| "Count me in!," or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
IMDOWN |
| "Dirty" cocktail |
MARTINI |
| "Encanto" songwriter __-Manuel Miranda |
LIN |
| "I can be better" |
SHAMEONME |
| "This might be broken" shorthand |
ASIS |
| *"A Matter of Life and Death" heavy metal band |
IRONMAIDEN |
| *Fencer seeking revenge in "The Princess Bride" |
INIGOMONTOYA |
| *Noisy amenity in a motel hallway |
ICEMACHINE |
| *Ralph Ellison novel about the Black American experience |
INVISIBLEMAN |
| Actor Danson |
TED |
| Afrobeat pioneer Fela __ |
KUTI |
| Anderson Cooper's channel |
CNN |
| Assign to a role |
CAST |
| Atlas pages |
MAPS |
| Attractive person with gray hair |
SILVERFOX |
| Automaker __ Romeo |
ALFA |
| Average gestation period for a dolphin |
YEAR |
| Birdcage feature |
PERCH |
| Bitter brew, briefly |
IPA |
| Burning anger |
IRE |
| Button on a library app |
RENEW |
| Calf feeders |
UDDERS |
| Came together |
MET |
| Campfire residue |
ASH |
| Creamy dip for French fries |
AIOLI |
| Dawn on |
OCCURTO |
| Demean |
ABASE |
| Erotic |
SEXY |
| Female sib |
SIS |
| Future flower |
BUD |
| Genesis twin |
ESAU |
| Georgia airport: Abbr |
ATL |
| Greek theater |
ODEUM |
| Hep "Gotcha" |
IDIG |
| Hit the slopes |
SKI |
| In the style of |
ALA |
| Knee part, for short |
ACL |
| Like some restrictions |
DIETARY |
| Many a Farsi speaker |
IRANI |