| BEND | "I don't know what lies around the ___, but I'm going to believe that the best does," quote from the children's book "Anne of Green Gables" |
| BEND | "Up Around the ___" (Creedence Clearwater Revival song) |
| BEND | "___ It Like Beckham" (2002 British romcom) |
| BEND | "___ It Like Beckham" (2002 soccer film) |
| BEND | "___ It Like Beckham" (2002 sports film) |
| BEND | "___ It Like Beckham" (Keira Knightley soccer film) |
| BEND | "___ It Like Beckham" (movie about soccer) |
| BEND | "___ It Like Beckham," 2002 movie |
| BEND | "___ It Like Beckham," 2002 sports comedy-drama film starring Parminder Nagra in a leading role |
| BEND | 36-Across, e.g. |
| BEND | A curve in the road |
| BEND | Allow for some compromise on the rules |
| BEND | Angle away, bow |
| BEND | Arch |
| BEND | Be flexible |
| BEND | Big ___ National Park |
| BEND | Bow down |
| BEND | Bow to pressure |
| BEND | CCR's "Up Around the ___" |
| BEND | City in Oregon named after a river feature |
| BEND | Compromise |
| BEND | Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Up Around the ___" |
| BEND | Crimp |
| BEND | Crook |
| BEND | Crouch |
| BEND | Curvature |
| BEND | Curve |
| BEND | Curve in a river |
| BEND | Curve in a road |
| BEND | Curve in the river |
| BEND | Curve in the road |
| BEND | Curve somewhat |
| BEND | Dangerous part of a road on which to pass |
| BEND | Dangerous place to pass a car |
| BEND | Deep knee ___ (fitness exercise) |
| BEND | Deep knee ___ (old-school leg exercise) |
| BEND | Deep knee ___ (type of exercise) |
| BEND | Deep knee _____ |
| BEND | Deflect |
| BEND | Deform into a curve |
| BEND | Demonstrate flexibility |
| BEND | Display flexibility |
| BEND | Distort |
| BEND | Distort, as rules |
| BEND | Distort, as the truth |
| BEND | Don't stand firm |
| BEND | Exhibit flexibility |
| BEND | Feature of a meandering river |
| BEND | Feature of a winding road |
| BEND | Finally give in after initial pushback |
| BEND | Flex |
| BEND | Flex the knees |
| BEND | Flex, as biceps |
| BEND | Fold |
| BEND | Form a curve |
| BEND | Fudge, as a rule |
| BEND | Gentle turn in a river or road |
| BEND | Genuflect, e.g. |
| BEND | Give a bit |
| BEND | Give a little |
| BEND | Give in a bit |
| BEND | Give in a little |
| BEND | Give without breaking |
| BEND | Go around the ___ (go crazy) |
| BEND | Go round the ___ (get exasperated) |
| BEND | Hairpin ___ (turn shaped like a U) |
| BEND | Hairpin ___ (type of sharp turn on the road) |
| BEND | Make a concession |
| BEND | Make concessions |
| BEND | Make crooked |
| BEND | Make curves |
| BEND | Meet halfway |
| BEND | Meet halfway, say |
| BEND | Mountain-road feature |
| BEND | Not stay rigid |
| BEND | Note conclusion to curve |
| BEND | Note: den collapsed at curve |
| BEND | Notre Dame setting |
| BEND | Oregon city |
| BEND | Oregon city home to the last remaining Blockbuster |
| BEND | Oregon city on the Deschutes River |
| BEND | Oregon golfing mecca |
| BEND | Perform a plié |
| BEND | Reach for your toes |
| BEND | Reach for your toes, say |
| BEND | Relax, as rules |
| BEND | Relent |
| BEND | Reshape, as a pipe cleaner |
| BEND | River curve |
| BEND | River feature |
| BEND | Road curve |
| BEND | Road turn |
| BEND | See 11 |
| BEND | See 11 Across |
| BEND | Show flexibility |
| BEND | Something you might do "over backward" |
| BEND | South __, |
| BEND | South __, IN |
| BEND | South __, Indiana |
| BEND | South ___, Indiana (city near the University of Notre Dame) |
| BEND | South ___, Indiana (where Pete Buttigieg is mayor) |
| BEND | Squat down |
| BEND | Stoop |
| BEND | Stretch, as the truth |
| BEND | Take a bow? |
| BEND | Teeny amount |
| BEND | Touch your toes, say |
| BEND | Turn |
| BEND | Turn bishop to conclusion |
| BEND | Turn from straight |
| BEND | Turn key to finish |
| BEND | Turn of a river |
| BEND | Turn or curve |
| BEND | Twist |
| BEND | Twist British result |
| BEND | Twist about, like a contortionist |
| BEND | Twist key conclusion |
| BEND | Twist key tip |
| BEND | Unstraighten, as a wire |
| BEND | Use one's joints, say |
| BEND | Warp |
| BEND | What inflexible things don't do |
| BEND | What joints allow your limbs to do |
| BEND | What some drinking straws can do |
| BEND | What something that's rigid doesn't do |
| BEND | What vaulting poles do |
| BEND | With 2-Down, stoop down |
| BEND | Yield |
| BEND | __ over backwards (try hard) |
| BEND | ___ over backward |
| BEND | ___ over backwards |
| BEND | ___ over backwards (go out of one's way to accommodate) |
| BEND | ___ over backwards (make an effort) |
| BEND | ___ over backwards (make efforts to please) |
| BEND | ___ over backwards (make efforts) |
| BEND | ___ over backwards (try hard to please) |
| BEND | ___ over backwards (try hard) |
| BEND | ___ the knee (submit to another's authority) |
| BEND | ___ the rules |
| BEND | ___ the rules (cheat a little) |
| BEND | ___ the rules (cheat, arguably) |
| BEND | ___ the rules (come close to cheating) |
| BEND | ___ the rules (make an exception) |