Crossword puzzle clue "gets more interesting say"

Gets more interesting, say

Make the NBA playoffs more interesting, say (what? I'm the only one?)

Up the ___ (make things more interesting, in a way)

Starling about whom Hannibal Lecter says, "The world is more interesting with you in it"

Detail, often untrue, added to a story to make it more interesting

Make more interesting

Make more interesting, in a way

Makes a hand more interesting