4d. In book, a certain part of body. I have H?S???E
12a Criticise defender that's down (5,4) K???E ?A?K
14d Stick shift: top gear essentially when racing S?L?O?A?E
Thanks for those - had thought a couple were right, but didn't fit with my existing answers. Now I know where I went wrong and got it finished. Thought there were some odd clues this week (or maybe it's just me!)