Possible Title:
Hot TimesGood Ones:Phrase from one who sees ICALL [in poker]
Hair very apparent? MANE
Theme: Terms which mean hot
Easily angered and {theme} HOTHEADED
By the Way:Julian must have been hungry for Asian food when he wrote this puzzle: WASABI, UDON, SPICYTUNAROLL
Odd that in one puzzle we get Josephine TEY and NGAIO Marsh, two mystery writers popular when I was a boy. (I didn’t know till after I read her that Ngaio was a woman.)
RATING:

Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
Forgot to answer Monday's burning question: the references are all thirty years or older.