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POETICJUSTICEReward or punishment that may be ironic PRACTICALJOKEFilling a friend's car with balloons, e.g. GRANNYSQUARESPieces of crocheted fabric that make four-sided shapes ... or a hint to the theme words at 16a, 44a, 7d, and 41d: 2 wds. SENSELESSNESSIdiocy PRIMARYCOLORSThey can be mixed to make orange, green and purple ROLLINTOABALLArrive à la Cinderella? OLDWIVESTALESFoolish traditions SEASONTOTASTESpring roll or summer sausage? NOELGALLAGHERMember of Oasis who formed his High Flying Birds in 2010 INCONSEQUENCEAs a result APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? SUNKINDESPAIRUtterly depressed MOTHEROFPEARLGround opal, the former material for shiny ornamentation PUTINTHESHADETo eclipse