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Boy in "The Jungle Book" (crossword clue)

6 squares · Mini Crossword · May 23, 2026 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the Mini Crossword on Saturday, May 23, 2026 (6 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it.

Answer length: 6 squares

First letter

M _ _ _ _ _

First and last letters

M _ _ _ _ I

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MOWGLI as a word: a fictional character and the protagonist of the Mowgli stories featured among Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book stories; a fictional feral boy in some stories written by Rudyard Kipling.

MOWGLI has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.

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