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POETICJUSTICEReward or punishment that may be ironic PRACTICALJOKEFilling a friend's car with balloons, e.g. SEASONTOTASTESpring roll or summer sausage? OLDWIVESTALESFoolish traditions 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 SENSELESSNESSIdiocy HUGHMCDIARMIDScottish poet whose works include A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle SUNKINDESPAIRUtterly depressed APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? NEILARMSTRONGThe first man on the moon NOELGALLAGHERMember of Oasis who formed his High Flying Birds in 2010 INCONSEQUENCEAs a result