Synthetic opiate drug developed by Belgian physician Paul Janssen in 1959, used as a painkiller and a sedative (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FENTANYL Synthetic opiate drug developed by Belgian physician Paul Janssen in 1959, used as a painkiller and a sedative (8) (8)
4% CODEINE Painkiller drug (7)
3% GIAMATTI Paul of "The Holdovers" (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 27, 2025
3% SEWING Sway having injected drug using needle (6) The Times Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
3% ANTWERP Belgian city (7) (7) Mirror Quick Sep 15, 2025
3% MEDS Drugs (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
3% GHENT Belgian port (5) LA Times Mini Sep 13, 2025
3% LES Guitarist Paul (3) Commuter Sep 11, 2025
3% STAGE Level of development (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 10, 2025
3% NARCOTIC Drug (8) The Telegraph Quick Sep 8, 2025
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