| SOLE | Undersurface of a shoe |
| SOFFIT | Undersurface (of e.g. arch) |
| SOLES | Undersurfaces of feet (5) |
| TREE | Any one of the large arboreous woody plants with crowns forming a forest's canopy; the frame of a saddle; or, a foot-like device for preserving the shape of a shoe (4) |
| OBSOLETE | Antiquated shoe's undersurface in to be repaired |
| TAP | A gentle knock; its sound; a faucet, spigot or valve for drawing beer or water; a Blakey or seg for the sole of a shoe; or, a bug, for spying (3) |
| SILVERFIR | Tree such as Abies alba, whose leaves have a silvery undersurface (6,3) |
| HEEL | Part of a shoe, loaf of bread, golf club, violin bow or a human foot (4) |
| INSTEP | Part of the Algonquin's tepee used to make a part of a shoe (6) |
| TOECAP | A piece of leather or metal fitted over the front end of a shoe or boot as protection (6) |
| UPPER | A pep pill or booster; top of a shoe; or, part of the loaf with the best crust (5) |
| VAMP | Front part of the upper of a shoe |
| LACE | A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment). |
| REHEEL | To give a new raised section to the back part of a shoe (6) |
| SUOLA | Bottom of a shoe, in Italian (or backward, a noted baseball family) |
| HEELTAP | Hal and Pete damaged layer of material in part of a shoe (7) |
| CLEAT | A projection on the sole of a shoe designed to prevent the wearer losing their footing (5) |
| UPPERCUT | Part of a shoe severed by a boxing blow (8) |
| CUBANHEEL | Type of raised projection at the back of a shoe |
| SIZE | Number on the inside of a shoe |
