| 100% | MOWGLI | 6 | The boy in The Jungle Book who is raised by wolves |
| 67% | MOWGLI | 6 | Boy raised by wolves in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 65% | MOWGLI | 6 | Boy raised by wolves in 1894 story collection The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 59% | SHERE | 5 | ___ Khan, main antagonist in "The Jungle Book" who is feared by the inhabitants of the jungle |
| 55% | WOLF | 4 | Mowgli is raised by one in "The Jungle Book" |
| 53% | AKELA | 5 | Chief wolf in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 51% | MOWGLI | 6 | Character raised by wolves in the Indian jungle |
| 51% | MOWGLI | 6 | The boy in The Jungle Book |
| 49% | EVE | 3 | Woman who was tempted by a serpent in the Book of Genesis |
| 49% | AKELA | 5 | Wolf voiced by Giancarlo Esposito in "The Jungle Book" |
| 48% | NEELSETHI | 9 | Newcomer who played Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, in 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MOWGLI | 6 | Kipling character who was raised by wolves |
| 46% | AKELA | 5 | Wolf pack leader in the Jungle Book |
| 46% | AKELA | 5 | Wolf voiced by Giancarlo Esposito in 2016's "The Jungle Book" |
| 45% | KAA | 3 | Python who is a secondary antagonist with Shere Khan in the Disney animated film "The Jungle Book" |
| 45% | MOWGLI | 6 | Disney's "The Jungle Book" protagonist, who is an Indian boy |
| 45% | SHEREKHAN | 9 | Tiger voiced by Idris Elba in The Jungle Book |
| 45% | BALOO | 5 | Brown bear in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| 44% | ALEX | 4 | ___ Cross, fictional former FBI agent and psychologist created by James Patterson who is the protagonist in many of his books |
| 43% | TARZAN | 6 | Fictional character raised in the jungle by apes |
| 42% | AKELA | 5 | Wolf in "The Jungle Book" |
| 42% | WALTLONGMIRE | 12 | Sheriff of the fictional county of Absaroka, Wyoming, who is featured in 20 books by 40-Across and a 2012-2017 television series (2 wds.) |
| 42% | KAA | 3 | Snake voiced by Scarlett in 2016's The Jungle Book |
| 42% | HAGAR | 5 | Egyptian maid of Sarah in the Old Testament who was mother of Ishmael by Abraham |
| 42% | WET | 3 | The ___ Bandits, villains in "Home Alone" who are played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern |
| 42% | LER | 3 | Dr. Seuss' Once-___, who was confronted by the Lorax in 1971 |
| 42% | ETTA | 4 | James who was played by Beyoncé in the biopic "Cadillac Records" |
| 42% | JUNGLE | 6 | The __ Book, story about a boy raised by animals |
| 41% | AKELA | 5 | Wolf-pack leader in "The Jungle Book" |
| 41% | AKELA | 5 | Wolf in “The Jungle Book” |