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AUTOMATON is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for AUTOMATON.

12 total results for AUTOMATON   ( score: 60 )

2 results for AUTOMATON from Shortz Era puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthor
Tue Nov 5, 201917ARobotJohn Guzzetta
Sat Dec 21, 199612DNot the creative sortF. Piscop
4 results for AUTOMATON from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Jul 1, 2018Cryptic7DOne international organization in possession of Roma robot (9)Richard Silvestri
Sep 27, 2015Cryptic25ARelative nearly swallowing salad ingredient is someone who acts without thinking (9)Daniel Raymon
Jan 4, 2009AcrosticRPerson who acts like a robotEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Sep 22, 2002AcrosticRZombie or golemEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
6 results for AUTOMATON from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Wed Aug 26, 199258ARobotEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Tue Sep 17, 196833DMan, in a way.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 18, 196521DMan of sorts.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Thu Feb 7, 196363APerson acting in a mechanical way.John ByrneFarrar
Sat Sep 24, 196011DRobot.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jan 13, 195833DLifelike mechanism.Helen DelparFarrar