| DAE | Kim ___-jung, recipient of the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize |
| LEE | ___ Jung-jae, Emmy-winning star of "Squid Game" |
| CARL | _ Jung, psychiatrist whose innovations included archetypes and the collective unconscious (4) |
| MYA | Singer of the 2000 hit "Case of the Ex" |
| OLLY | One of the mascots of the 2000 summer Olympics in Sydney |
| STANTON | Pitcher Mike who got the win in the first and last games of the 2000 World Series |
| CATHYFREEMAN | 1998's award was won by this sprinter; she also lit the torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney |
| METTHEIRMATCH | The losers of the 2000 World Series had obviously . . . |
| ESTEEM | Mark Of ......, winner of the 2000 Guineas in 1996 (6) |
| DATA | Jeremy ...., trainer of Known Fact, winner of the 2000 Guineas in 1980 (4) |
| TREE | Jeremy ...., trainer of Known Fact, winner of the 2000 Guineas in 1980 (4) |
| BREW | Concoct the winner of the 2000 Melbourne cup |
| ATWOOD | Margaret; author of the 2000 novel The Blind Assassin (6) |
| CHADS | Cardboard flaps at the heart of the 2000 US presidential election (5) |
| JINX | Mr -, feline star of the 2000 film Meet the Parents (4) |
| GRISHAM | John, author of the 2000 novel The Brethren (7) |
| SIMONSCHAMA | Writer and presenter of the 2000-02 BBC TV series A History of Britain |
| SAMUELLJACKSON | Star of the 2000 remake of Shaft (6,1,7) |
| NADER | Winner of 2.7% of the 2000 presidential vote |
| YVONNE | Australian opera singer who sang at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Olympics, ... Kenny |
