| BOOTSTRAP | Show disapproval: top of thong splits up in footwear attachment (9) |
| SHOE | Hose getting tangled up in footwear (4) |
| CRAMPON | Climber's footwear attachment |
| PARTS | Back-to-front thong splits (5) |
| CABARET | Where stripper may be about to expose top of thong? |
| SEPARATES | Splits up when steps are a mess (9) |
| ADHERENTS | New head splits up followers (9) |
| DISSEVERS | Splits up |
| MULLIONED | Type of screen idol in footwear with diamonds |
| SHORTCAKE | Wandering track in footwear to get some confectionery (9) |
| UPPERCUTS | Lacerations in footwear can be most damaging to a boxer (9) |
| SHORTAGES | Deficiencies in footwear, requiring right label inside (9) |
| FLIPFLOPS | Texan shows indecision in footwear choice (4-5) |
| ENABLETHE | No point in footwear allowing access to legal profession, according to Jack House (6-4,5,6,3,7,3,2,3,6,2,3,3) |
| GETCLOSER | No point in footwear allowing access to legal profession, according to Jack House (6-4,5,6,3,7,3,2,3,6,2,3,3) |
| SKETCHERS | Big name in footwear |
| ABSINTH | Form of alcohol split up in labs, in theory (7) |
| ONSIGHT | Sort of thong is visible (2,5) |
| KING | Draughtsman crowned the family with end of thong (4) |
| TOGA | Regular features of thong with a flowing garment (4) |
