“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!”