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