Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Friday January 29, 2021.
‘100% happening!’ – DONEDEAL
‘100% not happening!’ – ZEROCHANCE
‘The weapon of the powerless against the powerful,’ according to Molly Ivins – SATIRE
/, maybe – PER
50+ group – AARP
Achievements – FEATS
Actor who voiced the title character in 2018’s ‘Sherlock Gnomes’ – DEPP
Apt name for a yoga instructor? – MATT
Article of attire akin to a tarboosh – FEZ
Baglike structure – SAC
Bar exam? – PUBTRIVIA
Basic cleaner – LYE
Big brass – TROMBONE
Bit of ink – TAT
Brownish-orange shade – TERRACOTTA
Bud – PAL
Build – ERECT
Choice for a cinematographer – LENS
Choice for those eager to retire and travel? – SLEEPERCAR
Convictions – TENETS
Creature in Liberty Mutual ads – EMU
Defcon 1 mentality – CRISISMODE
Desertlike – SERE
Doesn’t hesitate – ACTS
Early trans-Atlantic voyager – PINTA
Email notification, maybe – SENT
Excessive – OVERTHETOP
Exec with a noted mansion – HEF
Facetious response to ‘How’d you know that?’ – ESP
First name on the Supreme Court – ELENA
Fix, as in beta – DEBUG
Food for a grizzly bear – TROUT
Fuji, e.g – APPLE
George Washington signed America’s first one in 1790 – PATENT
Go (for) – OPT
Hot dogs do this – PANT
Hot spot – STOVE
Indian lentil dish – DAL
Indicative and subjunctive, e.g – MOODS
Insect repellent ingredient – DEET
Le ___ (newspaper) – MONDE
Like some toothpastes – MINTY
Lisa with the 1994 hit ‘Stay’ – LOEB
Material harvested for its hydrophobic properties – CORK
One might be forever – STAMP
One with briefs, briefly – ATTY
Org. concerned with lab safety? – SPCA
Penny-___ – ANTE
Pressing need – IRON
Really, really hot – EXTRASPICY
Recapitulate – SUMUP
Reliable – TRUSTY
Small bit of floor décor – ACCENTRUG
Snoop – PRY
Some guest roles on cop shows – PERPS
Something you can’t get in a restaurant – SECRETRECIPE
Spacecraft activity – FLYBY
Spacewalk, e.g., in NASA shorthand – EVA
State in which you might get a tax deduction – PARENTHOOD
Swab – MOP
Symbol of opportunity – DOOR
Talk up? – PRAY
TV roommates for 50+ years – BERTANDERNIE
Twitter : retweet :: Facebook : ___ – SHARE
Uncle ___ – SAM
Union deserters – EXES
Unlikely member of the ‘clean-plate club’ – PICKYEATER
Von Trapp daughter who sings ‘Sixteen Going on Seventeen’ – LIESL
What you might say after reading a tricky crossword clue – HMM
Word with round or road – TRIP
___ Lovett of ‘Sweeney Todd’ – MRS
___ Plus (brand with a ‘Lubrastrip’) – ATRA
