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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? NEILARMSTRONGThe first man on the moon INCONSEQUENCEAs a result PUTINTHESHADETo eclipse NOELGALLAGHERMember of Oasis who formed his High Flying Birds in 2010 HUGHMCDIARMIDScottish poet whose works include A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle SUNKINDESPAIRUtterly depressed MOTHEROFPEARLGround opal, the former material for shiny ornamentation APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? SOUTHERNCHARMReality TV show filmed primarily in Charleston NORTHERNCROSSConstellation that includes Cygnus (the Swan)