| LESOTHO | This country is completely encircled by the Republic of South Africa. |
| UNAIDED | One encircled by the shuffling undead, receiving no help (7) |
| WASHINGTON | City encircled by the Capitol Beltway |
| INNERPLANETS | Quartet encircled by the asteroid belt |
| CABINDA | Northern exclave of Angola, bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Atlantic Ocean. (7) |
| RAND | Name the monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa (4) |
| TAAL | An official language of the Republic of South Africa. |
| AFRIKANER | A white native of the Republic of South Africa also called a Boer |
| RANDS | Monetary units of the Republic of South Africa (5) |
| CONVERSANT | Familiar building occupied by religious people all around the Republic of South Africa (10) |
| PRETORIA | Administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa (8) |
| CATARACTS | Falls in two acts in the Republic of South Africa initially (9) |
| SEOUL | Capital of the Republic of South Korea and the site of the 1988 summer Olympic Games (5) |
| SANMARINO | Small republic situated on the slopes of Mount Titano, on the Adriatic side of central Italy. This country is landlocked and surrounded by Italy. (3,6) |
| REVERSAL | Change of fortune upsets Jimmy taking in Republic of South Africa (8) |
| TRAVERSAL | Crossing Republic of South Africa, journey around (9) |
| ADEN | Capital of the former (1967-90) republic of South Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula near the entrance to the Red Sea (4) |
| INDONESIA | The Rice Harvest Festival in this country is held in honour of Dewi Sri, the deity of rice and fertility |
| MOROCCO | Easily seen from across the Strait of Gibraltar, this country is the only monarchy in northern Africa. |
| TUNISIA | Around forty percent of this country is composed of the Sahara Desert (7) |
