Clues for the word "BENDS"
We've had 51 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 83 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on December 01, 2025.
Referring Clues
- Part of morning calisthenics
- Contorts
- Diver's dread, with "the"
- Gives a bit
- Compromises
- Doglegs
- Gives in
- Deep knee ___
- Road curves
- Deep-sea diver's hazard, with "the"
- Surfacing diver's concern, with "the"
- Relaxes, as rules
- Shows flexibility
- Isn't stubborn
- River features
- Diver's danger
- Makes a concession
- Diving woe
- Barre exercises
- Decompression disorder
- Concern when coming up, with "the"
- Flexes
- Diver's worry
- Bows
- Exercise movements
- Deflects
- Gives a little
- Stoops
- Gives
- Relents
- Twists
- Hairpin turns, e.g.
- Gem of the ocean
- Diver's ailment
- '95 Radiohead album "The ___"
- Curves
- Demonstrates flexibility
- See 14
- Kneels
- Ballerina maneuvers
- Agrees to compromise
- Switchback features
- Gives in a little
- Forms a curve
- Takes a bow, say
- Doesn't follow to the letter, as rules
- ___ over backwards (tries very hard)
- Is flexible
- ___ the truth (fibs)
- With 20-Across, goes to great lengths
- Feared scuba diving affliction, with "the"
Last Seen In
- Daily American - December 01, 2025
- New York Times - April 14, 2025
- New York Times - December 28, 2024
- USA Today - October 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 18, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 22, 2024
- LA Times - February 20, 2024
- Daily American - December 01, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 11, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 04, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 19, 2022
- LA Times - June 19, 2022
- New York Times - February 02, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - February 06, 2018
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 17, 2017
- Daily American - December 01, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - September 11, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 18, 2017
- Netword - May 08, 2017
- USA Today - March 24, 2017
- Universal - November 08, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - October 21, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - October 11, 2016
- USA Today - July 04, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 15, 2016
- Rock n Roll Crossword - April 03, 2016
- Universal - March 25, 2016
- Canadiana - February 08, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - July 31, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 28, 2015
- And in 53 more crossword puzzles...