Answer: toeholds

AnswerCrossword Clue
TOEHOLDSPoints of entry
toeholdsmeans of progressing (as in surmounting barriers)
toeholdsslight footing used his money to get a toehold, then a foothold, then a near stranglehold on the political economy R. W. Armstrong
toeholdsa hold or place of support for the toes (as in climbing)
toeholdsillegal wrestling hold in which the aggressor bends or twists the other wrestler's foot
toeholdsTOEHOLD, a space that fits a toe in climbing
TOEHOLDSRidges on a face?
TOEHOLDSWrestling maneuvers
TOEHOLDSWrestlers' maneuvers
TOEHOLDSAdvantages, of a sort
TOEHOLDSAdvantages of a kind
TOEHOLDSSlight advantages.
TOEHOLDSVery slight footings.
TOEHOLDSWrestlers' grips.
TOEHOLDSGorgeous George's forte.
TOEHOLDSFirm grips
TOEHOLDSPoints of initial progress
TOEHOLDSClimbers' supports