Poof!
by Kegler

Twenty-three answers must be modified before entry, a la 27 Across; the results will not usually be words.   4 Down is "directly" related to 27 Across.

Poof! grid

Across
1Petty officer with me and Nana devoured fruit
6Starts to put other ingredients in taro paste
9Hurl tuft wildly, honest
12Contrarily resided with wicked person
14Sing with “Black Dog”
15Commuters initially detest lanes around island chains
17Switch position of female
18Notoriety of popular family losing one trial, ultimately
19Long name for an ounce of marijuana
20Serve tea and help ourselves, somewhat
21One boy consumed by grass, doped out
22Dostoevsky character he'd written about, one getting around to it? Just the opposite! (2 wds)
24Reveals every other kind of sushi
25Attempt capturing rare fowl
27See instructions
28More aged tree
29Unfairly treat second team
31In France, very regressive Spanish muralist
32Laugh about Ernie's unending painful affliction
36Possess most of refuge
38Group of doctors raced in cool guys' boats
40Cop any gin, bananas or Tang?
41Foolish sheep starting to amble back for flower
42Company internally embarrassed for belief
43Buddhist scripture illustration our group brought back
44New York college town contributing to interfaith academies
45Seabird nearly overturned iceberg
46Exotic dancers finished without the vote
49Hero left after wedding vow
52Reportedly, the woman's outfit is covered with fur
54Quietly leaves tables for undersized workers?
55Concern of dieter eating large donut: tooth decay
56Complained loudly, angry about ambassador's introduction
57Tightly wraps family in leather
58Dana, in a gown, dances occasionally (3 wds)
Down
1Ten nuts going after support wing's driving force
2Hiking around Utah, delay proved to be a mistake
3Getting tied up late in the day
4See instructions
5Whitney is angelical at heart
6Stake friends having one drink
7Get in boat, rocking
8One using blades swirls cake tiers (2 wds)
9Vincent's brother in “The Ring”`
10Lacking resolution for sofa in the art educator's section
11One speaking for dabbler passing out
13Manly individual at first enthralled by chopped liver
14Unsuccessful ideas sell badly in Mobile (2 wds)
16Avoid housecats, e.g., Ed is returning
23Serious nature of each Republican home on cape
25Grouch reprised a part in gondolier's song
26Desperate urgency of sender is peculiar
27Certain boxes of underwear holding a couple of camisoles (2 wds)
30Tadpoles in western end of pond slowly go crazy
32Hit everyone in passageway
33Heartily participate in tossing tinsel
34Rodents backing up in small enclosure, for example
35On radio, I jeer wacko in Brazilian city (3 wds)
36Sixty minutes essentially northeast of us
37Bent over awkwardly, it’s against the rules
39Northbound group from Amsterdam harbors high-ranking Indian
47Vacation spot passage discussed
48Pull edge of dusty cloth
50At a stand, you might buy this French newspaper containing article
51Genuine frames recalled minor complaint involving part of the eye
53Rings put an end to immorality, primarily

Solution