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