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4 results for ARCHAIC from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Mar 26, 2010	2D	Old	Henry Hook
Sun Oct 26, 2003	107A	Like "enow" or "erst"	Patrick Merrell
Fri Aug 11, 2000	2D	Like 29-Down	Joe DiPietro
Sun Mar 13, 1994	20A	Antiquated	Nancy Nicholson Joline

2 results for ARCHAIC from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Mar 14, 2021	Acrostic	R	Like the words "affright," "quoth" and "sooth"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Sep 17, 2006	Acrostic	B	Once current but now out of use	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

6 results for ARCHAIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 28, 1980	14A	Old-fashioned	Ruth Lake Tepper	Maleska
Wed Apr 16, 1980	17A	Antiquated	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Dec 16, 1973	32D	Antiquated	Bert Beaman	Weng
Tue Mar 23, 1965	7D	Passé.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Tue Apr 19, 1960	7D	Old-fashioned.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Oct 30, 1955	77A	Old-fangled.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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