Good puzzle, thanks. I liked 6A. Would it be possible to shade the first row so people realize it's special? (In case they start with 1D instead of 1A.)
Holy book that if I added “red” between its syllables, would become an ad for a drink
7A
I tried so hard to not clue this as “Enharmonic of D#”, but my next best clue was “Minor 6th of the G scale” or “A half-step down from the key that the Crash Bandicoot 2 snow level theme is in”
8A
“__ __ don’t worry I’m on it ” — Eminem on “Rain Man”
Verticales
1D
Give a binky or to make more transparent(?)
2D
“I’m all about that bass, bout that bass, no ______” — Meghan Trainor talking about her body shape
3D
Minimum requirement of beating a Pizza Tower/Wario World level, or a singular lick of a drinking dog
4D
“Will _ __ there?” “What do you mean ‘Will _ __ there?’ You’re you. Shouldn’t you know?”
5D
Millennium Falcon, for Lego, or put something down, or still, as in water, or prepared, after “I’m”, or adjust, as a watch, or actor area