When I made my clerk appointment in early August I was able to find a slot at the end of August that someone else must have cancelled (the website showed at that time they were making appointments for late September). I was able to get fingerprints done the same day.
On day 40 I called the clerk for status, they called back same day and said it was approved a few days prior and it arrived in the mail on day 45 (the postmark was the day after I called, hmm).