Private Eye’s “Valentine Special” kicks off its cryptic crossword with a clue about a one-sided relationship. Unrequited love anyone?
![1 Across Westminster’s initial anger at Chuck’s invasion of privacy](https://images.bauerhosting.com/marketing/sites/19/2024/02/1-Across-5-4.png?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
The answer is a seven-letter word, the first letter of which is given to us by the initial of Westminster — ‘W’.
Follow this with two synonyms. One for ’anger’ (‘ire’) and one for chuck (‘tap’) and we get an invasion of privacy, and our answer: WIRETAP.