Days of yore is a phrase used to refer to the distant PAST, usually in a romanticized or nostalgic way. The crossword solutions for this term are ELD (3 letters), ANTIQUITY (9 letters), PAST (4 letters), and OLDEN (5 letters). ELD is an archaic word meaning old age, ANTIQUITY refers to the distant PAST, PAST is a general term for any time before the present, and OLDEN is an adjective meaning belonging to a former time. Together, these words all evoke a sense of nostalgia for times gone by.