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Crossword clues for There are 40 in a 40 3 letters

AnswerClue
KNOTSGale's 40, on the Beaufort scale
THEMASTERSApril golf tournament, four of whose winners appear in 17-, 24-, 40- and 52-Across
NEVADA40-Down neighbor
BEERCHASERHalf a boilermaker ... and what's aptly hidden in 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across
YOUVEGOTAFRIENDCarole King song title ... or a hint to 17-, 34- and 40-Across
SONGSTop 40 listings
DEBTSThey traditionally appear in red ... and in another form in 20-, 32-, 40- and 53-Across
ACMEOpposite of 40-Across
ATASLANTLike an escalator, and, aptly, like the six-letter word that begins where 40-Across ends
PILEOFBILLSStack for the bookkeeper to pay ... or, literally, what 20-, 33- and 40-Across' first words constitute
SAPROTFungal disease affecting 40-Down
LETSHAVESOMEFUNIt's party time! ... or a hint to 17-, 24- and 40-Across
IMPALESDestroys, as a 40-Down
LOUIEWhen repeated, #5 on Rolling Stone's 2007 list of "40 Songs That Changed the World"
NOCANDOAbove my pay grade ... and, read in four parts, a hint to 16-, 24-, 32-, 40- and 49-Across
ROLLINGINDOUGHWealthy, and a hint to the first word of 20-, 35- and 40-Across
POPTUNEMany a Top 40 song
LAILAWith 40-Across, boxer with a 24-0 lifetime record
BORNTORUNSpringsteen's first Top 40 hit
BOXEDWith 40-Across, party supplies found in this puzzle's four corners
CUTTINGTHECORDEschewing big cable, and a hint to 20-, 32- and 40-Across
PAPERWith 40-Across, bills to pay with
SLOWEDWent from 50 to 40
CAUGHTINTHERAINSurprised by a shower ... and a hint involving certain outer letters of 20-, 32- and 40-Across
ISYETTOCOMESee 40-Down
IVANIGrand Prince of Moscow, 1328-'40
OILSMany 40-Across works
LETAWhy, then, __ soldier drink!: 40-Down
TRADINGSee 40-Across
FRANKIEVALLI*Lead singer of a group whose first two Top 40 hits reached #1
LALALALASee 40-Across
DETECTIVESTORYLiterary genre often associated with the writer concealed in 16-, 32- and 40-Across
OPENWith 67-Across, doctor's order ... and a hint to 40-, 50- and 58-Across
REAGANPresident #40
IDESWhen 40-Across was spoken
STARTINGGATESWhere horse races begin ... and where the beginning of 19-, 30- and 40-Across might be seen
EDITWHEREWith 40-Across, good advice for correcting a manuscript?