Crossword Clue:

to bend or give way

Answer	Crossword Clue
FUME	Give way to anger.
SAG	Cause to give way.
SOFTEN	Start to give way

BREAKDOWNANDCRY	Give way to tears
BLESS	Give approval to, in a way
STERNLY	One way to give a reprimand
ERODE	Give way to wind and water
REDE	Give advice to, way back when
PIGGYBACK	Give a ride to, in a way
HEM	Give an edge to, in a way
EATOUT	One way to give the cook a break

BIRTHDAYESM	Occasion when a restaurant might give you a complainspoken way to say OK