Puzzle 11

Rock band that had a hit with American Idiot.

Indian religion with around 1.2 billion followers.

Hated, loathed, reviled.

Hard Italian biscuit, often studded with almonds.

Elbowing oneself into position.

Large South American water snake.

Areas of study, e.g. history, science, geography.

Sensation of ringing or buzzing in the ears.

Book, film about a boy and a tiger in a lifeboat.

Horizontal post over a goal.

Estuarine environment, under water at high water.

Upgrade or rebuild a property in need of attention.

Venomous snake with heat-sensing facial organs.

First name of engineering genius Brunel.

Territory where the EU's currency is used.

Founder of a German fashion house in 1924.