Possible Clues:

• 3 friend of Dickens
• Common substitute for umlaut
• The ultimatum Tim rejected had been composed by both
• What the dickens is that friend of ours?
• Common feature of fall (autumn) westwards
• Dickens' novel 'Our ...... Friend'.
• Financial institution owned by its customers
• Felt by each towards the other, like friendship
• Type of funds
• Reciprocal turn of the stomach at first