These answers tied to “Took charge of” aren’t hypothetical—they come from crossword completions where solvers encountered the same clue wording. Each entry shown here proved to be correct.
Likely Answers:
- LED
- RAN
- HELMED
- STEERED
Synonyms and Definitions
LED
- Synonyms: chair, conduce, conduct, contribute, direct, extend, go, guide, head, lead, leave, light-emitting diode, moderate, pass, precede, result, run, take, top
RAN
- Synonyms: be given, black market, bleed, break away, bunk, campaign, carry, consort, course, die hard, draw, endure, escape, execute, feed, flow, fly the coop, function, head for the hills, hightail it, hunt, hunt down, incline, ladder, lam, lean, melt, melt down, move, operate, persist, play, ply, prevail, race, range, run away, run for, scarper, scat, take to the woods, tend, track down, turn tail, unravel, work
HELMED
- Synonyms: helm
STEERED
- Synonyms: channelise, channelize, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer