This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Monday, December 1, 2025 (70 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Monday puzzles are the easiest of the week, so the clue is likely a plain definition.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
S _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ F
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SERF as a word: A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal...; A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe.
SERF 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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