| 100% | BALOO | 5 | Character from "The Jungle Book" who teaches Mowgli the Law of the Jungle |
| 62% | BALOO | 5 | He taught Mowgli the law of the jungle |
| 45% | MOWGLI | 6 | Main character of The Jungle Book, Disney film |
| 43% | MOWGLI | 6 | Rudyard Kipling's protagonist from "The Jungle Book" who gets lost in the jungle as a baby |
| 43% | KAA | 3 | I am the 100-year-old serpent and Mowgli's friend from "The Jungle Book" |
| 42% | SHARONMARSH | 11 | Central character from "South Park," who is the mother of Stan Marsh: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MARY | 4 | ___, Dickon, and Colin, characters from the book "The Secret Garden" who had a memorable friendship |
| 42% | MABEL | 5 | ___ Pines, character from the TV series "Gravity Falls" who wears a variety of colorful sweaters |
| 42% | SHERE | 5 | ___ Khan, main antagonist in "The Jungle Book" who is feared by the inhabitants of the jungle |
| 41% | BALOO | 5 | “The Jungle Book” character who sings “The Bare Necessities” |
| 41% | KAA | 3 | "The Jungle Book" snake who mentors Mowgli |
| 41% | YODA | 4 | Movie character who is of the same species as Grogu from "The Mandalorian" |
| 41% | ANDREA | 6 | ___ Bocelli, Italian tenor who has a law degree from the University of Pisa |
| 41% | KAA | 3 | Rescuer of Mowgli in "The Jungle Book" |
| 40% | KINGLOUIE | 9 | Orangutan from The Jungle Book |
| 40% | SHEREKHAN | 9 | Idris Elba's character in the 2016 adaptation of "The Jungle Book" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ANUBIS | 6 | Jackal-headed Marvel Comics character who is the god of death from Egyptian mythology |
| 40% | FRONTIERJUSTICE | 15 | Law of the jungle, in the Old West |
| 40% | GERARD | 6 | With 32-Across, "300" actor who earned a law degree from the University of Glasgow |
| 40% | RACCOON | 7 | Rocket ___, character from "Guardians of the Galaxy" who has consecutive double letters in his name |
| 39% | MULAN | 5 | Fa ___, character from the Disney Princess franchise who joins an army under the guise of a man in the film based on a Chinese Legend |
| 39% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | Actor from "Forrest Gump", who plays the wife of the character played by 18-Across in "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 39% | MACBETH | 7 | Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the country of Scotland |
| 39% | HAMLET | 6 | Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the country of Denmark |
| 39% | BUTTERSSTOTCH | 13 | Character from "South Park," who is 43-Across's friend and is the sweet guy of the bunch: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 38% | KEPLER | 6 | German who worked on the laws of planetary motion |
| 38% | JOULE | 5 | Physicist James who contributed to the laws of thermodynamics |
| 38% | ALICE | 5 | Children's character who asks herself "And what is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?" |
| 38% | GHOSTFACE | 9 | Character from the Scream series of films |