WOW I was all over the place with this one, before the nudges. John Cleese had a couple cameos (King Harold in Shrek,
BASIL23APesto ingredient[-----] Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, and of course a member of
41A41AIdle member of Monty Python?[----] Monty Python) … all coincidence? So I spent a good bit of time looking up other roles, seeing if I could make something out of that … did he ever play a clear hero? I also rewatched that earwax candle scene from Shrek (
https://youtu.be/inStPQaAgdM?si=mPrGVXfXU4YVe6cb) to see if there were clues… still disgusting as ever. The colored pencil nudge and the “two central clues” finally turned on the light… er, lantern. I do like how you got the wick (mantle) central and vertical in the grid!