29. *Injury treated with ice and elevation: SPRAINED ANKLE. Once you have a bad one, it never quite goes away.
50. *Secret Santa item: CHRISTMAS GIFT. Anyone give or receive one last week?
62. *Meatless meal in a tortilla: BEAN BURRITO. I just watched a video with a woman who said burritos (at least the way they are made here in the states) are not really Mexican. To be fair, their example was Taco Bell - so duh. The first episode of Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (on Hulu) was filmed in El Paso (which was once part of Mexico), and is called Burritos at the Border. They looked pretty authentic to me (and made me hungry).
60. With 61-Down, "Get a move on!" and an instruction for the answers to the starred clues: WRAP.
61. See 60-Down: IT UP.
Four things to wrap up: a baby, an ankle, a gift, and a burrito. Did you see it?
Across:
1. Election night graphic: MAP.
4. __ vu: DEJA.
8. Noon: MIDDAY.
14. Past: AGO.
15. Stunt legend Knievel: EVEL.
16. Padre de tu padre: ABUELO. The father of your father is your grandfather.
17. Baker's unit: CUP. Tried to fool us into writing tsp, or egg.
20. Has wings, say: EATS. So sneaky.
22. "How groovy": NEATO.
23. __ Speedwagon: REO. The band was named after the flatbed truck. Same original five band members still touring.
24. National Poetry Month: APRIL. I always think of Clear Ayes.
26. First-years: ROOKIES.
32. Part of some uniforms: HAT.
33. "Ella Enchanted" beast: OGRE.
35. "Frozen" sister: ELSA. Disney movie.
37. __ bunt: SAC. Those of us who don't follow baseball have seen this a few times. In baseball, a sacrifice bunt is a batter's act of deliberately bunting the ball, before there are two outs, in a manner that allows a baserunner to advance to another base.
39. Send out: EMIT.
43. Part of some uniforms: CAP. Deja vu.
46. Desktop light: LAMP.
49. Reddit Q&A session: AMA. Ask me anything.
53. French cake: GALETTE. Like a pie, but freeform.
55. The Carpenters' "We've Only Just __": BEGUN.
56. Mined material: ORE.
57. Chicago team: BEARS.
59. Fuzzy fruit or fuzzy bird: KIWI.
66. Gere title role: DR T. 2000 movie.
68. E-commerce icon: CART.
69. 2-Down, in French: EAU. Water. Some solvers won't like these clues - but we get both of these words often enough, they're both gettable.
70. Grammy category: GOSPEL.
71. Hoity-toity type: SNOB.
72. Tablet download: APP.
Down:
1. Spice cookie ingredient: MACE. A yellowish-brown spice that is derived from the dried lacy coating of the nutmeg seed. A Guide to Mace.
2. 69-Across, in Spanish: AGUA.
3. Toaster pastry brand: POP-TARTS. Any Gilmore Girls fans here? IYKYK.
4. Family room: DEN.
5. Remains of the day?: EVENING. Like the clue.
6. Experts with rings, hoops, and loupes: JEWELERS.
7. Jessica of "L.A.'s Finest": ALBA. "American action comedy crime television series." Lasted two seasons.
8. Leaves high and dry: MAROONS. I like the clue.
9. Arabic for "son of": IBN. Abu, Ibn, and Bin, Oh My!
10. Confer knighthood on: DUB.
11. Honey: DEARIE. The "ie" at the end made it a little tricky.
12. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" playwright: ALBEE. Edward Franklin Albee III.
13. Goes back and forth: YOYOS.
19. __ vez: another time, in Spanish: OTRA. More Spanish.
21. Self-care getaway option: SPA.
25. __ de Janeiro: RIO. The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue can be seen from just about anywhere in Rio de Janeiro. Located on top of Corcovado Mountain, the 38-meter-tall sculpture reigns as the world’s largest Art Deco statue. It’s worth getting up early to hike up to the summit before it gets too hot or crowded. If you don’t feel up to the hike, you can take a train all the way to the top, or a cab to the parking lot and take a shuttle bus from there. 14 Best Things to Do in Rio de Janeiro.
27. Blesses: OKS.
28. Bauhaus artist Paul: KLEE.
29. __/her pronouns: SHE.
30. Chum: PAL.
31. Gave a hand?: DEALT. Great clue. Playing cards.
36. Blue-Emu target: ACHE.
38. Geological period with a noted "explosion": CAMBRIAN.
40. Gist: MAIN IDEA.
41. Global finance org.: IMF. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its 190 member countries.
42. Skin pic: TAT. Tattoo.
44. Works in a gallery: ART. Ahhh, noun not verb.
45. Champion on "Parks and Rec," for one: PIT BULL. In the episode "The Comeback Kid" April and Andy adopt a three-legged dog named "Champion." But Champion actually isn't a "he" at all; Champion is played by Lucy, who was adopted from a pit bull rescue in Los Angeles in 2004. She's actually a very prolific actress; she's been in commercials and was also an extra in "Hotel for Dogs."
47. Baton holder: MAESTRO.
48. Messi's team, familiarly: PSG. From Wikipedia: Lionel Andrés Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team.
50. Resets, as one's browser history: CLEARS.
51. Crystal ball gazer: SEER.
52. Soup, in Koreatown: GUK. The native Korean word for soup.
53. Shoot for the stars: GO BIG.
54. "You __ right!": ARE SO.
58. Circle segments: ARCS.
63. Snooze: NAP.
64. Buzzworthy creature?: BEE.
65. Wagering site, initially: OTB. Off-track betting. Legal gambling on horse racing outside of the race track.
