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% ECOLI Bacteria used in drug development (5) USA Today May 4, 2026
4% CODEINE Sedative painkiller (7)
3% HUMANRACE Arena much developed for all of us (5,4) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 1, 2026
3% LSD Trippy drug (3) LA Times Daily Jul 31, 2026
3% AROSE A bloom developed (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 30, 2026
3% RAYON Synthetic silk (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 28, 2026
3% BAKELITE Revolutionary synthetic plastic (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 26, 2026
3% DOPE Drug; fool (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 24, 2026
3% NARCO Drug trafficker (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 23, 2026
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