| ORDINARY | Regular case from October and November in journal (8) |
| CHESHVAN | Second month of the Hebrew civil year whose Gregorian equivalent falls between October and November (8) |
| EMMENTAL | Take case from Edam before getting crackers and cheese (8) |
| PHEASANT | Any one of a "bouquet" or "nye" of gallinaceous game fowls hunted seasonally from October 1 to February 1, ubiquitous in the British countryside but native to Asia (8) |
| CHRETIEN | Jean, Canadian prime minister from October 1993 to December 2003 (8) |
| VALAKARI | 1996-2000 Finland midfielder; St Johnstone boss from October (8) |
| OBSTRUCT | Hamper from ex-students with one who skipped school about to replace case from Amazon (8) |
| DEBONAIR | Determined upon acquiring case from elegant fashion house (8) |
| BENETTON | Determined upon acquiring case from elegant fashion house (8) |
| OUTDATED | Unfashionable type on holiday from October 31st, for instance, to beginning of December (8) |
| PRESSBOX | Recruit men to take on case from journalists' viewpoint (5,3) |
| LYDACOTT | My lover left on the first day in October, and moved to a place near Highampton (8) |
| FILIPINO | Ridiculously cheap, fashionable pastry cases from somewhere in Asia |
| OCTAGON | Figure getting a try in October and November (7) |
| BERN | European city seen in October and November meeting |
| OTTOMANNEWYORK | Great place to relax in October and November? |
| JASON | Fellow initially appearing in July, August, September, October and November (5) |
| AIWEIWEI | Chinese contemporary artist whose 150-ton Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds) was exhibited at the Tate Modern from October 2010 to May 2011 (2,6) |
| POHUTUKAWA | Coastal tree of the myrtle family, its flowers blooming in October and November (10) |
| MOISTEN | Wet times possibly around first of October and November (7) |
