THEME:   TRYST hiding in random phrases   
GOOD ONES:     Romance novel staple {& theme}   SECRET MEETING   
Approach to a landing?   RISER [of a step]   
Bottled up sort?   GENIE   
Road runners   AUTOS [not birds]   
One's earning play money?   DRAMATISTS [I thought Monopoly]      
BTW:   Homer's beloved   MARGE [sad that one who never saw a moment of the cartoon knew the answer right off --- how did it become so much a part of the zeitgeist?]      
"YOUTH, I do adore thee" shows the superior vision of the Bard since he knew as a relatively young man what it took the "Magus" a lifetime to realize: youth is adorable.         
RATING:    
 
 
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun