Take the helm
The crossword clue "Take the helm" is answered by STEER, a 5-letter entry. Used 78 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
STEER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEER answer page.
Used 78 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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- Take the wheel - used 188 times, most recently in 2026
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