Took the helm
The crossword clue "Took the helm" is answered by STEERED, a 7-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STEERED
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEERED answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PILOTED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEERED
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEERED, most used first.
- Took the wheel - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Guided - used 20 times, most recently in 2022
- Directed - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Manned the helm - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- On the line - ATSTAKE, used 61 times
- On the way - ENROUTE, used 59 times
- On the loose - ATLARGE, used 48 times
- To the extent that - ASFARAS, used 40 times
- Getty of "The Golden Girls" - ESTELLE, used 28 times
- "The Waste Land" poet - TSELIOT, used 27 times
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