| ALFREDJINGLE | Character in Charles Dickens's novel Pickwick Papers who tries to elope with Miss Wardle (6,6) |
| AIDEDECAMP | Misplaced idea to elope with personal assistant (4-2-4) |
| RUNOFF | Print 200 copies to elope with (3,3) |
| JOSH | Wardle, creator of the popular word game |
| JINGLE | Alfred, character who elopes with Rachael Wardle in Pickwick Papers (6) |
| HIGHLIGHTERS | First four characters from 1 across find matches for those on paper who tend to draw attention (12) |
| PUFF | Dragon friend of Jackie Paper who lived in the land of Honah Lee (4) |
| OUTCLASSED | Wrong form for a boss on paper who was overshadowed (10) |
| MARRYINHASTE | Say, Tim ran recklessly with her to elope (5,2,5) |
| PHILIPPIRRIP | Narrator of Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations (6,6) |
| NIAGARAFALLS | AVA AND"KEVIN" TRIED TO ELOPE HERE (GH, two words) |
| CHARLESDARNAY | Character in Charles Dickens's novel A Tale Of Two Cities who bears a resemblance to Sydney Carton (7,6) |
| HAVISHAM | Miss character in Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations (8) |
| WEGG | Silas, one-legged character in Charles Dickens's novel Our Mutual Friend (4) |
| GAMP | Sarah, character in Charles Dickens's novel Martin Chuzzlewit noted for her large umbrella (4) |
| NUBBLES | Kit, character in Charles Dickens's novel The Old Curiosity Shop (7) |
| SMIKE | Friend of the title character in Charles Dickens's novel Nicholas Nickleby (5) |
| GRADGRIND | Thomas, central character in Charles Dickens's novel Hard Times (9) |
| ADACLARE | Young ward of Chancery in Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House who falls in love with Richard Carstone |
| MICAWBER | Wilkins, character in Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield (8) |
