| 20 answers for: Often the first words heard after Countdown (6,4,1... |
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| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| FORGOTANDNEVER | Often the first words heard after Countdown (6,4,12,2,6,3,5,7,2,4) |
| ACQUAINTANCEBE | Often the first words heard after Countdown (6,4,12,2,6,3,5,7,2,4) |
| BROUGHT | Often the first words heard after Countdown (6,4,12,2,6,3,5,7,2,4) |
| TOMIND | Often the first words heard after Countdown (6,4,12,2,6,3,5,7,2,4) |
| AULD | Often the first words heard after Countdown (6,4,12,2,6,3,5,7,2,4) |
| SHOULD | Often the first words heard after Countdown (6,4,12,2,6,3,5,7,2,4) |
| BIGBEN | We'll hear it after Countdown in a few days' time! |
| WHEREWASI | Words heard after losing the thread |
| IMHOME | Words heard after the closing of a door |
| SNOWDROP | Woodland, parkland and garden flower, often the first sign of life after the winter and thus a harbinger of spring (8) |
| CANARY | Until the practice officially ended in 1986, this bird was often the first in the coal mine (or lemon-adjacent shade) |
| PUTITON | Words heard after opening a gift, maybe |
| HELLO | Often the first thing out of characters' mouths in The Inferno is to do with love (5) |
| EMTS | They're often the first to respond |
| RECORDER | What wind instrument is often the first played by children? (8) |
| MAT | It's often the first to welcome you |
| ONEPIN | It's often the first to be knocked over |
| PAINTPRIMER | It's often the first coat |
| PAWN | Chess piece that's often the first to be played |
| JAPANESE | Language that gave us the words heard phonetically in the answers to the starred clues |
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