Autumn

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Across
  1. 2. This is an item of clothing which is very useful in autumn. It goes over your clothes and keeps you dry when it rains. (8)
  2. 5. A small, nocturnal mammal which is covered in prickles. (8)
  3. 7. An animal with a fluffy tail that lives in trees and collects nuts in autumn to store and eat later. (8)
  4. 8. This is a weather phenomenon which means that everywhere around you looks grey and you can't really see things clearly. (3)
  5. 9. These grown on evergreen trees and contain their seeds. They sometimes fall off in autumn. (9)
  6. 10. These often turn different colours in autumn and then fall off trees. (6)
Down
  1. 1. These usually cover the sky in autumn and hide the blue and the sun. They can be white or grey. (6)
  2. 3. The seed of a horse chestnut tree. It grows in a prickly green shell on the tree, but is brown and shiny underneath. They are very hard. (6)
  3. 4. These look a bit like mushrooms, but are often different colours. We wouldn't eat them and some are poisonous. (10)
  4. 6. The seed of an oak tree. It looks like a nut sitting in a little cup. (5)