I Prize Cryptic Crossword No 1241

[souxie]

1 Across, Scoundrel abandoning lecturer university to finish diminished in local plot (4,6)
10 Across, Calendar sadly incomplete requiring bloke's intervention (7)
11 6 hope initially to avoid deer portion n reflection (7)
12 Across, 6 tamper with Uzi ill-advisedly (9)

Sorry about the lack of letters

Many thanks in advance

[doctordolittle]

10 across almanac = alac(k) + man

What is the answer to 6?

[doctordolittle]

12 trapezium means 6 refers top shapes of some kind?

[mallyh]

12 trapezium?

[kalahari]

back garden b(l)ack g(u)ard en(d)

[kalahari]

knucle
trapezium is also a bone

[kalahari]

oops knuckle

[kalahari]

6 is bone (sorry for the number of posts. I will wake up soon!!!)

[doctordolittle]

yes it is a bone which is trapezium shaped at the base of the thumb which is in the wrist. Maybe they are hand bones - the knuckles are the carpo-metacarpal joints!!

[BlueIce]

As further assistance 2.Campanula,17.Opalesces,28.Synopsised

[souxie]

Many thanks to all.