Related Clues:

• "A long, long time ___" Don McLean
• "It's ___!" ("Yes!")
• James Taylor "Long ___ and Far Away"
• 'Many moons ___ . . .'
• "Long" time?
• Long __ (way back in time)
• 'Where, how, how oft, how long ___ ...': Iago
• "... and seven years ___..."
• Earlier in the 36-Across
• Word after "a while"
• Many a year ___
• Pro with golf ball to accept losing
• 'Many years ___ ...'
• Decide not to do
• Excited, one head of government going past