The "A" is leading you astray (I need to be more careful!). It was just put in to give the sentence flow. Ignore it at will.
3 probably is the hardest of the set.
1. HA
MA: To rescue him, you must cut a group of terrorists off at the knees.
2.
IORETH: A depressive donkey, a voiced rune?
3. ???
N???: A German pursues a backwards revolutionary, in front of his defense.
4.
ORODRETH: Spanish gold leads to a confused forum topic, not an article.
4a. Him gone, if her spelling is as confused as her grammar and gender identity.
5. BE
RGIL: Our German mumbles "Lieber G---" but without energy