| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MALTESECAT | Kipling short story, with "The" |
| ELEPHANTSCHILD | Kipling story (with "The"). |
| JUNGLEBOOK | Kipling story collection, with "The" |
| DEAD | Joyce short story, with "The" |
| ICEPALACE | F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, with "The" |
| ZAX | Dr. Seuss short story about stubbornness, with "The" |
| SAKI | Author who famously ended a short story with the line "Romance at short notice was her specialty" |
| TAVI | "Rikki-Tikki-..." (Kipling short story) |
