According to a quotation (in ODQ) by a person whose surname is an unclued light, an area of five letters is 10 13 37 given a certain condition. Each of eleven clues comprises a definition and a hidden consecutive jumble of the answer including one extra letter; each of ten clues is of the same type, but includes two extra letters, next to each other within the jumble. The extras spell the quotation’s last seven words, specifying the condition. Remaining unclued lights prove that this condition exists in the grid; solvers will therefore be able to enter the aforementioned area, which must be highlighted. One unclued light consists of three words; ignore an apostrophe.
Across
1 Alien with cry of fright back in town according to team member (12)
12 Dogfish about to irk crayfish (10, two words)
14 Appeal, ace in palm (3)
15 Verse in song, clumsy, about ascetic (8)
17 Crush a fine pear (5)
18 Sofa cat may almost desert (7)
19 Success involving number, hot since release (6)
22 Port force seen at sea (6)
26 Musical, ambitious after all (9, two words)
27 Vagabond stopped by one stone (9, two words)
29 Stalwart in second spot (5)
31 Antiseptic manner of calm operation (6)
34 Crude mineral left behind metal cases (6)
36 Excellent arrangement of some covers for antennae (7)
38 Cavity more cluttered (5)
39 Foreign coat with wavy appearance (8)
40 Sulk about demand (3)
41 Group raved, wanting elusive computer products (10)
42 Tense, cross time (4)
43 Pursue goal, file embracing plant family (12)
Down
2 One crazy about French writer with love for details (10, three words)
3 Doughty skinflint appearing in Scotland (7)
4 Gold coin near cairn (5)
7 Indicate rough heath (5)
8 Seldom frantic, be furious (4)
9 Shellfish mostly fine indeed in springs (12, two words)
11 Lean period...
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