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ROLLINTOABALLArrive à la Cinderella? SEASONTOTASTESpring roll or summer sausage? PRIMARYCOLORSThey can be mixed to make orange, green and purple GRANNYSQUARESPieces of crocheted fabric that make four-sided shapes ... or a hint to the theme words at 16a, 44a, 7d, and 41d: 2 wds. PRECIPITATIONRain or snow, say (13) STEALERSWHEELScottish folk rock band best known for the song Stuck in the Middle with You NEILARMSTRONGThe first man on the moon MADHURJAFFREYIndian actress, food and travel writer and TV personality named a CBE in 2004 PRIMEMINISTEROne’s said to be first among equals (5,8) INCAPACITATEDDisabled NORTHERNCROSSConstellation that includes Cygnus (the Swan) MOTHEROFPEARLGround opal, the former material for shiny ornamentation APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? HUGHMCDIARMIDScottish poet whose works include A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle