| Kind of chili |
ANCHO |
| Lent a hand |
AIDED |
| Like a very original book, aptly |
NOVEL |
| Like James Joyce and leprechauns |
IRISH |
| Locale of Yankee Stadium |
BRONX |
| Medium of expression ... and a hint to parsing each starred clue |
ART |
| Mexican beer brand |
CORONA |
| Mortgage, for one |
DEBT |
| Most populous nation |
INDIA |
| Most populous nation, once |
CHINA |
| Name on a pickle jar |
VLASIC |
| Neighbor of an Ethiopian |
ERITREAN |
| One of the Baldwin brothers |
ALEC |
| Person setting a lineup |
COACH |
| Prepare for use, as an airplane wing in winter |
DEICE |
| Product of Dyson or Hoover, familiarly |
VAC |
| Really want |
CRAVE |
| Red planet |
MARS |
| Rock's ___ Speedwagon |
REO |
| Scot's denial |
NAE |
| Seasonal worker? |
ELF |
| Sedona landform |
MESA |
| See 27-Across |
PAINTING |
| Small issue |
NIT |
| Some say it's a gift |
GAB |
| Speedy train in the northeastern U.S |
ACELA |
| Things to sow |
SEEDS |
| Tug-of-war need |
ROPE |
| Unit of electrical resistance |
OHM |
| Uno + due |
TRE |
| Voice below soprano |
ALTO |
| Weddings and funerals |
RITES |
| Where una familia might live |
CASA |
| Winner, informally |
CHAMP |
| ___ catch (football signal) |
FAIR |
| ___ Strauss (jeans pioneer) |
LEVI |
| ___-Ida (Tater Tots brand) |
ORE |