This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 28, 2025 (88 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Answer length: 11 squares
First letter
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First and last letters
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PROLETARIAT
About the answer
PROLETARIAT as a word: (Marxism) Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in...; (often derogatory, also figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.
PROLETARIAT has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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