| NUBBLES | Kit, character in Charles Dickens's novel The Old Curiosity Shop (7) |
| LITTLENELL | Name by which the heroine of Charles Dickens's novel The Old Curiosity Shop is known |
| OPIUMDEN | Type of establishment in which Charles Dickens's novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood opens |
| SQUEERS | Wackford, character in Charles Dickens's novel Nicholas Nickleby (7) |
| WEMMICK | Clerk to Mr Jaggers in Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations (7) |
| SCROOGE | Ebenezer, miser in Charles Dickens's novel A Christmas Carol (7) |
| QUILP | Daniel, character in the Charles Dickens novel The Old Curiosity Shop (5) |
| SMIKE | Friend of the title character in Charles Dickens's novel Nicholas Nickleby (5) |
| NELL | Little ____, principal character in Charles Dickens' novel The Old Curiosity Shop (4) |
| CHARLESDARNAY | Character in Charles Dickens's novel A Tale Of Two Cities who bears a resemblance to Sydney Carton (7,6) |
| MICAWBER | Wilkins, character in Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield (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) |
| HAVISHAM | Miss character in Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations (8) |
| GRADGRIND | Thomas, central character in Charles Dickens's novel Hard Times (9) |
| KIT | Friend of Nell Trent in 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (3,7) |
| DANIEL | Villainous usurer in 1841 Charles Dickens novel The Old Curiosity Shop (6,5) |
| KITNUBBLES | Friend of Nell Trent in 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens |
| ALFREDJINGLE | Character in Charles Dickens's novel Pickwick Papers who tries to elope with Miss Wardle (6,6) |
| TENANCY | Take disheartened woman in Dickens's novel, given temporary possession of property |
