Clue: Autumn time ? strange breeze featuring in fringes thereof (8)
Answer: BRUMAIRE
Explanation: Definition: Autumn time
**RUM** ("strange") + **AIR** ("breeze") *featuring in* [*fringes of*] **B**(reez)**E** 
*Brumaire was the second month of the French revolutionary calendar, mid-October to mid-November.