People who might bend over backwards?

The answer to “People who might bend over backwards?” in the New York Times Midi crossword is YOGIS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 8, 2026 at 21-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“People who might bend over backwards?” answer

YOGIS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is YOGIS

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What does YOGIS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of YOGIS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “People who might bend over backwards?” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 8, 2026 (most recent) → YOGIS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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