Across
3. The sport whose season coincides with changing leaves
4. The culmination of a growing season
6. A rural autumn tradition involving transportation and dried grass
8. A spice whose name sounds like you might find it in a squirrel’s pantry
10. A tart North American fruit that famously appears beside turkey
11. November’s most unfortunate dinner guest
13. A glowing grin on a doorstep
17. A phrase that turns doorbells into candy dispensers
18. An agricultural puzzle with walls made from a crop
19. The season’s unofficial café mascot
20. A black-feathered omen of the season
Down
1. A fairground favorite with a sticky coating
2. The currency of October 31st
5. A phrase describing the ideal conditions for pulling out knitwear
6. A fall tradition involving more than a dance
7. A spice derived from the inner bark of certain trees
9. An oak tree’s contribution to the forest floor
12. A night when the boundary between ordinary life and the supernatural are blurred
14. An American Holiday whose menu traditionally centers around a bird
15. Wood, flames, and a circle of friends
16. A field resident whose primary job is psychological rather than agricultural
18. Where Halloween’s future decorations grow
22. A celestial event marking a point when day and night are nearly equal