12A - IT LIVES BY BEACH AND IS UPSET DURING EMBARKATION (4) C-A- (CRAB !!)
4D - COMPOSER, ONE WRITING WHITE CHRISTMAS STOPPING OFF EARLY OVER AUSTRALIA (7) B-R-I-- ([IRVING] BERLIN?).
18A - ENTHUSIASM FOR NZ NOT NEW AND FALLING AWAY (4) --A-.
(THE FIRST LETTER IS ALSO THE LAST LETTER OF 4D.)
THANKS FOR ANY HELP.