| JEFFSTELLING | Des O'Connor's predecessor as Countdown host (4,8) |
| TOO | ... unnecessarily, as Countdown is finally going |
| TIMERS | Devices such as countdowns, hourglasses and stopwatches (6) |
| NONETHEWISER | Score for nine is accepted by Countdown host: UNWITTING |
| REMEMBERINGS | What is the name of Sinead O'Connor's recently-published memoirs? (12) |
| TAKE | Old TV game show presented by Des O'Connor, ---- Your Pick (4) |
| DOSED | Brought little Des O'Donnell back and gave some medicine (5) |
| MELANIE | Born in Ashton-under- Lyne, actress, radio presenter and model, who co-hosted Today with Des O'Connor (7,5) |
| SYKES | Born in Ashton-under- Lyne, actress, radio presenter and model, who co-hosted Today with Des O'Connor (7,5) |
| IPRETEND | Song that gave Des O'Connor a number-one hit in the UK in July 1968 |
| LYNAM | Des -, second Countdown host |
| MURRAY | Colin, TV and radio presenter confirmed in 2023 as main Countdown host (6) |
| KASEM | Radio countdown host Casey |
| MELDRUM | Countdown host, Molly ... (7) |
| DES | Former Countdown host, - Lynam (3) |
| CARR | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown host, Jimmy _ (4) |
| HEWER | See picture clue: Countdown host, Nick (5) |
| ANNE | Countdown host, _ Robinson (4) |
| NICK | ___ Hewer, Countdown host (4) |
| RILEY | Rachel - - -, Countdown host, pictured above (5) |
