Silken Saturday 
Latin quarters? CASA
NASDAQ setting NYNY [not the usual NYSE, which I thought it was]
Deal prerequisite, maybe ANTE
And a wide range of interesting entries:
DELSHANNON, CIRCE, CAPNCRUNCH, LADYBEARS among them.
Surfer’s perch CREST [unusual reference to surfboarders; I now first think computer user]
Improvisatory composition TOCCATA [It could be, I guess, but it’s a keyboard piece designed to show one’s “touch,” from the Italian tocca {sic}]
Carpenter’s gadget NAILER [they’re big, heavy, and powerful --- hardly a gadget]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
