Historical clue formulations

• Like some shoes at a cobbler's — 2025-09-18
• Having a better bottom? — 2008-03-01
• Did a cobbling job — 2006-08-08
• Took care of a clog, perhaps — 1999-07-23
• Like some shoes — 1997-07-13
• Cobbled — 1997-05-01
• Fixed shoes — 1994-08-30