Across
- 5. material used to reduce heat loss in a building
- 9. heating ventilation and air conditioning system
- 10. early stage of English shaped by Germanic tribes
- 11. annual championship game of the NFL
- 13. peaceful 1989 Velvet event that ended communist rule in Czechoslovakia
- 14. additive that changes concrete properties
- 16. outer protective layer of a building wall
- 17. beer style originating in Pilsen
- 20. boy closely connected with Santiago
- 23. famous bell and tower at Westminster
- 28. capital of Canada
- 29. type of porous concrete that allows water to drain through
- 30. European zone of passport-free travel
- 32. political system with a king or queen as head of state
- 33. rugby formation used to restart play after certain infringements
- 35. old fisherman in The Old Man and the Sea
- 36. rounded roof element typical of Roman and later architecture
- 37. major historic complex and seat of the Czech president in Prague
- 38. describing a state where two languages are used officially or widely
- 40. author of Animal Farm
- 41. Czech school-leaving exam required for university entrance
- 43. national symbol and bird of New Zealand
- 47. mountain and iconic tower overlooking Liberec
- 48. London Underground railway system
- 49. Shakespeare’s famous open-air theatre
- 51. building where the US Congress meets
- 52. standardised US test used for college admission
- 53. national flag of the United Kingdom
- 55. UK exam usually taken at age 16
- 56. pronunciation in which the letter r is clearly pronounced
- 60. German bombing campaign against London in World War II
- 61. longest river in the Czech Republic
- 62. US president during the Civil War
Down
- 1. Czech patron saint honoured by a national holiday
- 2. part of a building that transfers loads into the ground
- 3. Roman name for London
- 4. relating to the 1066 conquest that brought strong French influence into English
- 6. Hemingway theory in which deeper meaning stays below the surface
- 7. Shakespeare tragedy about a Danish prince
- 8. advanced UK courses for university entry
- 11. highest mountain in the Czech Republic
- 12. renewable energy source made from organic material
- 15. treaty that officially created the EU in 1993
- 17. Prague hill with viewpoints and a small Eiffel Tower
- 18. treaty name connected with the foundation of the EEC in 1957
- 19. external Gothic support carrying weight away from walls
- 21. sand gravel or stone giving concrete structure
- 22. EU programme supporting student exchanges
- 24. dramatic and richly decorated architectural style
- 25. red flower symbol worn on Remembrance Day
- 26. voluntary association of countries linked by cooperation and shared values
- 27. nickname used for Liberec because of its textile industry
- 31. Roman emperor connected with a famous wall in northern England
- 34. simplest classical Greek column order
- 39. traditional Māori war dance performed by New Zealand rugby players
- 41. tiny plastic particles that remain in nature for a long time
- 42. US holiday centred on gratitude and a family meal
- 44. large-scale cutting down of forests
- 45. Old English epic about a hero fighting monsters
- 46. process of using waste materials again
- 50. public holiday on 26 December in the UK
- 54. bat-and-ball sport strongly associated with England
- 57. binder that holds concrete ingredients together
- 58. giant fish Santiago struggles to catch
- 59. national animal symbolising freedom and strength in the USA