SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No362
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 7. In which Irish castle did David Beckham and
Victoria Adams get married? (13) 8. Which scrum-half played 98 times for Ireland
between 2000 and 2011? (8) 9. Name the author of Time’s Arrow and London
Fields. (4) 10. Adam Smith’s ______ of Nations is one of the most important books in the history of economics (6) 12. Who was Formula One World Champion four
times in a row from 2010 to 2013? (6) 14. Name shared by a chamber of the heart and a
large open space within a building. (6) 16. What was the name of the fabled capital of
Kubla Khan’s empire? (6) 18. Shuffle and Nano are versions of which device,
first sold in 2001? (4) 20. Japanese ritual suicide. (4,4) 22. Which word means to take pleasure in the
misfortunes of others? (13) DOWN: 1. Name given to the once-thriving but now in decline former industrial centres of north-eastern USA. (4,4) 2. In extreme situations, a commanding officer may
give the order to “fire __ ____”. (2,4) 3. The largest lake on the Shannon. (4) 4. Which group recorded Vienna? (8) 5. Mary, Queen of Scots and Charles I were part of
which royal house? (6) 6. David Lean film: The Bridge On The River ____.
(4) 11. Sir ________ is Permanent Secretary to Jim
Hacker in Yes, (Prime) Minister. (8) 13. Mythical golden city of South America. (2,6) 15. What nationality is acclaimed writer Arundhati
Roy? (6) 17. Which index measures the performance of the
Tokyo stock market? (6) 19. Popular name for the chest muscles. (4) 21. This word can mean a split in either the Earth’s
surface or in a relationship. (4)