| 2002 British Open winner Ernie | 30 |
| 2002 British Open winner | 24 |
| 2002 British Open champion Ernie | 32 |
| 2002 British Open champion | 26 |
| 2002 British Open champ Ernie | 29 |
| 2002 British Open champ | 23 |
| 2002 Bond film, in a first language? | 36 |
| 2002 Bond film | 14 |
| 2002 Best Supporting Actor Chris | 32 |
| 2002 Best Song Oscar nominee | 28 |
| 2002 Best Original Song Oscar winner | 36 |
| 2002 Best Original Screenplay Oscar winner for "Talk to Her" | 70 |
| 2002 Best New Artist Grammy winner Jones | 40 |
| 2002 Best Actor winner Brody | 28 |
| 2002 Best Actor Tony winner for "Fortune's Fool" | 62 |
| 2002 baseball All-Star Game result | 34 |
| 2002 Atom Egoyan movie set in Armenia | 37 |
| 2002 Atom Egoyan film | 21 |
| 2002 Anthony Hopkins film | 25 |
| 2002 animated movie | 19 |
| 2002 animated film with a 2006 sequel subtitled "The Meltdown" | 72 |
| 2002 animated film featuring the voice of Ray Romano | 52 |
| 2002 animated film | 18 |
| 2002 and 2006 Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton ___ | 51 |
| 2002 All-Star Game result | 25 |
| 2002 Alice Sebold best-seller "The Lovely __" | 55 |
| 2002 AL Rookie of the Year, Eric | 32 |
| 2002 Al Pacino flick | 20 |
| 2002 Al Pacino film | 19 |
| 2002 adaptation of a Graham Greene novel, with "The" | 62 |
| 2002 Adam Sandler title role | 28 |
| 2002 Adam Sandler role | 22 |
| 2002 act that refers to "weapons of mass destruction" | 63 |
| 2002 A.L. Rookie of the Year Hinske who struck out to end the 2008 World Series | 79 |
| 2002 A.L. Cy Young Award winner Barry | 37 |
| 2002 A.L. Cy Young Award winner | 31 |
| 2002 #3 hit for Cam'ron | 27 |
| 2002 #1 hit for rapper Ja Rule | 30 |
| 2001-2009 cabinet member Chao | 29 |
| 2001-2004 solicitor general | 27 |
| 2001-2 sitcom, or an apt title for this puzzle, with "The" | 68 |
| 2001-08 Yankees pitcher with seven Gold Gloves | 46 |
| 2001-06 secretary of transportation | 35 |
| 2001-05 Pontiac made in Mexico | 30 |
| 2001-02 sitcom starring Christina Vidal | 39 |
| 2001-02 Nickelodeon sitcom | 26 |
| 2001-'08 White House Deputy Chief of Staff whose middle name is Whitehouse | 78 |
| 2001-'07 sitcom that had a theme song sung by its star | 58 |
| 2001, to Nero | 13 |
| 2001, in Rome | 13 |
| 2001, in letters | 16 |
| 2001, in film credits | 21 |
| 2001, for one | 13 |
| 2001, e.g. | 10 |
| 2001, as hidden in five puzzle answers | 38 |
| 2001's symbol, in the Chinese calendar | 42 |
| 2001's "Planet of the Apes" and others | 52 |
| 2001's "Ocean's Eleven" or 2010's "The Karate Kid" | 82 |
| 2001's "Ocean's Eleven" and others | 52 |
| 2001 WWII miniseries | 20 |
| 2001 Worst Actor winner | 23 |
| 2001 World Series winner, on scoreboards | 40 |
| 2001 World Series winner | 24 |
| 2001 World series co-MVP | 24 |
| 2001 Winter X-Games host | 24 |
| 2001 winner of the Israel Prize | 31 |
| 2001 Wimbledon winner | 21 |
| 2001 Wimbledon champ Ivanisevic | 31 |
| 2001 Wimbledon champ | 20 |
| 2001 Will Smith title role | 26 |
| 2001 Will Smith role | 20 |
| 2001 Will Smith biopic | 22 |
| 2001 WB sitcom debut | 20 |
| 2001 U.S. Open champ Hewitt | 27 |
| 2001 Toni Braxton Christmas album | 33 |
| 2001 title role for Sean Penn | 29 |
| 2001 title role for Judi Dench and Kate Winslet | 47 |
| 2001 title role for Gyllenhaal | 30 |
| 2001 title role for Audrey Tautou | 33 |
| 2001 symbol of corporate misconduct | 35 |
| 2001 Super Bowl halftime act | 28 |
| 2001 Stanley Cup MVP | 20 |
| 2001 sports biopic | 18 |
| 2001 sports autobiography about an Olympic downhill skier | 57 |
| 2001 Spielberg sci-fi film | 26 |
| 2001 Spacey film | 16 |
| 2001 space tourist Dennis | 25 |
| 2001 Smith biopic | 17 |
| 2001 self-titled quadruple-platinum album | 41 |
| 2001 self-titled pop album | 26 |
| 2001 Sean Penn movie | 20 |
| 2001 Sean Penn film | 19 |
| 2001 Sean Penn drama | 20 |
| 2001 scandal subject | 20 |
| 2001 romantic comedy set in Paris | 33 |
| 2001 role for Will Smith | 24 |
| 2001 role for Kate Winslet and Judi Dench | 41 |
| 2001 role for Judi | 18 |
| 2001 Robert Rodriguez film | 26 |
| 2001 Robert De Niro film | 24 |