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This is the third 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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      1. Duties
      4. Improvised (Lat., 2,3)
      7. Drama with arias
      10. Gilbert's dialogue "satisfies both the ____ and the intelligence" ("The Times")
      11. Referee (abbr.) that Gilbert and Sullivan could have used to mediate their many disputes
      12. In "H.M.S. Pinafore", First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Joseph Porter had no ____ qualifications
      13. Conger catcher
      14. Construct, as with the theatre in 2D
      15. Gilbert and Sullivan liked to poke ____ at society's institutions
      16. Honorific for both Gilbert and Sullivan
      17. "H.M.S. Pinafore" (1878) takes place aboard a ____ Navy ship
      19. Theatre divider
      22. W.S. Gilbert was the ____ of the duo by some five years
      24. Grillings, as conducted by the Counsel for the Plaintiff in "Trial by Jury" (5-12)
      31. A fan of
      32. Funny business
      33. Producer ____ Hollingshead brought Gilbert and Sullivan together in 1871 to create "Thespis"
      36. "The ____ ____ ____", subtitle of 1893's "Utopia, Limited" (7,2,8)
      41. Unexpected plot turn, often found in Gilbert and Sullivan works
      43. Arousing or provoking laughter, descriptor for Gilbert and Sullivan's operas
      46. Deliver a speech
      49. Olympic country code for the setting of "The Gondoliers" (1889)
      50. Possesses
      51. John Wellington ____, eponymous protagonist of "The Sorcerer" (1877)
      52. "H.M.S. Pinafore" fleet
      53. Courtroom event: Gilbert and Sullivan favoured the use of a jury
      54. Spanish gold
      55. Unique: ____ generis (Lat.)
      56. Encore performance
      57. Must-haves
      58. Savoy ensembles

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      1. Male voice, often the heroic protagonist in Gilbert and Sullivan works
      2. Theatre built in 1881 by Richard D'Oyly Carte to present the works of Gilbert and Sullivan
      3. Concerned only with others, not a trait exhibited by W.S. Gilbert or Arthur Sullivan
      4. Concert venue
      5. The late 19th century saw an increase in the number of theatres and concert ____
      6. "Ruddigore" (1887) was subtitled "The Witch's ____"
      7. Comic musical work
      8. Make corrections to libretti or scores
      9. Role player
      18. Paddle
      20. "Princess ____" (1884) subtitled "Castle Adamant"
      21. Him, in Le Havre
      23. Poetic twilight
      24. In "The Mikado" (1885), Ko-Ko is ____ magistrate, judge and executioner in one
      25. Exceed
      26. Roentgen's discovery, which happened during the lifetimes of Gilbert and Sullivan
      27. Recurring theme
      28. More pleasant
      29. "'____ ____ mio" (1,4), 1898 Neapolitan song too late for "The Gondoliers" (1889)
      30. Musical numbers
      34. Throw overboard
      35. Uncommitted
      37. The ____, profession satirised by Gilbert and Sullivan
      38. Palindromic sound of surprise
      39. Penultimate Greek letter
      40. The props for a particular scene
      41. Setting of "The Yeomen of the Guard" (1888): the ____ of London
      42. Do-nothing
      43. Body of works, as with Gilbert and Sullivan's fourteen comic operas
      44. "The Pirate ____" (1982), loosely based on "The Pirates of Penzance"
      45. Game with kings and queens
      47. Diva deliveries
      48. Those women of Paris