1. * The cowardly and horrific terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11th, 2001 made him Wanted: Dead or Alive
6. * His leadership following the tragedy of 9/11 earned him the title of "America's Mayor"
10. * "Alias" (Show that made its TV debut in 2001 on which the main character is a ___ mole)
13. * In the year 2001, Valerie Harper was a front-runner to be President of the Screen Actors Guild. Question: What show did she star on in the Seventies?
14. rewollof rehtaeW
15. Bristlelike appendages
17. Atomic #18
18. Pants, without the "acks"
19. It's a number
20. Back's opposite, minus the "F"
21. Mr. DiCaprio, to pals
23. * Taunted in a Trivia Game: "___ you don't know the answer!"
25. Majors or Marvin
27. Mr. Cummings
28. Unit of electromotive force, for short
29. ytiC lardehtaC
30. Scandinavian rug
33. Not wild (bkwds.)
35. * In 2001, people realized this acronym was synonymous with heroism
38. Tic Toe connecter
40. * Jonathan Franzen made headlines in 2001 when he expressed concerns of having a "corporate logo" appear on his book's jacket as a result of his novel ("The Corrections") being chosen by ___ Winfrey as the 43rd selection for her Book Club
42. * Red, White and ___. (See #35D for a Related Clue)
43. Comedy, without the "F"
44. Triton
45. * To ultimately achieve it, American troops were sent to Afghanistan to hunt #1A and stomp out the Taliban to prevent the al Qaeda network from plotting more acts of terror
46. * Madonna's video (directed by her husband, Guy Ritchie) which was banned from MTV in 2001: "What It Feels Like for a ___"
47. srehtoY .sM
48. Anger
49. * Gunther ___-Williams (Circus Animal Trainer who passed away in 2001)
50. Explosive letters
51. * "___ roll!" [What was reportedly said by Todd Beamer, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93, in order to rally other passengers to overpower the terrorists who hijacked the plane (which would crash into a rural area of Pennsylvania, about 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh) on September 11th, 2001]
52. Functions (bkwds.)
53. Country Show, with Haw
55. Sudden Shout!
56. Kiri Kanawa connecter
58. Word that introduces an alternative
60. Metric Measurements, minily
62. Jethro Bodine portrayer on "The Beverly Hillbillies" (TV): Max ___ Jr.
63. Female sheep
65. * Ms. Taylor (Model who spent the second part of the year recovering from serious internal injuries sustained in a car accident in the first part of 2001)
67. District, briefly
69. Initials of a famous Canadian concert pianist
71. It goes with Art
72. Butterfingers' exclamation ...but it's backwards?
73. * setatS detinU eht rof resivdA ytiruceS lanoitaN eht emaceb ehs ,1002 nI: ___ azzeelodnoC
74. Habituate to tough times (var. sp.)
76. By ...but backwards?
77. * Mr. Ramone (Legendary rocker who passed away in 2001)
78. * In 2001, Dennis Tito (a Santa Monica investment banker and former engineer at NASA) shelled out about $20 million in order to spend six days on it: The International ___ Station