Very, very old Crossword Clue

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ARCHAIC

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(noun)
1. a very old person
2. a person who lived in ancient times
(adjective)
1. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
2. very old

Hint 2: Clue Definition

OLD (adjective)
1. skilled through long experience
2. belonging to some prior time
OLD (noun)
1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old’)

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ARCHAIC
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8. Remove from the will

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15. Blows away

16. Clarke of Game of Thrones

17. Transmitter of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

19. Number of feet between baseball bases

21. Common car freshener scent

22. Gallagher of Oasis

23. Film used in lieu of a missing Tupperware lid

28. Show

31. Skinny 30-Down

32. Green org. since the 1970s

33. “The Little Mermaid” king

35. Gave up

37. Foes of clear-cutting

39. Consigliere’s organization

41. Pass

42. In the spirit of

43. Gas station store

45. Volcano of Mordor, in “LOTR”

49. Pooch who follows you from room to room

52. Tim McGraw hit “The Cowboy ___”

53. Pretentious manner

54. Conference programs

57. Is under no obligation to

60. “Star Trek” group, or a punny description of 17-, 23-, 37- and 49-Across

61. It’s issued by an Amer. embassy

62. Friend

63. Diner dessert

64. Four-alarmers, say

65. Wise mentor he is

66. Tee preceder

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Down

1. Warren Commission subject

2. Canadian coin with a polar bear on the reverse

3. Moviegoer’s nonpareil

4. Destiny

5. “That’s game!”

6. Religious offshoots

7. Chastising sound

8. Refutation

9. “You got the wrong guy!”

10. Tough connective tissue

11. Soccer stadium cheer

12. Comic's asset

13. Dissenter’s vote

18. 1950s New York Philharmonic conductor Mitropoulos

21. They go into power outlets

24. Gonna soon

25. Wine list heading

26. One who might thrive in a banana republic?

27. Athlete’s protector

29. Hair conditioner kin

30. Neckwear item

34. Helping for a glutton, maybe

36. Losing ground, literally

37. Big name in nonstick pans

38. Shapely leg, in old slang

39. Dallas baller

40. Pub serving

44. They come from the heart

46. Strung out, say

47. Sultan Haitham’s subjects

48. Predicaments

50. Port of southwest Spain

51. Pico de ___

55. Coat expensively

56. Orinoco Flow singer

57. Crux of the matter

58. Night sch. course

59. Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"

60. Sister company of Zales

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