"Presbyterian" is an anagram of "Best in prayer" - one that we will never let them know; and "Baptist" is an anagram of TAB Tips - which we should avoid even whispering when the Spring Racing Carnival hits next month.

But the most alarming - and possibly incisive - was a clue from yesterday's Age cryptic crossword: "evangelicals present sheer crap!" - "sheer crap" being an anagram for "preachers!"