On with the show:
17A. Where to find joe at the hotel? : BRE(W) WING. Add a "W" and your coffee (beer) making (hi sons) because a wing in a hotel where they make coffee.
26A. Metal recycling center sound? : DUM(P) PING. Add a "P" and your recycling gets a sound.
35A. Bit of surfing damage? : BOAR(D) DING .Add a "D" and your surfing gets your board damaged.
49A. Gang of market pessimists? : BEA(R) RING. Add an "R" and you get a bunch on investors in a circle.
58A. Basketball contest champ? : DUN(K) KING. Add a "K" and you are LeBron James.
Across:
1. Plato's "T" : TAU. All Greek to me; I like a puzzle where I can start with a tau hold.
4. Golfing countryman of Sergio and Jose Maria : SEVE. Severino Baellesteros who sadly recently died while still young.
8. Petal oils : ATTARS. Learning moment for me, so I will give them a PLUG. Don't worry I did not get any 38A. Pay stub? : OLA. Payola.
14. Good times : UPS. Yes, in our manic/depressive world, we have our ups and downs.
15. Canned : AXED. No longer a literal way to terminate employment.
16. Big Apple musical attraction : THE METropolitan Opera. 64 Columbus Avenue New York, NY 10023.
19. 1980s Cabbage Patch Kids producer : COLECO. HISTORY. My mother-in-law, made them from the original pattern and sold them at the flea market on Sunrise before they were popular. The only dolls my boys had.
20. Pier gp. : ILA. International Longshoremen's Association. We see this union often. Nice peer/pier pun.
21. Clasp in a boardroom : TIE BAR. Have not worn ONE is years, also called tie tack.
23. Knock : RAP. hey do not knock the clue. marti, your RHAP music, too funny. You are the best.
24. When in Act I Hamlet's father's ghost first speaks : SCENE V. Loves me some SHAKESPEARE.(1:29)
28. Air intake spot : NOSTRIL. I nose this answer.
30. Address : SPEAK TO. Don't you speak to me like that!
31. NFL extra periods : OTS. Over Times.
32. Siouan language : OSAGE. All you need to KNOW.
34. "Illmatic" performer : NAS. Rhymes with JAZZ? (4:54)
40. Dirt : GRIME. How odd, as it is now next to NAS.
41. ISP option : DSL.Internet Service Provider Digital Subscriber Line.
44. Like C work : AVERAGE. We all work hard to see our writeups are not just average.
47. iPhone current events app : NPR NEWS. National Public Radio
51. Like string in cat's cradle : LOOPED. Took me years to master, It really
52. Bug : IRKed me.
53. Sister of Janet : LATOYA, of the Jackson family.
55. Rush find : ORE. I wanted MOSES but ti would not fit. I know it was the gold rush.
56. Muffle : DEADEN. Sound familiar?
61. Baby on a cliff : EAGLET. Not Claven.
62. "For here ___ go?" : OR TO? I'll have mine here, black.
63. Old pro : VET. Last week it was the doggie doctor.
64. Draft holders : STEINS. Yes the Stein family holds the biggest fantasy draft in all of South Florida. Oh, beer mugs, never mind.
65. Addams family nickname : TISH. I loved the ORIGINAL. (3:21)
66. Network logo since 1951 : EYE. HISTORY.
okay part deux, no not duh!
Down:
1. Soaking place : TUB. PRETTY GIRL. (partial nudity).
2. Jam fruit : APRICOT. The only fruit I do not like, I think it is:
3. Futile : USELESS.
4. Dated : SAW. Like this? LINK. (2:18)
5. Permit to leave the country : EXIT VISA. So much fresh fill, it is awesome.
6. Caesarean section? : VENI, VIDI, VECI. Classic misdirection.
7. Just beat : EDGED.
8. Where some kids spend summers : AT CAMP. HERE? (0:19)
9. 1912 Olympic legend : THORPE. A true American hero
10. Rolodex no. : TELephone.
11. Kafka novel : AMERIKA. LINK.
12. Takes back : RECANTS. Or is very careful with wine.
13. Like much rush hour traffic : STOPGO I have always seen stop'ngo
18. Desire : WANT.
22. Transported from another area, as a special work force : BUSED IN.
24. ___-Cat : SNO. Along with cone, another puzzle staple.
25. Switch back? : EROO. Switcheroo.
27. Twinge : PANG.
29. '70s-'80s Seahawks receiver Steve : LARGENT. Great WIDE RECEIVER.(3:28)
33. East Berlin was its cap. : GDR. German Democratic Republic. Really DDR. Kazie...
35. "Roseanne" star : BARR.
36. Some dental work : IMPLANTS. I wonder if they started this clue with teeth? (From C.C.: "Boob jobs" is our original clue.)
37. Fiddling tyrant : NERO.
38. Pig out : OVER-EAT.
39. Amount getting out : LEAKAGE. Wonderful word, like shrinkage.
41. Strip (of) : DEPRIVE. So if you give something are you priving?
42. Eliot's "___ Among the Nightingales" : SWEENEY. Nice to see some thing other than Cats from this POET.
43. '60s "trip" drug : LSD.
44. Puts up with : ABIDES. Had this last week as well, I guess I can stand the repetition.
45. "America's Funniest People" co-host Sorkin : ARLEEN. FAMOUS?
46. West Coast team : GIANTS. Baseball in San Fran.
48. Kindle rival : NOOK. I like my Kindle. I can increase font and read!
50. Literary no-show : GODOT. Beckett is still waiting, no not Kate.
54. Doctor Zhivago : YURI.
57. Half of MCII : DLI. I guess this all adds up.
59. ___-i-noor diamond : KOH. To rule the WORLD.
60. Verizon forerunner : GTE. General Telephone and Electronics.
Answer grid.
Well Guys and Dolls, time for me to roll up the sidewalk and off into the Florida midnight sun. Nice to see your grass Dennis. Nice to hear from you all. Lemonade.
Constructors' note:
Don came up with this idea while we were brainstorming our K-2 puzzle. It's challenging to make new phrases entertaining yet maintaining surface meaning. Again, we were a bit bold in our grid design and met a few challenges during the filling process.
