| MOWGLI | Invented by Rudyard Kipling, which boy was raised by wolves in the forests of India? (6) |
| TOMSAWYER | Titular hero of novel, boy was raised by the old river |
| LIONS | Known as the "kings of the jungle", animals living in prides in savannas, grasslands and forests of India and Africa, and the Longleat estate in Wilshire (5) |
| WHITE | The ___ Seal 1893 short story by Rudyard Kipling which is about a rare seal's journey |
| GUNGADIN | 1892 poem by Rudyard Kipling which starts: "You may talk 0' gin and beer, when you're quartered safe out 'ere" (5,3) |
| JUNGLE | Law of the -; derived from the laws and life codes of the wolves in the stories by Rudyard Kipling, an expression meaning "survival of the fittest" (6) |
| CHIRON | In Jason's youth, he was educated by a wise centaur in the forests of Mount Pelion. Who is this? |
| TYGER | 1794: 'In the forests of the night' creature in English poet William Blake's famous poem |
| TIGER | This animal is in a poem, burning bright in the forests of the night |
| TARZAN | Feral child raised by great apes in the forests of Angola (6) |
| RYANHALL | Leeds Rhinos wing who scored the last of their four tries against Warrington Wolves in the 2012 Super League Grand Final (4,4) |
| UPSET | "I was down on a frown when the messenger brought me a letter / I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I ___ her..." - Neil Young, "Mr. Soul" |
| BUSHDOG | Also called the savannah dog, this small, stocky canine is found in the forests and savannas of Central and South America. It's a rare species, considered near threatened by the IUCN. |
| ROUSSEAU | A leader of the Barbizon school noted for paintings depicting the changing light and shadow in the forest of Fontainebleau such as Under the Birches, Evening (8) |
| GORILLA | Largest living primate, found in the forests of central Africa (7) |
| ORANGUTAN | Ape found in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo (5-4) |
| MOUNTAINGORILLA | A powerfully built great ape found in the forests of central Africa (8,7) |
| ORANGUTANS | Apes with reddish brown hair who live in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo (10) |
| ELF | In which Will Ferrell was raised by Santa's little helpers (3) |
| INDIANROPETRICK | In which boy on the climb has no means of support (6,4-5) |
