| AFRICA | Setting of the 2001-02 "Survivor" |
| PARMA | Italian football club, winners of the 2001-02 Coppa Italia (5) |
| BOSNIA | Setting of the 2001 war drama "No Man's Land" |
| SPUTNIK | Subject of the 2001 book subtitled "The Shock of the Century" |
| EMO | Genre of the 2001 album The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most |
| MYA | One of the four singers of the 2001 #1 hit "Lady Marmalade" |
| COE | Jonathan, author of the 2001 novel The Rotters' Club (3) |
| WELDON | Fay, author of the 2001 novel The Bulgari Connection (6) |
| THOMASBJORN | He shot a 69 to overtake Tiger in the final round of the 2001 Dubai Desert Classic |
| MARENGHI | Garth ?, comedy character co-created and played by Matthew Holness, winner of the 2001 Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (8) |
| ANNAN | Kofi -; recipient of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize with the UN (5) |
| NAIPAUL | V.S. ___ A House for Mr Biswas author who is the recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| RADCLIFFE | Daniel, star of the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (9) |
| JAMESELLROY | Author of the 2001 novel The Cold Six Thousand (5,6) |
| ALLSTAR | Song by American band Smash Mouth, featured in the opening credits of the 2001 film Shrek (3,4) |
| VEGA | Ramon ...., 1993-2001 Switzerland, 1997-2001 Tottenham and 2001-02 Watford defender (4) |
| VAGANA | Bulldogs 2001-02 Dally M Centre of the Year, Nigel ... (6) |
| EAST | ___ Lake Golf Club (host of the 2001 US Amateur) |
| ALOHA | ___ Stadium (site of the 2001 Pro Bowl) |
| MARIS | Subject of the 2001 movie "61*" |
