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This is the second of three crosswords based on the works of the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan. There is a hidden theme: find the same word (with different clues) in each of the connected puzzles. Enjoy!
Author: psnz - Diff: Harder

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    • Complete Clue List

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      3. Consumer protection?
      7. Choral composition; Sullivan's "On Shore and Sea" (1871) used this musical form
      9. Gaolers (jailers) such as the yeomen in "The Yeomen of the Guard" (1888)
      12. In music, an abbreviation for 34D
      13. It follows April in Paris
      14. Good-natured parody, a theme for many Gilbert and Sullivan works
      15. An album: the first commercial Gilbert and Sullivan one was produced in 1898
      16. Settings (for Gilbert and Sullivan works)
      18. Greatest extent
      19. Oolong or Earl Grey
      22. Title of Albert (later Edward VII) who heard a telephone broadcast of "Iolanthe" in 1883 (6,2,5)
      25. Standby sailors, in the UK; "Pinafore" extras? (init.)
      27. Demons that prey upon sleepers
      28. Parentless children, such as the pirates of Penzance
      31. Women in casts
      33. Alternate name for "The Pirates of Penzance" (1879): "The ____ of Duty"
      36. Calendar abbr.
      37. Measurement (abbr.)
      38. Heartfelt
      39. Helped in a heist
      40. Transgression

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      1. Aware of
      2. Severe scolding
      3. Legal advocate, Counsel for the Plaintiff in "Trial by Jury" (1875)
      4. Commode component; abbreviated for use in polite society (1-4)
      5. Gilbert and Sullivan creation
      6. Gilbert and Sullivan's artistic genre (5,5)
      7. Subtitle for "Princess Ida" (1884): "____ Adamant"
      8. Swiss peak
      10. Managed
      11. Tourist attractions or theatrical spectacles
      17. An unflattering picture painted by Gilbert and Sullivan of many British figures and institutions
      20. Mighty long time
      21. Relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples (4-5)
      23. Titled males, a favourite subject in Gilbert and Sullivan works
      24. A marine marauder from Penzance
      26. Rise in rank; in W. S. Gilbert's "topsy-turvy" world, gondoliers become monarchs
      29. Theatrical advertisement
      30. Sibilant stage signals
      32. Chinese brew
      34. Voice above tenor and below soprano
      35. Neckline shape