Autumn
In autumn, they're satisfying to crunch underfoot & also nourish detritivores, small creatures that eat dead material
Leaves
In the song "Can't Help Falling in Love," wise men say...
Only fools jump in
What the apple doesn't fall far from
The tree
Somebody who takes the blame for somebody else's mistake, or a Lee Majors TV show (also a 2024 movie starring Ryan Gosling)
Fall Guy
Falling things in nursery rhymes include a cradle, Humpty Dumpty & this bridge
London Bridge
Baby Boo & autumn gold are varieties of this gourd that's popular during fall holidays
Pumpkins
When this breaks, "The cradle will fall, and down will come baby, cradle and all"
Bough
This traditional 4-word phrase tells you which way to set your clocks at the start & end of daylight saving time
Fall behind/backwards, spring forward
Bedford Falls is the fictional town setting of this classic 1946 Christmas movie starring James Stewart
It's a Wonderful Life
World's fastest sport, free-falling speeds of 614 MPH have been recorded in this
Skydiving
This autumn beer-bust, an annual highlight, reflects the German heritage of Kitchener & Waterloo, Ont.
Oktoberfest
Ella Fitzgerald sings "Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it, let's do it, let's"
Fall in love
Someone who descends quickly from public approval has undergone this religious-sounding tumble
Fall from grace
Cows fly & trucks fall from the sky as Bill Paxton leads a team of storm chasers
Twister
Wood suitable to be used for building, or a word used when a tree is falling
Timber
Building this type of large outdoor fire has been an autumn tradition for centuries
Bonfire
The song "Skyfall" by Adele was used in this movie franchise about a British secret agent
James Bond
To have your first drink after abstaining for a long time is to do this tumble
Fall off the wagon
The 1956 film "The Harder They Fall" features Humphrey Bogart as a PR rep for this time of competitive athlete
Boxer
The acceleration of falling objects varies from place to place because of variations in this force
Gravity
Whether autumn leaves turn fiery amber, vivid gold or dull brown depends on the composition of this thick liquid
Sap
The song "The Wreck Of" this ship talks of the Witch of November, a late fall wind that plagues the Great Lakes
The Edmund Fitzgerald
To fall in love in a surprisingly complete manner is to do so this way, mentioning body parts on 2 extremes
Fall head over heels
Multiple movies have been adapted from the classic Edgar Allan Poe short story, "The Fall of the House of" this
Usher
In "Julius Caesar", Shakespeare mentions "falling sickness", this disorder characterized bv seizures
Epilepsy