Fall Crossword
Across
- 3. an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows crow or other birds away from crops.
- 7. a large, edible, orange-yellow fruit borne by a coarse, decumbent vine, Cucurbita pepo, of the gourd family
- 9. a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- 11. any fire built in the open
- 14. a knitted jacket or jersey, in pullover or cardigan style, with or without sleeves
Down
- 1. a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc
- 2. the grain, seeds, or kernels of this plant, used for human food or for fodder.
- 4. the edible nut of such a tree.
- 5. the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; Allhallows Eve: observed especially by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks.
- 6. the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation sweet cider or after fermentation hard cider, or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- 8. a small pool of water, as of rainwater on the ground.
- 10. the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule
- 12. an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground
- 13. the gathering of crops