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