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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 SEASONTOTASTESpring roll or summer sausage? MOTHEROFPEARLGround opal, the former material for shiny ornamentation HUGHMCDIARMIDScottish poet whose works include A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? SUNKINDESPAIRUtterly depressed NOELGALLAGHERMember of Oasis who formed his High Flying Birds in 2010 PUTINTHESHADETo eclipse NEILARMSTRONGThe first man on the moon INCONSEQUENCEAs a result SOUTHERNCHARMReality TV show filmed primarily in Charleston PRIMEMINISTEROne’s said to be first among equals (5,8)