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
PANICPicture capturing a northern terror (5)
ANISE19-Across flavor
SORTA"Not exactly"
WENCH?
ADAMS___ apple (neck bump)
ABYSSChasm
ESSAYMany a David Foster Wallace piece
PUNCHHe has impact in children's entertainment
DELFTMany felt moved by such pottery
BEFITBe suitable to
AROSEOriginated
GONOW"Time for you to hit the road!"
TAPINEasy putt
CHIRPNoise from a nest
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