Wall Street Journal Crossword

March 10, 2021 

Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen

B-EAST

 

This clever puzzle has five clues and three parts. First, answer the four clues below.

1. NFL climactic game

2. Solemn agreement, often of  a religious nature

3. One-week-a-year residence, perhaps

4. Phrase meaning "in spite of that"

Second, parse the answers words so that they satisfy the corresponding clues below.

1. Excellent bird

2. Insect that's into witchcraft

3. Bunny working at a NY paper

4. Chicken in charge of a big shindig

Third, use the second set of answers to answer the fifth clue:

5. PETA focus

First answers:

1. SUPER BOWL

2. COVENANT 

3. TIME SHARE  

4. EVEN THEN 

 

Second answers:

1. SUPERB OWL

2. COVEN ANT

3. TIMES HARE

4. EVENT HEN

 

Third answer:

1. Animal rights - Each two-word answer in the second set of answers has the name of an animal at its right.