I Prize Crossword 2241 Sunday April 15Th 2018

[owdbob]

Totally stuck on 11ac: "Remember American comedy star's about to take leading part (6)

[donny48]

seen as recall but can't parse

[dannyk13]

Any letters Bob?

[Captain2]

Any letters placed?

[owdbob]

Sorry, didn't put any letters in...it's ?e???l

[dannyk13]

Looks like it is recall but I can't parse it either.

[Captain2]

As the others say, strange one that.

[JJ109]

Best I can do is very Iffy
Recall = remember
Add P(leading part) = Precall
anagram it (about) = Parcell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Parcell
American comedy character

Almost certainly wrong parsing - so I am asflummoxed as everyone else

[dannyk13]

Another far out parse:-
Comedian (Marsh) Mcall with mc(leading part) replaced by re(about)

[haras]

Bacall with re (ABOUT) removed

[dannyk13]

If you mean Lauren Bacall she was not a comedy star.

[Captain2]

^^^ Agree Danny

[haras]

Cactus Flower (1966) was a comedy

[owdbob]

Looks like it will have to be "recall" - but I still can't see why - a very obscure clue! Thanks, everyone

[dannyk13]

One film does not make her a 'comedy star'
http://deadline.com/2017/05/marsh-mccall-dead-comedy-writer-1202099919/

[Captain2]

haras, agreed she played in a couple of romantic comedies, but to use her as a cryptic answer to 'American comedy star' is pushing it more than a little bit.

[donny48]

She may have played an occasionally comic role but I would not regard her as a comedy star.

[dannyk13]

I prefer my parse,although it is obscure.

[haras]

OK, Fair enough, but I haven't seen a better parse yet

[dannyk13]

14.23 haras

[Mamyalynne]

Consider yourself told haras ;-)