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Some nifty anagrams but I prefer nifty wordplay. Likes for mattrom@6 and aristo@20 but my vote goes to tyke51@23 - very clever.

With only one vote to come, the outcome is assured, so I'm calling it early: aristo@20 has 3 votes for the mildly saucy

Having stripped, rides off with tramp for ill-fated assignation (4,2,5)

Congrats aristo thanks to all for playing.

Prizes:

Wary of them, be you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh0n3ezgBIg

I'm your vehicle, baby (lyrics have not aged well):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq95nZBbNHI

Unlikely to appeal to the non-North American contingent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0iWBs8cXGY
If nothing else watch the bit starting at 8:22; the ending of the greatest college basketball game ever played

Congrats aristo and thanks buddy.

The first clip reminded me of this lovely clue from today's Guardian:

An heir to Homer, this fellow's a French intellectual (7)

Congrats Aristo, nice clue. Thanks also for the like. Cheers Buddy for a fun challenge.

And good luck with the rest of the day…

Caesar: “The ides of March are come.”
Soothsayer: “Ay, Caesar, but not gone.”

Congratulations Aristophanes. Thanks Buddy, and appreciate the mentions Chrise and Aristo

Welll done Aroo and cheers Buddy!

Well done Aristo, good effort everyone - cheers Buddy! Very pleased with your votes Geting & Peterm plus mentions from Jono & Chrise.

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Excellent, aristo, and thanks, buddy. Thanks also to Paul for the vote, and to jono and aristo for the likes.

Sorry Buddy, didn’t get to vote - just back. In a bowling competition ( not tenpin) phones not allowed.

Yowza. Thanks so much for the votes, tyke, mattrom, and dorrien, for the mentions, jono and peterm, and for the prizes, buddy. I saw that game. I’d say the most exciting one I’ve ever seen was Notre Dame/Louisville in 2013. ND (home) was down 12 with (I think) 50 seconds on the clock and the stands had been emptying, and they astoundingly managed to tie at the buzzer and win in five OTs, the longest game in their history.