| DEMME | Ted, director of the 2001 film Blow (5) |
| ANTONIONI | Michelangelo ---------, Italian director of 1966 film Blow-up (9) |
| DAVIDHEMMINGS | Actor whose roles include Thomas in the 1966 film Blow-Up (5,8) |
| RADCLIFFE | Daniel, star of the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (9) |
| 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) |
| APES | Planet of the ----, 2001 film (4) |
| ANNAN | Kofi -; recipient of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize with the UN (5) |
| BARTH | John, author of the 2001 novel Coming Soon !!! (5) |
| BURNS | Richard ....., winner of the 2001 World Rally Championship (5) |
| CAREY | Peter, winner of the 2001 Booker Prize (5) |
| WELSH | Irvine, author of the 2001 novel Glue (5) |
| PARMA | Italian football club, winners of the 2001-02 Coppa Italia (5) |
| GNOME | Audrey Tautou's whimsical character in the 2001 film Amelie sends postcards to her father from this globe-trotting garden ornament |
| UNTIL | Song from the 2001 film Kate & Leopold, written and sung by Sting, that won a Golden Globe |
| DOKIC | Jelena, winner of the 2001 Italian Open women's singles tennis title (5) |
| ALOHA | ___ Stadium (site of the 2001 Pro Bowl) |
| MARIS | Subject of the 2001 movie "61*" |
| DAY | Training ___ TV series based on the 2001 film of the same name about an officer infiltrating the LAPD's Special Investigation Section |
| ENYA | Irish singer/songwriter who recorded May It Be for the 2001 film The Fellowship of the Ring (4) |