Crossword clues for There are 40 in a 40 3 lettersAnswerClueKNOTSGale's 40, on the Beaufort scaleTHEMASTERSApril golf tournament, four of whose winners appear in 17-, 24-, 40- and 52-AcrossNEVADA40-Down neighborBEERCHASERHalf a boilermaker ... and what's aptly hidden in 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-AcrossYOUVEGOTAFRIENDCarole King song title ... or a hint to 17-, 34- and 40-AcrossSONGSTop 40 listingsDEBTSThey traditionally appear in red ... and in another form in 20-, 32-, 40- and 53-AcrossACMEOpposite of 40-AcrossATASLANTLike an escalator, and, aptly, like the six-letter word that begins where 40-Across endsPILEOFBILLSStack for the bookkeeper to pay ... or, literally, what 20-, 33- and 40-Across' first words constituteSAPROTFungal disease affecting 40-DownLETSHAVESOMEFUNIt's party time! ... or a hint to 17-, 24- and 40-AcrossIMPALESDestroys, as a 40-DownLOUIEWhen 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-AcrossROLLINGINDOUGHWealthy, and a hint to the first word of 20-, 35- and 40-AcrossPOPTUNEMany a Top 40 songLAILAWith 40-Across, boxer with a 24-0 lifetime recordBORNTORUNSpringsteen's first Top 40 hitBOXEDWith 40-Across, party supplies found in this puzzle's four cornersCUTTINGTHECORDEschewing big cable, and a hint to 20-, 32- and 40-AcrossPAPERWith 40-Across, bills to pay withSLOWEDWent from 50 to 40CAUGHTINTHERAINSurprised by a shower ... and a hint involving certain outer letters of 20-, 32- and 40-AcrossISYETTOCOMESee 40-DownIVANIGrand Prince of Moscow, 1328-'40OILSMany 40-Across worksLETAWhy, then, __ soldier drink!: 40-DownTRADINGSee 40-AcrossFRANKIEVALLI*Lead singer of a group whose first two Top 40 hits reached #1LALALALASee 40-AcrossDETECTIVESTORYLiterary genre often associated with the writer concealed in 16-, 32- and 40-AcrossOPENWith 67-Across, doctor's order ... and a hint to 40-, 50- and 58-AcrossREAGANPresident #40IDESWhen 40-Across was spokenSTARTINGGATESWhere horse races begin ... and where the beginning of 19-, 30- and 40-Across might be seenEDITWHEREWith 40-Across, good advice for correcting a manuscript?