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ROLLINTOABALLArrive à la Cinderella? 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. PRIMARYCOLORSThey can be mixed to make orange, green and purple MADHURJAFFREYIndian actress, food and travel writer and TV personality named a CBE in 2004 HUGHMCDIARMIDScottish poet whose works include A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle MOTHEROFPEARLGround opal, the former material for shiny ornamentation INCONSEQUENCEAs a result PRECIPITATIONRain or snow, say (13) NOELGALLAGHERMember of Oasis who formed his High Flying Birds in 2010 SUNKINDESPAIRUtterly depressed NEILARMSTRONGThe first man on the moon APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? PRIMEMINISTEROne’s said to be first among equals (5,8)