RTE Guide Crossword No. 5 Tuesday January 24th 2012

[Aelred]

16D How the Brits became bored with their government before this? (7,3)

[Zhukov]

Do you have any letters placed,please?

[Aelred]

Oh sorry. B?O?N?D??? (7,3)

[Mamyalynne]

Browned off

[Zhukov]

Browned off?

[cupid04]

browned off

[Aelred]

Thanks to all. Goodnight

[Zhukov]

can you explain,please,m/lynne?

[Mamyalynne]

Sadly not.

[Zhukov]

well..credit to you for your honesty..lol :-)

[Zhukov]

can you help us,cupid,please? :-)

[shoota]

Wasn't Gordon Brown the previous pm?

[Zhukov]

..and..?

[Mamyalynne]

Yes but where does the rest of the clue fit in apart from meaning .Bored'??

[shoota]

They got bored with him so they voted him off - not all crossword clues are the ultimate in convolution.........

[Zhukov]

...that Dog don"t hunt!...lol

[Mamyalynne]

Maybe bored so off with his Ed??

[Zhukov]

This....the present Govt. ..is Con.

so a play on words?...The last Govt....P.M.Brown...haha..the people got "Browned off"with him,in the end...bored.