| ITWAS | Opening words of Dickens' "Two Cities". Saw it edited! (2,3) |
| ATALEOF | 'It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done,' said Sidney Carton in Dickens' ... Two Cities (1,4,2) |
| ATALE | _ ___ of Two Cities novel by Charles Dickens (2 words) word craze |
| EMENDATOR | Editor: "Not remade, edited!" |
| OLIVERTWIST | Orphan title character created by Charles Dickens: 2 wds. |
| CREDO | From the opening words of the Apostles' statement of Christian principles, "I believe", a term for a canon, doctrine or other set of beliefs (5) |
| TRYTO | Opening words of the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out" |
| ADANO | "Invasion had come to the town of ___" (opening words of a 1944 novel) |
| OKING | Approving of the opening words of Ode to Charles? (5) |
| PLUMP | "Stately, ___ Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead..." are the opening words of James Joyce's Ulysses .(5) |
| APRIL | Opening word of Eliot's 'The Waste Land' |
| TRUST | Opening word of "Jabberwocky" |
| TWIST | An unexpected turn of events in the tale of Dickens' boy (5) |
| TIMES | A reading from the bibliography of Dickens which hardly complements the season that's in it? (4,5) |
| BLEAK | House of Dickens that's cold and unsheltered (5) |
| GONZO | Portrayer of Dickens in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" |
| KNELL | Mournful chime of Dickens' orphan girl, we hear (5) |
| FAGIN | Alec Guinness played this villain in the 1948 film of Dickens classic Oliver Twist |
| DROOD | Edwin -, hero of Dickens' unfinished novel |
| NOVEL | Hitherto unknown work of Dickens? |
