___ Valley - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'valley' is the definition.
(I know that Dale is a type of valley)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for dale that I've seen before include "Valley; old radio soap family" , "Valley; Trollope's Bell and Lily" , "Open valley" , "Low ground" , "Valley, particularly in Northern England" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, the L.A. Times Daily, The Washington Post, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press and the LA Times.

'valley' is the definition.
(I know that valley can be written as vale)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for vale that I've seen before include "Cheers" , "Valley" , "'''Sweet ... of Avoca, how calm could I rest'' (Moore) (4)'" , "Glen; goodbye!" , "Long depression containing a river" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, the L.A. Times Daily, The Washington Post, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press and the LA Times.

'valley' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for dene that I've seen before include "Small valley" , "Narrow wooded valley" , "North American Indian" , "Deep wooded valley" , "Sandy tract" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, the L.A. Times Daily, The Washington Post, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press and the LA Times.

(Other definitions for napa that I've seen before include "Californian valley, famous for wine" , "soft skin" , "California wine valley" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, the L.A. Times Daily, The Washington Post, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press and the LA Times.

(Other definitions for silicon that I've seen before include "Semi-conducting non-metal" , "Electronic material" , "Element found in chips?" , "Californian valley" , "Element in sand, quartz" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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