
24. Removes from the exchange: DELISTS. Delisting occurs when a listed security is removed from the exchange on which it trades. A stock may be removed from an exchange if the company for which the stock is issued is not in compliance with the listing requirements of the exchange. The criteria to remain listed on an exchange differs from one exchange to another. On the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), for instance, if a security's price closed below $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading days then the exchange would initiate the delisting process.
26. It's not an equine: SEAHORSE.
31. Directed: RAN.
32. Forceful: ASSERTIVE.
34. "There's many __ 'twixt the cup and the lip": old proverb: A SLIP. The origin STORY. It is cool in a semi-sad way.
38. About one-third of Earth's land area: ASIA. Whis is where the story comes from, as well as my beautiful wife.
39. Slyly disparaging: SNIDE.
41. Monopoly pieces: DICE.
42. Tops: BESTS.
44. Like some posters: STENCILED.
46. Windows competitor: IOS.
48. Big name in auto racing: ANDRETTI.
49. Chicago mayor since 2011: EMANUEL.
53. Addams cousin: ITT.
54. Actress Helgenberger: MARG.
55. Case, often: DOZEN.
58. Hanoi holiday: TET.
61. Radar readout feature: BLIP.
65. "Frozen" princess: ELSA.
66. Grandson of 33-Down exiles: ENOS.
68. Marsh plant: REED.
69. Case, for example: Abbr.: SYN.
70. Permissible: LICIT.
Down:
1. Matching: SAME.
2. Jackson of country: ALAN.
3. Pay dirt: LODE.
4. Holding-on period?: SEC.
5. 49-Down remnant: ASH.
6. Expos, now: NATS.
7. Rough material: TWEED.
8. Taking more time, probably, as a test: HARDER.
10. Ford Field team: LIONS.
11. Nitwit: IDIOT.
12. Trapper's collection: PELTS.
14. Athletic org. founded by Billie Jean King: WTA.
17. Ends prematurely: ABORTS.
23. Pro: FOR.
25. Mike Trout's team, on scoreboards: LAA.
26. Swedish auto: SAAB.
27. Latin I verb: ESSE.
28. Craigslist caveat: ASIS.
29. Sloth and the like: SINS.
30. Musical narrated by Che: EVITA.
33. Paradise: EDEN.
35. Rhythmic cadence: LILT.
36. Tracy Marrow's stage name: ICET.
37. Salon offering: PEDI.
40. Outcome: ENDING.
43. Trifling amount: SOU.
45. Old PC monitor: CRT.
47. Marsh plants: SEDGES.
49. Eventual 5-Down: EMBER.
50. "Atlantic City" director Louis: MALLE.
51. Stand: ARISE.
52. More than a little silly: LOONY.
56. Angels Landing's national park: ZION.
57. Nation borders?: ENS.
58. Soothing application: TALC.
59. Notions case: ETUI.
60. Acid __: TEST.
63. Half of D: CCL.
64. Hudson Riv. engineering school: RPI.
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