Anagrammatical

Alasdair Steven’s obituary (26 November) of crossword compiler the Rev John Galbraith Graham (Araucaria) omits one salient point; the pseudonym “Cinephile” which Graham used in his Financial Times contributions.

By The Newsroom
Friday, 29th November 2013, 12:00 am

As well as referring to his love of cinema, it is an anagram of Chile Pine, an alternative name for the monkey-puzzle tree, whose botanical name is Araucaria.

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Bryan Gould

Woodmuir Terrace

Newport-on-Tay