| MUTATISMUTANDIS | Admits autumn is wild, involving trees initially undergoing necessary changes |
| ICTUS | Lives outside court, initially undergoing stress |
| FORESTRY | Scientific field involving trees |
| CHESTNUT | Stale joke involving tree (8) |
| FIRST | Initially trees, trees initially! (5) |
| INTHEFIRSTPLACE | Originally popular, the trees initially taken home (2,3,5,5) |
| ATFIRST | Batty at heart to protect trees initially |
| STRINGENT | Rigorous testing starts to reveal necessary changes |
| READJUST | Look at what's fair and make the necessary changes (8) |
| SETONESHOUSEINORDER | Make necessary changes in personal affairs |
| REFORM | Make necessary changes to, as an institution |
| NESTLE | End of autumn is the French order to get snug (6) |
| DRAWINGIN | Autumn is coming (3,6,3,7,2) |
| THENIGHTSARE | Autumn is coming (3,6,3,7,2) |
| DENSE | To scatter seed around the end of Autumn is stupid! (5) |
| TURF | Autumn is a good time to lay ___ (4) |
| FALLOVER | Trip when autumn is finished (4,4) |
| EAVESDROPPING | Overhearing that sign of autumn is starting late? (13) |
| RESEED | Autumn is a good time to ___ a tired lawn (6) |
| ASTERN | Plant which flowers close to autumn is behind |
