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PRACTICALJOKEFilling a friend's car with balloons, e.g. POETICJUSTICEReward or punishment that may be ironic SENSELESSNESSIdiocy 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. OLDWIVESTALESFoolish traditions ROLLINTOABALLArrive à la Cinderella? PRIMARYCOLORSThey can be mixed to make orange, green and purple NOELGALLAGHERMember of Oasis who formed his High Flying Birds in 2010 SUNKINDESPAIRUtterly depressed HUGHMCDIARMIDScottish poet whose works include A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle MOTHEROFPEARLGround opal, the former material for shiny ornamentation APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? NEILARMSTRONGThe first man on the moon