| JAMESELLROY | Author of the 2001 novel The Cold Six Thousand (5,6) |
| ELLROY | James, author of the thriller The Cold Six Thousand (6) |
| COE | Jonathan, author of the 2001 novel The Rotters' Club (3) |
| WELDON | Fay, author of the 2001 novel The Bulgari Connection (6) |
| TAXICABS | Cheers team with cold six-pack - they're handy movers (8) |
| BARTH | John, author of the 2001 novel Coming Soon !!! (5) |
| MCEWAN | Ian, author of the 2001 novel Atonement (6) |
| WELSH | Irvine, author of the 2001 novel Glue (5) |
| DENNISLEHANE | Author of the 2001 novel Mystic River that was made into a 2003 Sean Penn film: 2 wds. |
| VORPALBLADE | "The ... ...", 2001 novel by Colin Forbes (6,5) |
| FROZENPIPES | Plumbing hazard caused by the cold... (6, 5) |
| THOMASBJORN | He shot a 69 to overtake Tiger in the final round of the 2001 Dubai Desert Classic |
| SHONEVAL | Fictional Ontario town in Canadian author Jane Urquhart's 2001 novel The Stone Carvers which culminates with the sculpting of the Vimy Memorial in France |
| MCCAFFREY | Anne ?, author of 2001 novel The Skies of Pern |
| FIENNES | Ranulph ?, author of 2001 novel The Secret Hunters (7) |
| STEWARTLEE | Stand-up comedian; author of 2001 novel The Perfect Fool |
| VIM | The energy of six thousand? (3) |
| SPUTNIK | Subject of the 2001 book subtitled "The Shock of the Century" |
| FALLS | The -, 2001 novel by Ian Rankin (5) |
| FOURTHHAND | The -, 2001 novel by John Irving (6,4) |
