Crossword puzzle answers: January 27, 2017

ACROSS1 Wiretaps 5 Purple-gray 10 Not bumpy 14 Peace Prize city 15 Sidled past 16 Extreme 17 Fanatic's feeling 18 Parcels out 19 Podium 20 Everyday 22 Grinds down 23 "Scrabble" block 24 Taxi rider 26 Subway hanger 29 Seventh heaven 33 Polygraph flunkers 34 Quoth the --, "Nevermore" 35 Kind of steer? 36 "Dear" columnist 37 Floors for good 38 View as 39 Kan. neighbor 40 Storm drain 41 Like a chipmunk's eyes 42 Bermuda -- 44 Crowning points 45 Nosegay 46 Modicum 48 Radiant 51 Hampering 55 Music category 56 Protective layer 58 Inkling 59 Work like a dog 60 Mrs. Eisenhower 61 Benchmark 62 Lhasa -- 63 Technical details 64 Mashed potato serving

DOWN  1 A real clown 2 Internet surfer 3 Summer bulb 4 Remote 5 Citation 6 Light incense to 7 Like gargoyles 8 Plunging neckline 9 Newsroom VIPs 10 Swirled around 11 Tiny bottle 12 Buffalo's lake 13 Monster-hunter's loch 21 Barely beats 22 Funny -- Lebowitz 24 Like better 25 Warmonger of myth 26 Lean 27 Rome's river 28 Torah reciter 29 Check endorser 30 Hardhat's support (hyph.) 31 Like Elvis' blue shoes 32 Tube trophies 34 In an unrefined way 37 Nail containers 38 Composting 40 Natural crystals 41 Quilt stuffing 43 Twin of Artemis 46 Column type 47 Curved moldings 48 Whodunit terrier 49 Gunk 50 San -- Obispo 51 Nest or burrow 52 Artifact 53 Orchid-loving Wolfe 54 Big umbrella 56 Mantra chants 57 Jolt of electricity