| GRUEL | What Oliver Twist requsted more of |
| MORE | What Oliver Twist requested |
| SECONDHELPING | What Oliver Twist wanted (6,7) |
| NOMORE | Dead opposite of what Oliver wanted |
| SECONDS | Is supportive of what Oliver requested (7) |
| MEANTIME | Sounds like what Oliver experienced when he asked for more in interval? (8) |
| FORMORE | What Oliver did to some of darker cast (5,3,4) |
| ASKED | What Oliver did to some of darker cast (5,3,4) |
| MOREOVER | Besides, it's what Oliver asked for to get around backing father (8) |
| BLACKLEG | What Oliver will do over shortfall from novice, who won't go out with the rest (8) |
| ITERATION | One short meal allocation - and what Oliver would have liked! (9) |
| MORETHANWELCOME | What Oliver asked for to acknowledge gratitude briefly is appreciated? Saying that, it was no trouble really! (4,4,7) |
| MOONER | Not quite what Oliver asked for, hugging a certain listless person |
| ARTFULDODGER | Unscrupulous leader of of child criminals in "Oliver Twist" |
| FAGIN | Leader of den of pickpockets in 'Oliver Twist' (5) |
| TORSION | Intro's changed round opening of Oliver Twist (7) |
| SIR | "Please, ___, I want some more", Oliver Twist. (3) |
| DICKENS | Writer of classics such as Oliver Twist, Charles _ (7) |
| DICKENSIAN | Like the author of Oliver Twist |
| CHILDLABOUR | One theme of Oliver Twist or a minor work |
