| APES | Planet of the ----, 2001 film (4) |
| ENIGMA | What is the title of the 2001 film about the Second World War codebreakers of Bletchley Park? (6) |
| ALLSTAR | Song by American band Smash Mouth, featured in the opening credits of the 2001 film Shrek (3,4) |
| LORDFARQUAAD | Antagonist of the 2001 film Shrek (4,8) |
| RADCLIFFE | Daniel, star of the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (9) |
| ROBERTRODRIGUEZ | *Director of the 2001 film "Spy Kids," which follows the crime-fighting Cortez family |
| DEMME | Ted, director of the 2001 film Blow (5) |
| BAY | Michael, director of the 2001 film Pearl Harbor (3) |
| ENYA | Irish singer/songwriter who recorded May It Be for the 2001 film The Fellowship of the Ring (4) |
| NASH | John Forbes ___ , U.S. mathematician played by Russell Crowe in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind (4) |
| HOLE | The -, 2001 film thriller starring Thora Birch and Desmond Harrington (4) |
| TOMS | David, winner of the 2001 USPGA golf tournament (4) |
| EAST | ___ Lake Golf Club (host of the 2001 US Amateur) |
| DIDO | Singer of the 2001 hit "Thankyou" |
| DAY | Training ___ TV series based on the 2001 film of the same name about an officer infiltrating the LAPD's Special Investigation Section |
| JUDIDENCH | Actress who played the title role in the 2001 film Iris (4,5) |
| HUPPERT | Isabelle, French actress who played the title role in the 2001 film The Piano Teacher (7) |
| SPUTNIK | Subject of the 2001 book subtitled "The Shock of the Century" |
| TAUTOU | Audrey ___, actress who played the title role in the 2001 film Amelie (6) |
| CALLOW | Simon, actor who voices Ebenezer Scrooge in the 2001 film Christmas Carol: The Movie (6) |