| 100% | SEVENTIES | 9 | Decade of platform shoes and disco |
| 44% | GLAM | 4 | Rock subgenre with platform shoes and glitter |
| 44% | SIXTIES | 7 | Decade of counterculture and Woodstock |
| 39% | GLAM | 4 | 1970s rock style with platform shoes, makeup and glitter |
| 39% | EIGHTIES | 8 | The decade of big hair, the walkman and MTV |
| 39% | SIXTIES | 7 | The decade of Beatlemania, go-go boots and afros |
| 39% | WEDGESNEAKERS | 13 | Hybrids of athletic shoes and high heels |
| 39% | NINETIES | 8 | The decade of dial-up, Seinfeld and a cloned sheep |
| 39% | SEVENTIES | 9 | Decade that saw the rise of disco music |
| 38% | STILETTO | 8 | High-heeled shoe and the name of a slim knife |
| 37% | AVIA | 4 | American brand of hiking and running shoes |
| 37% | ALDO | 4 | Brand of shoes and handbags |
| 37% | EEES | 4 | Some shoes ... and a feature of this puzzle's theme |
| 37% | ECCO | 4 | Brand of shoes and leather goods |
| 36% | ENSEMBLES | 9 | Thoughtfully coördinated combinations of clothing, shoes, and accessories |
| 36% | BOWLING | 7 | Game of balls, pins and used shoes |
| 35% | WAIST | 5 | Part of a shoe between heel and sole |
| 35% | STRAPS | 6 | Features of some dresses and shoes |
| 34% | NIKE | 4 | Maker of Air Max and Air Jordan shoes |
| 33% | SOLE | 4 | Heavy part of a platform shoe |
| 33% | WATSON | 6 | Winifred —, author of novels Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and Odd Shoes |
| 33% | 60S | 3 | Decade that spawned the slogan found at the starts of 19-, 31-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 32% | SUEDE | 5 | "Blue ___ Shoes" (1956 song that was one of the first rock and roll records) |
| 32% | FOOTGEAR | 8 | Shoes and boots |
| 32% | FOOTWEAR | 8 | Shoes and socks |
| 32% | CLOWNCARTON | 11 | Box full of red noses and huge shoes? |
| 32% | XXXXXXXXXXXX | 12 | Moves in the shape of A's, O's and U's at a disco? |
| 32% | ROARINGTWENTIES | 15 | Decade of the Charleston |
| 32% | PAIRS | 5 | Shoes and socks, typically |
| 31% | BEEGEES | 7 | "Stayin' Alive" disco trio of Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, with "The" (2 wds.) |