Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Friday January 15, 2021.
‘Hidden Figures’ org – NASA
‘The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing,’ for one – FABLE
Actress Julie of ‘Modern Family’ – BOWEN
Baba ghanouj, e.g – DIP
Ballpark figure – BATBOY
Blanked on – FORGOT
Bottom of an interrobang – DOT
Breakneck … or something to break – FAST
Captured, in a way – ONCAMERA
Casual agreement – YEP
Catches – SNAGS
Change for some sawbucks, maybe – FINS
Complete loss of self-identity – EGODEATH
County in Northern Ireland – TYRONE
Cross to bear – ONUS
Dance with jerky movements – THEROBOT
Eclipsed everyone else – STOLETHESHOW
Employs as a backup plan, with ‘to’ – RESORTS
Fantasy monster – ORC
Fashion designer’s portfolio – LOOKBOOK
Feel for – PITY
Ferrari alternative, slangily – LAMBO
Frost accumulation – POEMS
Fruits that are the basis of Marillenschnaps – APRICOTS
Game that can be played on bicycles or elephants – POLO
Goes quietly, perhaps – SNEAKS
Hit Netflix reboot starring the Fab Five – QUEEREYE
Honcho – LEADER
Honchos – BIGWIGS
Hosts – MCS
Hot streak? – METEOR
Iowa college – COE
Israel’s Dayan – MOSHE
Kind of manual – HOWTO
Like a good job, maybe – CUSHY
Mass – GOB
Matured – GREWUP
Members of some blended families – STEPDADS
Metaphorical incentive – CARROT
Mindless – ROTE
Model Boyd who inspired the songs ‘Layla’ and ‘Wonderful Tonight’ – PATTIE
Nested layers? – HENS
Number shown in brackets? – SEED
One getting fired up for competition? – STARTERPISTOL
Peels off? – ZESTS
Percussion in some folk music that may be improvised – SPOONS
Prominent part of a pump – HEEL
Really weird – OUTRE
Recess – ALCOVE
Rx pickups – MEDS
Safari’s compass, e.g – ICON
Sentimentality – SCHMALTZ
Shower heads, perhaps – MAIDSOFHONOR
Some office desk clutter – WIRES
Spilled the tea, so to speak – DISHED
Sticky snack made with a stick – SMORE
Story ___ – ARC
Symbols of strength – OAKS
There’s often a lot of them for sale – USEDCARS
Topic in property law, colloquially – SQUATTERSRIGHTS
Uses a manual, say – SHIFTS
Wallet holder since 2015 – IPHONE
Where one might hear a call for action – MOVIESET
Wild – FERAL
Writers Roald and Sophie – DAHLS
Written in the stars – FATED
XXXL – JUMBO
___ jacket – JEAN
