The ninjabread man

Question 1

ninja

Answer 1

a person trained in ancient Japanese martial arts and employed especially for espionage and assassinations

Question 2

graze

Answer 2

(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

cattle graze on the open meadows

Question 3

flock

Answer 3

a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or travelling together.

a flock of gulls

Question 4

peck

Answer 4

of a bird) strike or bite something with its beak.

two geese were pecking at some grain

Question 5

backflip

Answer 5

a backward somersault especially in the air

At one point a background dancer does a backflip, and by the end everything is literally on fire.

Question 6

soggy

Answer 6

soaked wet

spread the soggy papers out to dry

Question 7

crafty

Answer 7

clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

“a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison”

Question 8

bound

Answer 8

a leaping movement towards or over something.

“I went up the steps in two effortless bounds”

Question 9

loop

Answer 9

bend or hang downwards limply.

“a long black cloak drooped from his shoulders”