Crossword clues for 48 ____ 3 lettersAnswerClueSEAWith 48-Across, underwater creature that's certainly not a 48-AcrossTSPOne of a cup's 48: Abbr.HRS48 ____HRSNolte/Murphy film "48___"FLASouthernmost of the 48 sts.HSTHe edged TED in '48THEWith 48-Down, Battle of Bywater setting of fantasy fictionAVE48-Across's greetingGAGJoke, and a hint to what's literally inside 17-, 30-, 48-, and 64-AcrossNTHAdvanced degree found in 18-, 26-, 48-, and 62-AcrossDINNoise brought into the answers at 21- and 48-Across, and 3- and 31-DownOASAlliance since '48BARWhere to find 17, 28, 48, and 62-AcrossUMAThurman who played 48-AcrossSHUSee 48-DownYEAApproval from a 48-AcrossHRS48___ (Eddie Murphy movie)HRS48___ (Nolte action pic)OASWestern alliance since '48HRS48 ___ (Eddie Murphy film)GINSee 48-DownTDSGridiron scores, for short, and starting letters of theme entries at 17-, 25-, 48-, and 61-AcrossKINRelatives, and what are hidden in the answers to 16-, 24-, 31-, 42-, 48-, and 59-AcrossSINViolation that moves through 17-, 23-, 36-, 48-, and 59-AcrossMACBuddy - and a word that appears in 17-, 28-, 48-, and 62-AcrossMINOne of 48 in an NBA game, for shortTWO48-Down homophoneMSG48-Down arena: Abbr.OASTreaty gp. since '48CUTWith 48-Across, crème de la crème, literallySKIEnjoy a snow-covered 48-AcrossMIASee 48 DownHRS48 ___ (1982 action comedy)OILSee 48-DownLAOSpender of the note represented by the circled letters in 48 AcrossHRS48___ (Murphy/Nolte film)HRS48___ (Nick Nolte film)FOEOne to 48-Across withHRS48___. (Murphy/Nolte action flick)DAYSee 48-DownTOMObject of a turkey hunt featured in the middle of 17-, 28-, 48-, and 65-AcrossHGHSee 48-AcrossAVEThere's one for 48 of the 50 states in D.C.HRS48 ___ (1982 Nick Nolte movie)HRS48 ___ (Nick Nolte movie)ZIPNothing, and a word that can precede the first word of 20-, 28-, 43-, and 48-AcrossHRSAnother 48 __CRYBawl, and word that's found within 20-, 27-, 48-, and 56-AcrossTBSContinuous airer of "A Christmas Story" for 48 hours on 12/24-12/25PEPWord separated in 17-, 23-, 48-, and 58-Across