Painted 25% of the house?

Painted 25% of the house? - BRUSHEDASIDE
Painted 25% of the house?

The clue is implying that the phrase “brushed aside” is a pun on the act of painting a house with a brush. Specifically, if someone only painted 25% of a house, they would have brushed aside most of the work that needed to be done. Therefore the answer to the crossword question is “BRUSHEDASIDE“.

BRUSHEDASIDE