Statute meeting zero resistance in Washington, for example

The answer to “Statute meeting zero resistance in Washington, for example” in the The Telegraph Cryptic crossword is ACTOR — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Cryptic crossword on September 3, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 10-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.

“Statute meeting zero resistance in Washington, for example” answer

ACTOR (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is ACTOR.

What does ACTOR mean?

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

When else has “Statute meeting zero resistance in Washington, for example” appeared?

The Telegraph Cryptic 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.

September 3, 2026 (most recent) → ACTOR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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