Puzzle 11

The teams that are considered least likely to win.

Elevated garden plot, for less back bending.

French creamy cheese that can be baked.

The hour near where you are.

Coil of wire that loosely holds documents together.

Simpler name for the femur.

Novelist Ernest, who wrote A Farewell To Arms.

To reach an agreement through discussion.

Educational travel jaunt outside the classroom.

Starting to grow, like a plant.

Study of the zodiac.