Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling

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  1. 1"The Planets" composer
  2. 6About 746 of these equal one horsepower
  3. 11Colorado Plateau people
  4. 14Sign in a TV studio
  5. 15Kirin competitor
  6. 16Something entered into an A.T.M.
  7. 172003 crime drama adapted from a Dennis Lehane novel
  8. 19___ Bo (exercise regimen popularized via VHS tapes)
  9. 20List in Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next"
  10. 21Direct (to)
  11. 22Middle-of-the-bell-curve result
  12. 23Swimmer in a Japanese garden
  13. 25Fled the scene
  14. 27Six Flags location that was the first amusement park to offer 20 roller coasters
  15. 32Chicken ___ king
  16. 33Admissions overseer, maybe
  17. 34Stake
  18. 37The "1" in a 9-1 record
  19. 39Typeface that sounds like the name of a Disney princess
  20. 42___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America)
  21. 43Attire in the old Roman Senate
  22. 45Sign of things to come
  23. 47Crater's edge
  24. 48Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling
  25. 52Cloudy craft beer
  26. 54Mediator between the id and the ideal, in Freudian psychology
  27. 55Pasta that resembles rice
  28. 56Knuckle-cracking or clipping nails in public, to some
  29. 59"hahaha!"
  30. 63Kenan's bestie on a 1990s sitcom
  31. 64Utopian expanse ... a map of which might include 17-, 27- and 48-Across?
  32. 66French 101 article
  33. 67Something to raise in a crisis
  34. 68Like flapjacks and Frisbees
  35. 69Damage
  36. 70Censor, informally
  37. 71Undercover operatives

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  1. 1"E.T. phone ___"
  2. 2Banded mineral seen at many a street fair
  3. 3Produce coherent light
  4. 4Piece of equipment for a Winter Paralympian
  5. 5Muscle strengthened by dips, familiarly
  6. 6Ending with kitchen or earthen
  7. 7"Dream on!"
  8. 8Establishment where a D&D; party might refuel and pick up new leads
  9. 9What 2020 was a year of, in the Chinese zodiac
  10. 10"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" number)
  11. 11Billy Joel title character who's "been living in her white bread world"
  12. 12Headwear for Wonder Woman
  13. 13Antagonist
  14. 18Ukrainian peninsula seized by Russia in 2014
  15. 22Water nymph of Greek myth
  16. 24Anxious condition, in brief
  17. 26Rural turndown
  18. 27Soda fountain order
  19. 28Potatoes, in Indian cuisine
  20. 29Vehicle with low fuel efficiency, in slang
  21. 30Longboat propeller
  22. 31International Longshoremen's Association, e.g.
  23. 35Lake separating Ohio from Ontario
  24. 36Rapper ___ Ma
  25. 38Panasonic acquisition of 2009
  26. 40"Inside ___ Schumer" (sketch comedy series)
  27. 41Embankments protecting New Orleans
  28. 44Biol. or chem.
  29. 46One who's constantly telling you to do this and do that
  30. 49Horrify
  31. 502010s dance fad with a reduplicative name
  32. 51Bound along clumsily
  33. 52Malarkey
  34. 53Venue for a boss fight
  35. 57French 101 verb
  36. 58Extemporize to fill time, say
  37. 60Hawaii's second-largest island
  38. 61Frank of diary fame
  39. 62Bookie's determination
  40. 64___ Five (advisers on "Queer Eye")
  41. 65Decade makeup: Abbr.

The answer to “Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling” in the New York Times crossword is UNCANNYVALLEY — a 13-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 31, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 48-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.

“Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling” answer

UNCANNYVALLEY (13 letters)

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UNCANNYVALLEY is the 13-letter solution that fits "Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 31, 2026 (48-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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What is the answer to “Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling”?

The answer is UNCANNYVALLEY, a 13-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 31, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling”?

13 letters: UNCANNYVALLEY.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 31, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 48-Across.

Can “Concept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times 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.

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