Sports presenter who succeeded Richard Whiteley as host of Countdown in 2005 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sports presenter who succeeded Richard Whiteley as host of Countdown in 2005 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DESLYNAM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESLYNAM Sports presenter who succeeded Richard Whiteley as host of Countdown in 2005 (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 17, 2017
5% HEWER Nick ____, former Countdown host (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 15, 2025
5% RICHARD Original Countdown host, ___ Whiteley (7) (7)
4% HERE "Present!" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
4% EMCEE Host (5) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
4% HOCKEY Sport clubs mock hosts (6) The Times Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
4% ART Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!" (3) New York Times Nov 3, 2025
4% JAWBONE Instrument succeeded by the vibraslap (7) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
4% OMNI Present opening? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
4% NOWHERE Presently present, or completely absent? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 28, 2025

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