Saturday “32” Bear Dollars for quarters? HOMELOANS
Ham relative SHEM [the man, not the meat]
Piece maker? REESE [Reese’s Pieces candy]
Valuable diamond ACE [as in playing cards]
Beginning to cast? TELE
Wrap artist? ELF [helps Santa]
Line with juice? CORD [electricity=juice]
Fall lead-in? PRAT [I’d go with “Before fall” because "before the season" makes some sense]
Some treacherous crossings:
Majlis al Jinn {OMAN} with Galway Bay’s Island {ARAN}
“Bringing Up Father” {JIGGS} with {JASPER} Fforde
“The 50)0 Fingers of {DRT}” with Potter’s {VOLDEMORT}
FeuRATING:
Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun