Uses performance-enhancing drugs, informally

The answer to “Uses performance-enhancing drugs, informally” in the New York Times Midi crossword is DOPES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 24, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 16-Down. 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.

“Uses performance-enhancing drugs, informally” answer

DOPES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is DOPES

DOPES is the 5-letter solution that fits "Uses performance-enhancing drugs, informally" in the NYT Midi crossword on March 24, 2026 (16-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DOPES mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DOPES is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Uses performance-enhancing drugs, informally” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 24, 2026 (most recent) → DOPES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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