| RALPH | Uncle of Dicken's Nicholas (5,8) |
| NICKLEBY | Uncle of Dicken's Nicholas (5,8) |
| SMIKE | Character from Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby (5) |
| MADAMEDEFARGE | '[S]trong and fearless' antagonist of Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, killed by Miss Pross (6,7) |
| SKETCHESBYBOZ | Collection of Dickens' short pieces (8,2,3) |
| SCROOGEMCDUCK | Great-uncle of Huey, Dewey, and Louie |
| DANSTEVENS | Portrayer of Charles Dickens in "The Man Who Invented Christmas" who's a big fan of Dickens novels in real life: 2 wds. |
| PHIZ | Pen name of Hablot Browne, illustrator of Dickens novels |
| HOWARD | Name of several Dukes of Norfolk, including the third, who was an uncle of two wives of King Henry VIII (6,6) |
| THOMAS | Name of several Dukes of Norfolk, including the third, who was an uncle of two wives of King Henry VIII (6,6) |
| TWIST | An unexpected turn of events in the tale of Dickens' boy (5) |
| DAYS | Periods of revolution a year in the case of Dickens |
| MUTUAL | Common friend of Dickens |
| LITTLE | (Heroine of) Dickens novel (6,6) |
| PIP | Who is the hero of Dickens" Great Expectations? (3) |
| PHILIP | Narrator of Dickens novel Great Expectations (6,6) |
| MADDEN | Academic study covering the origin of Dickens' anger (6) |
| HARDTIMES | Firm multiplied by showing work of Dickens |
| PODSNAP | Literary philistine on reflection criticises start of Dickens work |
| DROOD | Edwin -, hero of Dickens' unfinished novel |
