Sir, – Further to Clare Quinn's letter (March 5th) about the Simplex crossword on Monday last, the Chambers Dictionary (2011), which all serious cruciverbalists have to hand, lists five possible spellings: piranha, piraña, piraya, perai and pirai. Anyone unfortunate enough to be savaged by one or many might of course call them something else. Yours, etc,
VICTOR DIXON,
Charleville Road,
Rathmines,
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Dublin 6.