| KATEATKINSON | Author of the 2000 novel Emotionally Weird (4,8) |
| KATE | Author of the 2000 novel Emotionally Weird (4,8) |
| ATKINSON | Author of the 2000 novel Emotionally Weird (4,8) |
| ATWOOD | Margaret; author of the 2000 novel The Blind Assassin (6) |
| GRISHAM | John, author of the 2000 novel The Brethren (7) |
| MAXTED | Anna, author of the 2000 novel Getting Over It (6) |
| UPDIKE | John, author of the 2000 novel Gertrude And Claudius (6) |
| RINGO | John, author of the 2000 novel A Hymn Before Battle (5) |
| LASTPRECINCT | The -, 2000 novel by Patricia Cornwell (4,8) |
| OATES | Joyce Carol, author of the 2000 biographical fiction novel Blonde (5) |
| CLANCY | Tom, U.S. author who wrote the 2000 novel The Bear and the Dragon (6) |
| CATHYFREEMAN | 1998's award was won by this sprinter; she also lit the torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney |
| FOLLETT | Ken, author of the 2000 thriller Code to Zero (7) |
| RUSSELLCROWE | Star of the 2000 film Gladiator (7,5) |
| GOLDENAGE | The -, 2000 novel by Gore Vidal (6,3) |
| BRETHREN | The -, 2000 novel by John Grisham (8) |
| THREEWISEMEN | 2000 novel by Martina Devlin (5,4,3) |
| STORMBREAKER | 2000 novel by Anthony Horowitz (12) |
| STAIN | The - - - - - -, 2000 novel by Philip Roth featuring first person narrator Nathan Zuckerman (5,5) |
| MAUPIN | Armistead ___, author of 2000 novel The Night Listener (6) |
