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I have a full grid, but cannot parse 1 down. I know the 10 extra letters and their 10 definitions and have the six words of the statement - although I'm not sure if these are in the right order. I have no idea of the final word, the earlier work nor the person responsible - despite painful grid staring. I do wish that the time and effort required to solve the listener was not directly proportional the difficulty of the PDM and indirectly proportional to the ease of the solve.

Yep Gitto I think that the grid fill was relatively easy.

I can't think that I can be arsed to take it on from here, but open to persuasion.

CON is removed from the beginning of a word suggested in 1D

Gitto, 1 dn. A common contraction for against is removed from a 9 letter word for registered. def lines and 2nd word in clue to be removed. I can thoroughly recommend the work to those who don't know it. Deserving of a much wider audience.

Caphrist - I have come across the possible quote attributable to a person born in 1978. If you could y/n this I don't think that would be a spoiler?

Gitto,
A big no, I'm afraid.

Sorry, message intended for Woodlouse.

Very frustrated - have everything done, and what can only be the right title to put under the grid, but I’m missing an M in the nineteen letters.

Crucifer, did you know there was some mix-up involving the number of letters? There's more on Answerbank. I don't know if this will be of any help, but I decided to mention it anyway!

If you don’t know, there is an error in 15d - the other site gives the correct clue. I’m still no closer than I was earlier

Gitto - look in usual places for person's name, with changes to leave words.
I think I have got one of the extra words (or letters?) wrong as I need to get another M to make the title to be entered, even though I've paired them all up.