Original Countdown host, ___ Whiteley (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RICHARD Original Countdown host, ___ Whiteley (7) (7)
7% RICHARDWHITELEY Avuncular broadcaster who was the original host of the game show Countdown (15) The Times Specialist Jan 19, 2026
6% DESOCONNOR Entertainer who hosted Countdown in the 2000s (10) The Times Specialist Dec 15, 2025
5% NEE Originally called (3) Thomas Joseph Feb 19, 2026
5% UNCUT Of the original length (5) The Times Concise Feb 16, 2026
5% FROM Originating in (4) The Washington Post Mini Feb 4, 2026
5% TIMER Oven's countdown device (5) Newsday Feb 3, 2026
5% MCED Hosted, for short (4) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
5% TMINUSZERO End of a NASA countdown (10) New York Times Jan 30, 2026
5% ACORN An oak, originally (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 24, 2026
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