| MAGWITCH | Abel -, character in 1861 Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations (8) |
| MISSHAVISHAM | Spinster occupying Satis House in 1861 Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations (4,8) |
| WEMMICK | John ?, clerk of Jaggers and friend of Pip in 1861 Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations (7) |
| HAVISHAM | Miss, wealthy spinster in Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations (8) |
| ESTELLA | Character in the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations who marries Bentley Drummle (7) |
| PIP | Orphan and narrator of the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations (3) |
| PHILIP | Narrator of Dickens novel Great Expectations (6,6) |
| POSTCARD | What postal item was copyrighted by J P Charlton in 1861? (8) |
| DRUMMLE | Bentley -, character who marries Estella in 1861 novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (7) |
| FILIPINO | Nationality of Jose Rizal, born in 1861 and noted for his writing and scholarship (8) |
| FTSUMTER | Place in 1861 news, for short |
| BENTLEYDRUMMLE | Character who marries Estella in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| JOEGARGERY | Blacksmith in Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations (3,7) |
| PIRRIP | Philip, narrator of Dickens's novel Great Expectations (6) |
| ALBERT | Husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain who died in 1861 (6) |
| SILASMARNER | George Eliot's classic novel published in 1861, ...: The Weaver Of Raveloe (5,6) |
| VASSAR | Private liberal arts college in New York state founded in 1861 (6) |
| BLACKS | Camping and Outdoor retailer founded in Greenock in 1861 (6) |
| SELF | Will, author of the 1997 novel Great Apes (4) |
| ITALY | Country in southern Europe (116,350 sq miles; pop 60 million), unified in 1861 (5) |
