| NKOMO | Joshua, founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union who died in 1999 (5) |
| SITHOLE | Ndabaningi ___, founder of the Zimbabwe African National Union who died in 2000 (7) |
| PYGMY | Member of certain African peoples of very short stature (5) |
| BANTU | Group of African peoples (5) |
| SWAPO | South West African People's Organisation, founded 1960 (5) |
| MASAI | African people's militia's amnesty in part overturned |
| BILL | Voice of rugby union who died in 2010 (4,7) |
| MCLAREN | Voice of rugby union who died in 2010 (4,7) |
| SHONA | African people's silence over North America |
| SOLANKI | Who was the only player to make two 50+ scores in the Zimbabwe vs India T20I series? (7) |
| REFUSENIK | A person in the former Soviet Union who was denied permission to emigrate (9) |
| FLYHALF | Player in rugby union who wears the No. 10 shirt (3,4) |
| RYAN | ... Burl, the Zimbabwe batter who almost equalled AB de Villiers' record for fastest ODI fifty recently. (4) |
| FLANKERS | Forwards in rugby union who are generally classified as openside or blindside (8) |
| FLANKER | A forward player in rugby union who can play as either blindside or openside (7) |
| ZODIAC | Absorbing cricket match - openers from Zimbabwe, African champions, belt high above (6) |
| ASSEGAI | Slender, iron-tipped hardwood spear mainly used by southern African peoples |
| KNOBKERRIE | Round-headed stick used as a club and missile by some South African peoples |
| VIC | ___ Falls, on the Zimbabwe/Zambia border. (3) |
| EATINTO | Devour teachers' union who erode this |
