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ASWISEASANOWLVery knowledgeable 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. SENSELESSNESSIdiocy ROLLINTOABALLArrive à la Cinderella? PRIMARYCOLORSThey can be mixed to make orange, green and purple SEASONTOTASTESpring roll or summer sausage? OLDWIVESTALESFoolish traditions NOELGALLAGHERMember of Oasis who formed his High Flying Birds in 2010 APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? MOTHEROFPEARLGround opal, the former material for shiny ornamentation HUGHMCDIARMIDScottish poet whose works include A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle SUNKINDESPAIRUtterly depressed