| MEERKAT | A small mongoose found in southern Africa (7) |
| WARTHOG | Wild pig commonly found in southern Africa (7) |
| BUSHPIG | Cousin of the warthog, found in southern Africa (7) |
| ADMIRAL | White ____, butterfly found in southern England with a distinctive delicate flight (7) |
| IXIA | Iridaceous plant found in southern Africa (4) |
| MAGPIES | Black and white birds akin to the crow family, although the Iberian variety found in southern and central parts of Spain and Portugal are lighter in colour and have blue tails (7) |
| ANTIOCH | Oh, it can be found in Southern Turkey (7) |
| NAMIBIA | A republic in southern Africa that gained independence in 1990 |
| SENHORA | In southern Africa, a witch doctor (7) |
| LESOTHO | Country in southern Africa (7) (7) |
| SANGOMA | In southern Africa, a witch doctor (7) |
| BUSHMEN | A member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa (7) |
| ZAMBIAN | Relating to a country in southern Africa (29,000 sq miles; pop about 20 million) (7) |
| ASSEGAI | Thin spear used especially in southern Africa by the Bantu (7) |
| OMICRON | This COVID19 variant was first detected in southern Africa in Nov 2021 |
| KHOISAN | Family of languages in southern Africa (7) |
| LIMPOPO | River in southern Africa that flows into the Indian Ocean (7) |
| BOERWAR | One of two armed conflicts in southern Africa (4,3) |
| SWEETS | Confectionary, small, found in Southern backstreet (6) |
| BROWNHAIRSTREAK | A butterfly found in southern Britain and mid-west Ireland (5,10) |
