| RHEE | Syngman ___, first South Korean president |
| THERON | Charlize _, first South African to win an acting Oscar (6) |
| AMLA | Hashim ___, first South African cricketer to score a triple century in a Test match (2012) |
| KIM | South Korean president, who said that Korean unity could be decades away |
| ROH | Former South Korean president -- Tae Woo |
| DAE | Kim -- Jung (South Korean president since 1997) |
| HEE | Park Chung ___ (South Korean president assassinated in 1979) |
| HWAN | South Korean president Chun Doo ___ |
| KIMDAEJUNG | South Korean president, 1998-2003 |
| TAE | Roh ___ Woo, former South Korean president |
| LEE | South Korean president ___ Jae Myung |
| CHEERIO | Ernesto at his first South American city - farewell! (7) |
| RIO | First South American city to host the Olympics |
| SOUTHKOREA | Syngman Rhee was its first president (5,5) |
| JUDAS | Personifies the kiss of death as paramilitaries follow James the First south (5) |
| KALLIS | First South African batsman to pass 10,000 Test runs (6) |
| SMALL | James ....., first South African to be sent off in a rugby union international (5) |
| ARSHAD | First South Asian to breach the 90-m mark in men's javelin. (6) |
| WHYALLA | In which city was Barrie Robran born, the first South Australian to be granted Legend status in the Australian Football Hall of Fame? (7) |
| MULDER | Who became the first South African to score a triple hundred in Tests recently? (6) |
