Valleys in feudal estates

Latest answer — August 16, 2026

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These lowland valleys might appear among a lord’s medieval holdings. 🏰

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Times Cryptic Crossword

This clue's Sunday, August 16, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Feature of pretty close inspections
  2. 6Small jug that one shouldn’t drink from
  3. 9Repartee about bowler’s thingy
  4. 10Latin dictionary in which “felis” is found
  5. 11One of keys A and B will open box
  6. 12Wound up performing at the Fringe?
  7. 14Devout cardinal isn’t bad for Christian settlement
  8. 17Soldier and mad outlaw in communist military group
  9. 19Polynesian in trouble, not coming back
  10. 20Age hidden by fat old painter
  11. 23Not so easy to fit copper into grating
  12. 24Mr F Ward, Independent
  13. 25Valleys in feudal estates
  14. 26Dainty little Parisian quartet

Down

  1. 1Pass on advice to young man
  2. 2Tennis star, really big, with alias
  3. 3Those inclined to offer shares?
  4. 4No overnight case
  5. 5Thus see unaided
  6. 6Money received by crook?
  7. 7Scratched and pinched
  8. 8In studies, he’d crushed ginger nuts
  9. 13Promise of union action
  10. 15Largely popular officer
  11. 16We had to include gag — sorry
  12. 18Firm support — it turns out the same
  13. 21Monarch playing party piece?
  14. 22A winner, but no married bloke

The answer to “Valleys in feudal estates” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is DALES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 16, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 25-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Valleys in feudal estates” answer

DALES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is DALES

These lowland valleys might appear among a lord’s medieval holdings. 🏰

What does DALES mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DALES is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a valley, especially in northern England

When else has “Valleys in feudal estates” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 16, 2026 (most recent) → DALES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Valleys in feudal estates”?

The answer is DALES, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 16, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Valleys in feudal estates”?

5 letters: DALES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 16, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 25-Across.

Can “Valleys in feudal estates” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Cryptic sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Times Cryptic answers?

The full grid for August 16, 2026 is on the Times Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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