| NATAL | It was a South African province of birth (5) |
| DURBAN | The largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal (6) |
| NEONATAL | About a new baby, one shifting to a South African province (8) |
| STATE | see 15ac, South African province whose capital was Bloemfontein (6,4,5) |
| ONT | Alex Trebek's province of birth: abbr. |
| ORANGEFREE | and 17dn, South African province whose capital was Bloemfontein (6,4,5) |
| OANGERIVERCOLON | What the South African province Free State was called a century ago |
| ESCAPE | Flee first east then south to South African province (6) |
| POSTNATAL | Following birth former South African province gets behind with mail (9) |
| MPUMALANGA | Nelspruit is the capital of this South African province (10) |
| TRANSVAAL | Former South African province, previously a Boer republic |
| GAUTENG | South African province, part of Transvaal (7) |
| ORANGEFREESTATE | Former South African province, capital Bloemfontein (6,4,5) |
| FREESTATE | South African province whose capital is Bloemfontein (4,5) |
| NATURAL | Old city in old South African province is as normal as it gets (7) |
| KWAZULUNATAL | South African province whose capital is Pietermaritzburg |
| NORTHERNCAPE | South African province whose capital is Kimberley |
| CHARLATAN | Quack to turn black South African province back (9) |
| NATALIE | Wood from former South African province, that is (7) |
| NATIONAL | Charge inside South African province to get citizen (8) |
