A_D verbs
Shortened a word
Abbreviated
This plaything consists of a pole with foot rests & a strong spring; you work it by bouncing up & down
A pogo stick
This desert covers much of the African country of Mali
To offer money for something at an auction
Bid
A peach is covered with it
Fuzz
Spirited someone away likely illegally
Abducted
The 2 iron stakes on the pitching court of this game are 40 feet apart
Horseshoes
It's the only country Portugal borders
Spain
Fast mover of the deep with 10 arms
A Squid
A ballroom dance, it can also mean something that can be accomplished with little effort
Waltz
Aided or assisted specifically in the commission of a crime
Abetted
This version of jump rope requires 2 people twirling 2 ropes, one clockwise, one counter-clockwise
Double-dutch
From about 60 miles away, Mount Fuji towers over this capital city
Tokyo
The cover of a jar
A lid
Varieties of this round snack cracker made by Nabisco include whole wheat & honey butter
Ritz
Turned away one's eyes from the Latin for to turn
Averted
Violations in this game include stepping onto an opponent's half of the pole & striking the rope instead of the ball
Tetherball
Cities in this country include Chennai & Mumbai, formerly Madras & Bombay
India
To slip sideways on a road
To skid
music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans
Jazz
Played piano at the soprano recital
Accompanied
A standard croquet course may have 6 or 9 of these metal hoops
Wickets
The 224-mile-long Shannon River flows through this country
Ireland
An arrangement of straight lines that cross each other to form squares
A grid
As a verb it can mean to move swiftly; as a noun, it's one who has remarkable skill
Whiz