wilykat:
Thanks all! Will be using minicore and getting 4 extra pins, A6 and 7 as well as the 2 XTAL pins: internal 8MHz is good enough since I am not using USB or serial communication in final project and it's not time sensitive. I am leaving reset pin alone because I may still need it if I need to do a bug fix and reprogram the chip.
There is no combination of parts and settings with minicore that will do that.
If you use the 328pb, A6 and A7 become fully functional pins and you get 2 more pins on top of that - plus the xtal pins if you use internal oscillator. (ie, this gets you 6 extra pins, counting the xtal pins)
If you use the 328p, A6 and A7 are analog input only, but you can still get the xtal pins if you use internal oscillator.
I suspect you understand this, but figured I should mention it