Richard _, the first host of gameshow Countdown (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHITELEY Richard _, the first host of gameshow Countdown (8) (8)
6% TEN First number in many countdowns (3) LA Times Daily May 17, 2026
6% EMCEE Host, as a gameshow (5) USA Today Aug 10, 2015
6% EMCEES Gameshow hosts (6)
5% POOR "-- Richard's Almanack" (4) Eugene Sheffer May 12, 2026
5% STL First U.S. city to host the Olympics (3) USA Today May 4, 2026
5% BURTON Richard of "Cleopatra" (6) Eugene Sheffer Apr 23, 2026
5% PRYOR Comic Richard (5) Thomas Joseph Apr 16, 2026
5% ULLMAN Host for the Simpsons' first show (6) Newsday Apr 3, 2026
5% ONE Final number in a countdown (3) New York Times Mini Mar 25, 2026
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