Across
- 1. Popular outdoor activity in cooler weather
- 5. Transportation for students
- 6. Field figure meant to deter birds
- 9. Words often recited in school each morning
- 13. Essential item carried by students to school
- 15. Academic discussion or class meeting
- 18. Unit of measure for crops like apples
- 19. Someone devoted to study and learning
- 20. Insect whose chirps mark the season’s end
- 22. Tree known for colorful fall foliage
- 26. Assignments given to students
- 27. Yellow wildflower blooming in late summer and fall
- 31. Crisp fruit associated with autumn
- 33. Annual publication with seasonal information
- 35. Gathering of crops from the fields
- 37. Symbol of plenty, tied to harvest
- 38. Quiet place for reading and study
- 39. Hard-shelled fruit often used as decoration
Down
- 2. Imaginary line dividing the earth in two halves
- 3. Seasonal celebration with food, music, and games
- 4. Formal talk, especially in university settings
- 7. Beverage made from pressed apples
- 8. Large outdoor fire, often in fall
- 10. Traditional surface for writing in classrooms
- 11. Event when day and night are nearly equal in length
- 12. Clothing item worn in cooler evenings
- 14. Full moon closest to the autumn equinox
- 15. Materials needed for school or work
- 16. Leader of a classroom
- 17. Paper-filled school supply
- 21. Gathering of old friends or classmates
- 23. Common classroom writing tool
- 24. Sport that begins in September in the U.S.
- 25. Ninth month of the year
- 28. Tree parts that change color in autumn
- 29. Place where apple trees are grown
- 30. Holiday honoring workers, celebrated in early September
- 32. Day of remembrance on September 11 in the U.S.
- 34. Grounds of a school or university
- 36. Tool for turning soil in fields