| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SPIKED | Like cleats |
| CAKED | Like mud on cleats |
| CAKED | Like dry mud on cleats |
| CALK | Cleat's relative |
| CALKS | Horseshoe cleats |
| GRIP | What cleats increase |
| ATHLETICSSHOES | Cleats in Oakland? |
| KEVELS | Cudgels or cleats |
| LACEUP | Tie one's cleats |
| GRIP | What cleats improve |
| MIA | Hamm in cleats |
| SOLES | Where cleats attach |
| GRIPPERS | Cousins of cleats |
| RETIRE | Hang up one's cleats |
| PUMAS | PowerCat soccer cleats, e.g. |
| GEHRIG | Baseball hero called "Gibraltar in cleats" |
