Answer: shoelaces

AnswerCrossword Clue
SHOELACESBreakers at the most inopportune times
SHOELACESCommon fasteners
SHOELACESVelco forerunners
SHOELACESThey're often tied up
SHOELACESLoafers haven't any.
SHOELACESThey may get tied up in knots
shoelacesSHOELACE, a lace for fastening a shoe
shoelacesA cord or leather strip passed through eyelets or hooks on opposite sides of a shoe and pulled tight and fastened