| MOTLANTHE | Kgalema ___, 3rd president of South Africa, succeeded by Jacob Zuma in 2009 (9) |
| RAMAPHOSA | President of South Africa who succeeded Jacob Zuma in February 2018 (5,9) |
| CYRIL | President of South Africa who succeeded Jacob Zuma in February 2018 (5,9) |
| DEKLERK | Surname of the President of South Africa succeeded by Nelson Mandela (2,5) |
| LOURENCO | Joao _, 3rd president of Angola, assumed office September 26 2017 (8) |
| AFRICANNATIONALCONGRESS | Political party lead by Jacob Zuma |
| KGALEMA | Third president of South Africa (2008-9) (7) |
| CHOCOLATELAB | Zuma in "Paw Patrol," for one |
| JEFFERSON | 3rd president of the U.S |
| CYRILRAMAPHOSA | President of South Africa following the resignation of Jacob Zuma (5,9) |
| ROCKDRILL | 'The --', robot-like sculpture by Jacob Epstein (4,5) |
| JEFFERSONCITY | American state capital named after the 3rd President of the United States (9,4) |
| ANC | South African political of Thabo Mbeki or Jacob Zuma (1,1,1) |
| THOMASJEFFERSON | 3rd president of the US (6,9) |
| EYADEMA | Who became the third president of Togo in a bloodless 1967 coup and remained as president until his death in 2005? (7) |
| CELAL | 3rd President of Turkey Bayar |
| ANWAR | ___ Sadat, the third President of Egypt, who was assassinated in 1981 (5) |
| SADAT | Third president of Egypt, 1970-1981, assassinated by army officers (5) |
| VALERA | Eamon de ---, Irish politician; three-times Taoiseach of Ireland and third President of Ireland (6) |
| JACOB | ___ Zuma, President of South Africa 2009-2018 (5) |
