It can keep you from slipping Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Saturday, March 22, 2003 · 55-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, March 22, 2003.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 22, 2003 · 55-Down · 5 letters
CLEAT0 of 5 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
noun
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Traction enhancer
New York Times · Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 5 letters
- Soccer shoe attachment
New York Times · Monday, March 3, 2025 · 5 letters
- It can help you get a grip
New York Times · Thursday, July 11, 2024 · 5 letters
- Sports stud
New York Times · Saturday, June 24, 2023 · 5 letters
- Sole connector?
New York Times · Sunday, November 6, 2022 · 5 letters
- Shoe spike
New York Times · Tuesday, November 30, 2021 · 5 letters
- Spike in activity on a sports field?
New York Times · Saturday, January 30, 2021 · 5 letters
- Traction aid on a shoe
New York Times · Tuesday, April 23, 2019 · 5 letters
- Stud of the sports world?
New York Times · Friday, March 2, 2018 · 5 letters
- Baseball shoe feature
New York Times · Monday, October 13, 2014 · 5 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 49-Across Web site
- 50-Down Capital of 2.6 million
- 51-Down Poor
- 52-Down "Earthlight" author, 1955
- 53-Across Not perfectly balanced
- 54-Down "American Buffalo" playwright
- 56-Across Frontier nickname
- 57-Across Co. that got its own ZIP code in 1976
- 58-Across Sub builder
- 59-Down Chase on stage
- 60-Across Actress Claire
- 61-Across Illinois birthplace of William Jennings Bryan