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SEASONTOTASTESpring roll or summer sausage? GRANNYSQUARESPieces of crocheted fabric that make four-sided shapes ... or a hint to the theme words at 16a, 44a, 7d, and 41d: 2 wds. ROLLINTOABALLArrive à la Cinderella? PRIMARYCOLORSThey can be mixed to make orange, green and purple PRECIPITATIONRain or snow, say (13) INCONSEQUENCEAs a result NEILARMSTRONGThe first man on the moon MADHURJAFFREYIndian actress, food and travel writer and TV personality named a CBE in 2004 PUTINTHESHADETo eclipse NOELGALLAGHERMember of Oasis who formed his High Flying Birds in 2010 HUGHMCDIARMIDScottish poet whose works include A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? MOTHEROFPEARLGround opal, the former material for shiny ornamentation SOUTHERNCHARMReality TV show filmed primarily in Charleston