| GRADGRIND | Thomas, central character in Charles Dickens's novel Hard Times (9) |
| CARTON | Sydney, central character in Charles Dickens' novel A Tale Of Two Cities (6) |
| RUDGE | Central character in Charles Dickens' first historical novel (5) |
| JOSIAHBOUNDERBY | Business associate of Thomas Gradgrind in Charles Dickens's novel Hard Times (6,9) |
| SLEARY | Circus proprietor in Charles Dickens's novel Hard Times (6) |
| ORPHANAGE | Type of institution in which Oliver Twist is raised in Charles Dickens's novel (9) |
| BILLSIKES | Violent character in Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist (4,5) |
| URIAHHEEP | Character in Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield' (5,4) |
| MICAWBER | Wilkins, character in Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield (8) |
| SQUEERS | Wackford, character in Charles Dickens's novel Nicholas Nickleby (7) |
| WEGG | Silas, one-legged character in Charles Dickens's novel Our Mutual Friend (4) |
| NUBBLES | Kit, character in Charles Dickens's novel The Old Curiosity Shop (7) |
| HAVISHAM | Miss character in Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations (8) |
| SMIKE | Friend of the title character in Charles Dickens's novel Nicholas Nickleby (5) |
| GAMP | Sarah, character in Charles Dickens's novel Martin Chuzzlewit noted for her large umbrella (4) |
| ALFREDJINGLE | Character in Charles Dickens's novel Pickwick Papers who tries to elope with Miss Wardle (6,6) |
| CHARLESDARNAY | Character in Charles Dickens's novel A Tale Of Two Cities who bears a resemblance to Sydney Carton (7,6) |
| SETH | Sanctimonious architect in Charles Dickens's novel Martin Chuzzlewit (4,9) |
| COKETOWN | Fictional mill town in which 1854 Charles Dickens novel Hard Times is set (8) |
| ADACLARE | Young ward of Chancery in Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House who falls in love with Richard Carstone |
