| 100% | AKELA | 5 | Common name for a Cub Scout leader originated by Rudyard Kipling in "The Jungle Book" from a Hindi word meaning "alone" |
| 48% | AKELA | 5 | Cub Scout leader named for a wolf in "The Jungle Book" |
| 43% | AKELA | 5 | Cub Scout leader named after a character in "The Jungle Book" |
| 34% | MOWGLI | 6 | Rudyard Kipling's protagonist from "The Jungle Book" who gets lost in the jungle as a baby |
| 34% | MOWGLI | 6 | Orphan created by Rudyard Kipling in "The Jungle Book" |
| 34% | AKELA | 5 | Chief wolf in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 34% | BALOO | 5 | Brown bear in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 33% | MOWGLI | 6 | Boy raised by wolves in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 31% | MOWGLI | 6 | Boy raised by wolves in 1894 story collection The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 30% | KAA | 3 | Python in Rudyard Kipling novel The Jungle Book |
| 30% | UTOPIA | 6 | Word coined by Thomas More in an eponymous book that's now also the word for a perfect imaginary society |
| 29% | WALKER | 6 | Most common name for a zombie in the Walking Dead |
| 29% | NOEL | 4 | (2/3) Pere ___ is the name he goes by in France, which is also a word for a carol |
| 28% | TANNOY | 6 | Colloquial term for a public address system taken from the name of a firm set up by Guy Fountain in 1926 |
| 28% | COYOTE | 6 | Canine animal represented in "Looney Tunes" by the character Wile E., with a name originating from Nahuatl |
| 28% | OLATHE | 6 | Fourth largest city in Kansas, US, whose name derives from a Shawnee word meaning beautiful |
| 27% | BBALL | 5 | A casual name for the sport played by teams in 16a: Hyph. |
| 27% | HATHI | 5 | Elephant in 1894 Rudyard Kipling story collection The Jungle Book |
| 27% | RAS | 3 | Arabic for a "head" ; Common word in Arabic place names |
| 26% | KAA | 3 | Python in 1894 Rudyard Kipling short story collection The Jungle Book |
| 26% | BALOO | 5 | Brown bear in 1894 Rudyard Kipling short story collection The Jungle Book |
| 26% | BAGHEERA | 8 | Black panther in 1894 Rudyard Kipling short story collection The Jungle Book |
| 26% | DEAL | 4 | Word that appears twice in the name of a game show hosted by Howie Mandel |
| 26% | SHEREKHAN | 9 | Tiger voiced by Idris Elba in The Jungle Book |
| 26% | ESTRAGON | 8 | Major character in Samuel Beckett's stage play Waiting for Godot; the French name for a common herb |
| 26% | BOOK | 4 | Common library item, with a name originating from the Proto-Germanic language |
| 25% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |
| 25% | AKELA | 5 | Wolf pack leader in the Jungle Book |
| 25% | MANCUB | 6 | Nickname for Mowgli in The Jungle Book |