3 to get 63D Animate - ?N????E (INSPIRE?) 73D Splash - S?ATTER (SPATTER or SMATTER?) 76A Small Songbird - ?????.
The 2nd letter of 73D is the 1st letter of 76A the 5th letter of 63D is the 4th letter of 76A so it could be P??I? I thought PEWIT but I thought it had 2xE's.