BY SARAH A. JONES for WEEKLY VOLCANO | 9/11/2026
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| 3. | What your windshield may acquire on a chilly autumn morning |
| 5. | Season of pumpkin spice, changing leaves and increasingly questionable weather |
| 7. | Fall drink that can be served hot, cold or hard |
| 9. | Fall-fair spectacle |
| 11. | The other name for the Northwest’s most elusive forest resident |
| 13. | September event involving rides, livestock, scones and an alarming amount of deep-fried food |
| 15. | What passes for dramatic weather around here |
| 19. | Evergreen strongly associated with the Northwest |
| 21. | Tree that makes up a lot of the Northwest landscape |
| 23. | Use this and you might get judged around these parts! |
| 24. | September event when day and night are roughly equal |
| 25. | Neighborhood where fall shopping can include a trip to the farmers market |
| 27. | Washington’s nickname – and a pretty good description of our forests |
| 29. | Annual October visitor eagerly awaited by Linus |
| 30. | Elusive edible mushroom sought by PNW foragers |
| 31. | Tacoma Park that gets especially pretty when the leaves turn |
| 35. | Spice that practically smells like October |
| 36. | Like a house you probably shouldn’t enter after dark |
| 37. | The green stuff that seems to grow on absolutely everything |
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| 1. | The PNW’s preferred condition for basically everything |
| 2. | October 31 attire |
| 4. | Washington State Fair food capable of starting arguments about the proper topping |
| 6. | The ___, where autumn winds can make a walk interesting |
| 8. | Puget Sound can produce plenty of this fall morning phenomenon |
| 9. | By 5 p.m., increasingly |
| 10. | Seasonal wardrobe upgrade |
| 11. | Autumn’s answer to summer salad |
| 12. | Place where getting lost is the whole point |
| 14. | PNW celebrity who presumably owns a very warm fall coat |
| 16. | Big outdoor fire on a chilly evening |
| 17. | Bumpy autumn excursion |
| 18. | Autumn visitors swimming upstream |
| 19. | Coveted golden mushroom found in Northwest forests |
| 20. | The PNW’s unofficial fifth season |
| 22. | What an unlucky PNW summer can leave hanging around into fall |
| 26. | A spectacular place to watch the leaves change without leaving Tacoma |
| 28. | Orange autumn icon that gets turned into everything from pies to lattes |
| 32. | PNW wardrobe staple once the temperature drops |
| 33. | Gathering crops before winter arrives |
| 34. | Gourds of many varieties, not just the orange one |
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