Crossword answer
AKELA
5 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 3 appearances · Last seen The Independent, March 28, 2026
Letter pattern
AKELA
Clues that lead to AKELA
Most recent firstAbout AKELA in crosswords
AKELA is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 3 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Wolf in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book” in the The Independent crossword on March 28, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
RERANShowed again on TV
HARESFast runners
TREATHandle
DONUTHole food
MAGMAHeat source for many hydrothermal vents
MEDAYLittle solo break
COINSChange
OUTROSection at the end of a song
OTTERSea critter
OGRESFairy-tale menaces (5)
AROSEEmerged
AGLOWA little light is shining
RIDERJockey
PEACEPiece to listen to in silence
Every appearance of AKELA (3)
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Mar 28, 2026
Wolf in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book · The Independent · 17 Down
Nov 8, 2025
Wolf featured in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Books · The Independent · 14 Across
Aug 15, 2024
Leader of pack seen in two lakes side by side · The Independent · 24 Across