| 100% | WELT | 4 | Rim of leather sewn on the shoe as a reinforcement |
| 41% | COGS | 4 | Teeth on the rim of a gearwheel |
| 41% | SIZE | 4 | Number on the inside of a shoe |
| 41% | CLEAT | 5 | Spike on the bottom of a shoe |
| 41% | SOLE | 4 | Found on the bottom of a shoe |
| 41% | SCUFF | 5 | Scrape on the toes of a shoe |
| 41% | ADSORBS | 7 | Gathers on the surface, as a layer of molecules |
| 41% | SALT | 4 | Seasoning on the rim of a margarita glass |
| 41% | SALT | 4 | Coating on the rim of a margarita glass |
| 41% | SALT | 4 | Substance on the rim of a margarita glass |
| 41% | SHORTED | 7 | Bet on the decline of, as a stock |
| 40% | CLEAT | 5 | Sharp item on the bottom of a golf shoe |
| 40% | HEM | 3 | Sew, as the bottom of a skirt |
| 40% | TAJIN | 5 | Seasoning on the rim of a spicy margarita glass, perhaps |
| 40% | HEM | 3 | Sew, as the end of a pants leg |
| 40% | FRO | 3 | The opposite of to, as on a swing |
| 39% | SALT | 4 | It might be put on the rim of a margarita glass |
| 39% | PRO | 3 | The opposite of a con, as on a list |
| 39% | REHEEL | 6 | Fix, as the back of a shoe |
| 39% | RESOLE | 6 | Fix, as the bottom of a shoe |
| 37% | EATSINTO | 8 | Uses up part of, as the next slot on a schedule |
| 37% | BOOTSTRAP | 9 | Loop at the back of a shoe, used to pull it on |
| 36% | RACEME | 6 | Flower cluster produced on a single stem, as in the lily of the valley |
| 36% | FORSALE | 7 | On the market, as a house |
| 36% | LISTED | 6 | On the market, as a house |
| 36% | FARRIER | 7 | Remake of the 2023 film "Ferrari" focusing on a character who puts shoes on horses? |
| 35% | WADEBOGGS | 9 | Former 27-Across third baseman who appeared as a guest star on the "Bar Wars" episode of "Cheers" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | LUISTIANT | 9 | Former 27-Across pitcher who appeared as a guest star on the "Now Pitching, Sam Malone" episode of "Cheers" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SARASHEPARD | 11 | "Pretty Little Liars" writer who had two cameos as a news reporter on the TV adaptation of her series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ATLARGE | 7 | On the loose, as a criminal (2 wds.) |