Autumn

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Across
  1. 2. – Horse chestnut used in playground battles.
  2. 3. – Ploughed but unsown farmland resting over winter.
  3. 4. – Time for gathering ripened crops.
  4. 6. – Warmed and spiced, as wine in autumn.
  5. 8. – Countryside boundary alive with berries and birds.
  6. 10. – Southward journey of birds before winter.
  7. 12. – Fermented apple drink.
  8. 13. – Thorny bush bearing blackberries.
  9. 15. – Icy film on grass at dawn.
  10. 18. – Worn round the neck for warmth.
  11. 19. – Garment for showery days.
Down
  1. 1. – November blaze commemorating Guy Fawkes.
  2. 4. – Sleep through the winter.
  3. 5. – Season of mellow fruitfulness.
  4. 7. – Fresh and cool, like autumn air.
  5. 9. – Hard-shelled decorative fruit.
  6. 11. – Seed of the oak.
  7. 14. – Light carried or carved at Halloween.
  8. 16. – Reddish-brown hue of autumn leaves.
  9. 17. – When day and night are equal in length.