Dickens novel (4,5)
'dickens novel' is the definition.
(Charles Dickens novel)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hard times that I've seen before include "Possibly description of our crossword" , "old book" , "work with social relevance" , "Ma dithers about title of Dickens novel in tough period" , "Stealers of things" .)
'dickens novel' is the definition.
(Charles Dickens novel)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for great expectations that I've seen before include "Novel narrated by Philip Pirrip" , "look forward to extremely?" , "Hopes very much raised" , "work?" , "Dickens novel about Pip" .)
'dickens novel' is the definition.
(Charles Dickens novel)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for little dorrit that I've seen before include "(Heroine of) Dickens novel" , "(Female) Dickens novel" , "Eponymous heroine" , "Novel by Charles Dickens" , "Novel heroine born in the Marshalsea" .)