Crossword answer
ROBOT
5 letters · Used for 42 different clues · 119 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
ROBOT
Clues that lead to ROBOT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Automaton5The IndependentAug 24, 2026
K9 of "Doctor Who," for one5LA TimesAug 23, 2026
Factory worker5Wall Street JournalAug 21, 2026
Explorer on Mars5Eugene ShefferAug 14, 2026
He's very efficient, if maybe flashy5Evening StandardAug 5, 2026
Flashy fellow, possibly with a screw loose?5Evening StandardJun 22, 2026
Mechanical machine operator5Puzzle PageJun 16, 2026
Base installing British machine5The IndependentJun 10, 2026
To rob in inhuman fashion5Evening StandardMay 16, 2026
Coldly efficient, but he makes two rock bottom starts5Evening StandardApr 4, 2026
Flashy perhaps, but maybe of mechanical efficiency5Evening StandardDec 17, 2025
Tik-Tok in the Oz books, for one5New York TimesSep 21, 2025
Automated machine that is derived from the Czech word "robota," that is associated with labor5Daily ThemedJul 11, 2025
Metallic factory worker5NewsdayJun 24, 2025
"Mr. ___," thriller TV series starring Rami Malek where every episode title is in the form of computer file names5Daily ThemedJun 18, 2025
WALL-E or R2-D2, e.g.5Daily ThemedJan 16, 2025
Wall-E or R2-D2, for one5Daily ThemedDec 11, 2024
Worker that's turned on by stink-infested rubbish5The IndependentNov 9, 2024
To rob thus shows no humanity!5Evening StandardSep 26, 2024
Worker never affected by nasty smell in trash5The IndependentJun 5, 2024
Flashy type, perhaps, but technologically efficient5Evening StandardApr 30, 2024
Inhuman boor, perhaps, yet titular head5Evening StandardApr 24, 2024
An inhuman invention5Evening StandardFeb 27, 2024
To rob, perhaps, is inhuman5Evening StandardJan 25, 2024
Marvin for instance, born in foundation5The IndependentJan 23, 2024
Root out a bighead, being inhuman5Evening StandardDec 20, 2023
Automaton able to root out a bighead?5Evening StandardOct 26, 2023
To rob atrociously is simply inhuman5Evening StandardSep 4, 2023
To rob unreasonably is inhuman5Evening StandardJun 19, 2023
Flashy fellow, conceivably with a screw loose?5Evening StandardMay 1, 2023
Wall-E or C-3PO, for one5Daily ThemedMar 28, 2023
Unemotionally, will he root out a blockhead?5Evening StandardMar 23, 2023
Flashy fellow lacking humanity5Evening StandardFeb 22, 2023
Automated factory "worker"5Daily ThemedNov 30, 2022
Is he inhumanly able to rob?5Evening StandardOct 18, 2022
He's flashy, perhaps, but efficient5Evening StandardSep 27, 2022
Like Rosie on "The Jetsons"5Daily ThemedMay 6, 2022
Wall-E, for one5Daily ThemedFeb 2, 2022
Root out a bighead - that unfeeling fellow5Evening StandardJan 17, 2022
He shows no concern when his right boot needs mending5Evening StandardOct 25, 2021
Inhuman boor, perhaps, Middle Eastern5Evening StandardSep 7, 2021
Android able to root out a bighead5Evening StandardSep 26, 2019
About ROBOT in crosswords
ROBOT is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 119 times in our database across 42 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Automaton” in the The Independent crossword on August 24, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
OUNCEUnit of weight
SAGESWise people
FIREDDismissed
SQUIDOctopus cousin
LEMMAPremise of large book set in Highbury
LARGESize above medium
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
SARGENCO nickname
SHEENFabric's luster
AROMAScent from a kitchen
DIDINTired out fully
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
WELDSFuses with a blowtorch
Every appearance of ROBOT (119)
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Aug 24, 2026
Automaton · The Independent · 17 Down
Aug 23, 2026
K9 of "Doctor Who," for one · LA Times · Down
Aug 21, 2026
Factory worker · Wall Street Journal · 80 Across
Aug 14, 2026
Explorer on Mars · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Aug 13, 2026
Automaton · Daily Express · 17 Down
Aug 13, 2026
Automaton · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Aug 5, 2026
He's very efficient, if maybe flashy · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 7, 2026
Explorer on Mars · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Jun 22, 2026
Flashy fellow, possibly with a screw loose? · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jun 16, 2026
Mechanical machine operator · Puzzle Page · 12 Across
Jun 10, 2026
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jun 10, 2026
Base installing British machine · The Independent · 1 Down
May 16, 2026
To rob in inhuman fashion · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Apr 4, 2026
Coldly efficient, but he makes two rock bottom starts · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Mar 27, 2026
Automaton · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Mar 3, 2026
Automaton · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Feb 22, 2026
Automaton · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jan 20, 2026
Automaton · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jan 19, 2026
Automaton · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Dec 29, 2025
Automaton · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Dec 29, 2025
Automaton · The Independent · 15 Down
Dec 17, 2025
Flashy perhaps, but maybe of mechanical efficiency · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Dec 14, 2025
Automaton · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Nov 22, 2025
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 21, 2025
Tik-Tok in the Oz books, for one · New York Times · 3 Down
Sep 20, 2025
Automaton · The Independent · 2 Down
Sep 13, 2025
Automaton · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Sep 12, 2025
Explorer on Mars · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Jul 24, 2025
Automaton · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 22, 2025
Automaton · The Independent · 20 Across
Jul 19, 2025
Automaton · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Jul 11, 2025
Automated machine that is derived from the Czech word "robota," that is associated with labor · Daily Themed · 24 Across
Jun 24, 2025
Metallic factory worker · Newsday · Across
Jun 10, 2025
Automaton · Evening Standard · 21 Down
May 17, 2025
Automaton · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Jan 16, 2025
WALL-E or R2-D2, e.g. · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Dec 23, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Dec 11, 2024
Wall-E or R2-D2, for one · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Nov 29, 2024
Automaton · The Independent · 15 Down
Nov 9, 2024
Worker that's turned on by stink-infested rubbish · The Independent · 23 Down
Nov 8, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Nov 4, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Sep 26, 2024
To rob thus shows no humanity! · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 13, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 35 Down
Sep 10, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 7, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jun 5, 2024
Worker never affected by nasty smell in trash · The Independent · 26 Across
May 29, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Apr 30, 2024
Flashy type, perhaps, but technologically efficient · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 24, 2024
Inhuman boor, perhaps, yet titular head · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Apr 8, 2024
Automaton · The Independent · 4 Down
Apr 3, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Mar 13, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Feb 27, 2024
An inhuman invention · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 25, 2024
To rob, perhaps, is inhuman · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Jan 25, 2024
Automaton · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 23, 2024
Marvin for instance, born in foundation · The Independent · 22 Down
Dec 20, 2023
Root out a bighead, being inhuman · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Dec 6, 2023
Automaton · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Nov 7, 2023
Automaton · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Oct 26, 2023
Automaton able to root out a bighead? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 23, 2023
Automaton · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Sep 25, 2023
Automaton · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Sep 4, 2023
To rob atrociously is simply inhuman · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jun 19, 2023
To rob unreasonably is inhuman · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jun 12, 2023
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Across
May 1, 2023
Flashy fellow, conceivably with a screw loose? · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Apr 24, 2023
Automaton · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Mar 28, 2023
Wall-E or C-3PO, for one · Daily Themed · 28 Across
Mar 23, 2023
Unemotionally, will he root out a blockhead? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Feb 22, 2023
Flashy fellow lacking humanity · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jan 9, 2023
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Nov 30, 2022
Automated factory "worker" · Daily Themed · 16 Down
Oct 18, 2022
Is he inhumanly able to rob? · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Sep 27, 2022
He's flashy, perhaps, but efficient · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jun 15, 2022
Automaton · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 6, 2022
Like Rosie on "The Jetsons" · Daily Themed · 41 Across
Mar 21, 2022
Automaton · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Feb 2, 2022
Wall-E, for one · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Jan 17, 2022
Root out a bighead - that unfeeling fellow · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Dec 21, 2021
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Oct 25, 2021
He shows no concern when his right boot needs mending · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Oct 21, 2021
Automaton · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 4, 2021
Automaton · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Sep 7, 2021
Inhuman boor, perhaps, Middle Eastern · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Aug 10, 2021
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jul 19, 2021
Automaton · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Jul 6, 2021
He's very efficient, if maybe flashy · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 29, 2021
Flashy fellow, possibly with a screw loose? · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Apr 13, 2021
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Mar 4, 2021
To rob in inhuman fashion · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Dec 31, 2020
Coldly efficient, but he makes two rock bottom starts · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Nov 16, 2020
Automaton · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Oct 5, 2020
Automaton · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Sep 9, 2020
Automaton · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 1, 2020
Automaton · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 27, 2020
Automaton · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jun 29, 2020
Automaton · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jun 3, 2020
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 27, 2020
Automaton · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Nov 19, 2019
Automaton · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Sep 26, 2019
Android able to root out a bighead · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jul 19, 2019
Automaton · Evening Standard · 17 Down
May 20, 2019
Automaton · Evening Standard · 29 Down
May 7, 2019
Automaton · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 26, 2019
Automaton · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jan 21, 2019
Automaton · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Sep 17, 2018
Automaton · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Sep 12, 2018
Automaton · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jul 25, 2018
Automaton · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jul 20, 2018
Automaton · Evening Standard · 35 Down
Jul 9, 2018
To rob thus shows no humanity! · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 6, 2018
Automaton · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Apr 25, 2018
Automaton · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Mar 7, 2018
Automaton · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 22, 2018
Flashy type, perhaps, but technologically efficient · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Feb 19, 2018
Inhuman boor, perhaps, yet titular head · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jan 1, 2018
Automaton · Evening Standard · 1 Down