The original host of Countdown, Richard _ (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHITELEY The original host of Countdown, Richard _ (8) (8)
8% DESOCONNOR Entertainer who hosted Countdown in the 2000s (10) The Times Specialist Dec 15, 2025
7% ONE End of a countdown (3) LA Times Daily Dec 24, 2025
7% CAROL Vorderman of Countdown * (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
7% RICHARDWHITELEY Original host of Countdown (7,8) (15)
6% GERE Richard of "Chicago" (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 13, 2026
6% SEGA Saturn's origin? (4) The Washington Post Mini Jan 8, 2026
6% THROWAPARTY Act as host (11) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
6% MCS Hosts, for short (3) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
6% NEWYEARSEVEKISS Celebratory smooch that often follows a countdown (15) USA Today Jan 1, 2026
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