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PRIMARYCOLORSThey can be mixed to make orange, green and purple 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? SUNKINDESPAIRUtterly depressed 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 NEILARMSTRONGThe first man on the moon APOSTLESPOONSPieces of silver handled by disciples? MOTHEROFPEARLGround opal, the former material for shiny ornamentation INCONSEQUENCEAs a result INCAPACITATEDDisabled PRIMEMINISTEROne’s said to be first among equals (5,8)