Crossword SNITCH

A quantitative guide to the degree of difficulty of the Times Cryptic Crossword

Reference Solvers

Index Name TftT Name Solver Type Solution Count Average Time SNITCH alignment Current Ref Ref Month Count
1 hazeltearne reference 45 04:22 0.76 false 0 Show
2 mohn mohn2 reference 1020 04:42 1.09 true 77 Show
3 Diskus reference 949 05:52 0.89 true 48 Show
4 Nathan Panning reference 809 05:52 0.85 true 51 Show
5 Jason reference 1880 06:11 0.92 true 100 Show
6 lili reference 808 06:26 1.07 true 34 Show
7 verlaine Verlaine reference 2024 06:37 1.25 true 99 Show
8 mistigris reference 1407 06:39 1.09 true 75 Show
9 mauefw Mauefw reference 462 06:47 1.08 false 11 Show
10 Magoo reference 1209 06:47 1.4 true 82 Show
11 hilarym reference 927 07:08 1.0 true 52 Show
12 Paul Gilbert reference 1018 07:12 1.26 true 39 Show
13 aphis99 aphis99 reference 2121 07:23 1.04 true 100 Show
14 richard reference 1493 08:43 0.92 true 91 Show
15 asaldanha reference 1425 09:01 1.05 true 70 Show
16 Contrarian3 reference 67 09:06 0.73 false 0 Show
17 boulemiche reference 669 09:13 0.61 true 20 Show
18 glheard glh reference 1697 09:27 0.98 true 95 Show
19 markdobell reference 578 10:01 1.3 true 30 Show
20 patrickcates reference 215 10:02 1.13 false 2 Show
21 chindit reference 2071 10:09 0.97 true 100 Show
22 Umpire reference 277 10:16 1.02 true 14 Show
23 Kinghedger reference 1040 10:19 1.15 true 54 Show
24 samgdavies reference 135 10:20 0.68 true 3 Show
25 tiggis reference 665 10:25 1.35 false 25 Show
26 lickert reference 1883 10:43 0.91 true 100 Show
27 Deane Short Deane Short reference 699 10:44 1.0 true 38 Show
28 Topical Tim Topical Tim reference 1973 10:51 1.15 true 101 Show
29 philjordan1147 BUSMAN reference 882 10:52 1.03 true 44 Show
30 xyster reference 969 10:58 0.61 false 56 Show
31 keriothe_ keriothe reference 1828 11:03 1.13 true 89 Show
32 miked1961 reference 652 11:09 1.22 true 27 Show
33 Heyesey reference 962 11:19 1.26 true 58 Show
34 AlanS reference 1953 11:24 1.06 true 101 Show
35 Morphosis reference 46 11:28 1.16 false 0 Show
36 HoneyBadger reference 249 11:29 0.99 true 12 Show
37 Dr Dolittle reference 129 11:31 1.96 true 7 Show
38 SimonAnthony reference 1619 11:31 1.41 false 77 Show
39 Sheapey Sheapey reference 1674 11:38 1.22 true 71 Show
40 scrabbler reference 950 11:39 1.16 true 45 Show
41 Tom Stubbs Tom Stubbs reference 2172 11:49 1.24 true 100 Show
42 neilr neilr reference 2056 11:49 1.05 true 100 Show
43 fshephe reference 2174 11:50 0.57 true 101 Show
44 andy reference 661 11:58 0.88 true 46 Show
45 David Crooks dcrooks reference 1844 12:01 0.9 true 100 Show
46 chriswords reference 1258 12:02 0.88 true 61 Show
47 Golvellius reference 761 12:11 1.07 true 37 Show
48 Henry White reference 193 12:15 1.06 true 15 Show
49 Jim Willis reference 118 12:22 1.39 false 5 Show
50 d.middleton reference 262 12:25 1.06 false 0 Show
51 canismiser reference 677 12:31 1.26 true 24 Show
52 Stavros Stavrolex reference 1888 12:33 1.12 true 100 Show
53 ChuckB reference 823 12:39 1.02 true 35 Show
54 John Walsh reference 552 12:44 0.72 false 4 Show
55 JimboFS reference 632 12:48 0.97 true 32 Show
56 Silva reference 2077 12:56 1.07 true 101 Show
57 aphasic reference 1003 12:57 1.09 true 74 Show
58 tilbee reference 1000 13:02 1.09 true 50 Show
59 christopherclark4945 reference 34 13:09 1.19 false 0 Show
60 Paul Bacon reference 356 13:10 0.95 false 5 Show
61 Ed freshpot Ed Freshpot reference 1540 13:15 0.9 true 71 Show
62 March (JeffCollins) mch1 reference 922 13:15 1.1 true 45 Show
63 chriss reference 134 13:18 1.7 true 10 Show
64 MikeOsborne mikeosborne reference 1624 13:21 1.0 true 70 Show
65 robertL reference 767 13:37 1.33 false 25 Show
66 7dPenguin (KenG) 7dPenguin reference 857 13:39 1.28 true 45 Show
67 Groucho reference 1556 13:42 1.0 true 93 Show
68 Penfold_61 Penfold reference 906 13:46 1.09 true 52 Show
69 benedick reference 1250 13:49 0.49 true 96 Show
70 Viscomte reference 168 13:56 0.52 false 0 Show
71 Ben Staveley reference 1218 13:59 1.17 true 83 Show
72 LouWeed LouWeed reference 1869 14:06 1.05 true 71 Show
73 fishernick79 reference 228 14:08 1.01 false 6 Show
74 Eddddddd reference 340 14:08 1.24 true 17 Show
75 Secondbass reference 504 14:10 0.55 false 29 Show
76 alexh reference 890 14:17 0.65 true 53 Show
77 Tibthorpe reference 1976 14:19 1.09 true 100 Show
78 franceslc11 reference 582 14:20 0.94 true 35 Show
79 Semillon reference 1131 14:22 1.2 true 59 Show
80 njnclarke reference 902 14:26 1.04 true 34 Show
81 Crucifer Crucifer reference 648 14:28 1.17 true 51 Show
82 howardwilde1 reference 100 14:29 0.98 true 8 Show
83 cdb_100 reference 137 14:38 1.14 true 1 Show
84 Peponi13 reference 447 14:38 0.92 true 32 Show
85 myles reference 117 14:40 0.93 true 6 Show
86 CentralLine CentralLine reference 837 14:43 1.34 true 44 Show
87 Pootle Pootle reference 1244 14:44 1.44 true 58 Show
88 BlackburnRover reference 401 14:44 0.49 true 20 Show
89 Finzi reference 667 14:46 0.61 true 31 Show
90 gabrojak reference 567 14:46 1.14 false 39 Show
91 phthisis reference 1650 15:12 0.99 true 100 Show
92 AndyR reference 331 15:17 0.74 false 18 Show
93 grape reference 877 15:21 1.58 true 46 Show
94 GeorgeTz reference 340 15:34 0.94 false 14 Show
95 RobR RobR reference 903 15:36 1.15 true 48 Show
96 zinzan reference 232 15:37 1.01 false 0 Show
97 JezWoolfrey reference 1163 15:41 1.17 true 62 Show
98 tapbarker reference 1381 15:47 1.17 true 59 Show
99 LJCN reference 960 15:47 1.1 true 55 Show
100 pitcaithlie Pitcaithlie reference 510 15:51 1.67 true 34 Show
101 robinh reference 2027 15:53 0.65 true 101 Show
102 Looch reference 1531 15:54 1.07 true 65 Show
103 Freemers reference 181 15:55 0.74 true 10 Show
104 Squallaby reference 1446 16:02 1.65 true 67 Show
105 Achernar reference 831 16:09 0.76 true 40 Show
106 MK76 reference 720 16:09 1.02 true 25 Show
107 andrewlake reference 1432 16:15 1.05 true 59 Show
108 daulbs reference 150 16:15 1.42 true 2 Show
109 john.marshall reference 120 16:17 0.83 false 4 Show
110 rupes reference 78 16:19 1.6 false 0 Show
111 jimwetzler reference 480 16:43 0.82 false 0 Show
112 ajcauk1 reference 558 16:52 0.74 true 42 Show
113 TB22 reference 256 16:57 1.72 false 12 Show
114 sas91 reference 23 17:05 0.84 false 0 Show
115 ilan reference 280 17:06 0.61 true 13 Show
116 Blackbeard reference 51 17:13 1.13 false 0 Show
117 DunPangolin reference 494 17:17 0.85 true 27 Show
118 Jeremy S reference 388 17:20 0.96 false 19 Show
119 cmcnsmith reference 326 17:21 0.47 false 4 Show
120 Encota reference 179 17:23 1.27 true 9 Show
121 Galspray (Rabbitoh) galspray reference 947 17:23 1.29 true 55 Show
122 Crossiant reference 564 17:28 1.3 true 38 Show
123 Craven reference 1647 17:28 0.72 true 71 Show
124 jeremy.kenyon reference 112 17:38 0.99 true 11 Show
125 npweston reference 341 17:44 0.68 false 17 Show
126 Obrador reference 32 17:49 1.19 false 0 Show
127 earlylight reference 643 17:53 0.51 true 36 Show
128 GMcD reference 2174 17:53 1.09 true 100 Show
129 PGooden reference 572 17:59 1.08 true 26 Show
130 Foozler reference 360 17:59 0.57 false 4 Show
131 MossDef reference 113 18:11 0.96 false 1 Show
132 Colin2355 reference 620 18:11 1.26 true 34 Show
133 Cookincats reference 534 18:15 1.58 false 24 Show
134 tds reference 82 18:19 1.03 false 0 Show
135 KET reference 398 18:20 1.27 true 15 Show
136 pterodactyl reference 1537 18:25 0.86 true 102 Show
137 chriswestontour reference 67 18:31 1.36 false 0 Show
138 Swanny reference 389 18:31 1.98 false 12 Show
139 hopkinb hopkinb reference 151 18:42 1.28 true 9 Show
140 Dvynys dvynys reference 141 18:44 1.3 false 0 Show
141 DanSolo reference 366 18:45 1.28 true 26 Show
142 martinede reference 216 18:48 0.93 false 1 Show
143 Gallion Fish reference 187 18:55 1.0 false 0 Show
144 Dzhigit dzhigit71 reference 333 18:57 1.03 true 8 Show
145 julian_w reference 163 19:01 1.04 false 2 Show
146 Andrew Whiffin reference 320 19:02 1.23 true 30 Show
147 Riche Riche reference 185 19:02 0.9 true 10 Show
148 Mike C reference 87 19:04 1.0 true 2 Show
149 SeamusX reference 38 19:08 0.72 false 0 Show
150 McBeakLives reference 39 19:12 1.36 false 0 Show
151 LuckOfLucien reference 445 19:12 1.08 true 25 Show
152 rrricharrrd reference 288 19:14 0.89 false 0 Show
153 pc8 reference 1093 19:15 1.23 true 52 Show
154 UisceTe reference 774 19:40 1.26 true 47 Show
155 Zander reference 1130 19:43 1.18 true 55 Show
156 Jeremy Kenyon reference 28 19:47 0.61 false 0 Show
157 Upfisher reference 65 19:52 1.44 true 3 Show
158 Hamish.S reference 933 19:52 1.33 true 52 Show
159 gsriordan52 reference 681 19:54 1.11 true 39 Show
160 Grestyman Grestyman reference 130 19:58 0.96 false 3 Show
161 M Bennett reference 27 19:59 1.2 false 0 Show
162 Zabadak3 Zabadak reference 292 20:00 1.03 true 13 Show
163 James P Special_bitter reference 1049 20:05 1.42 true 58 Show
164 squark reference 268 20:09 0.99 true 16 Show
165 John Arnold reference 1300 20:09 1.35 false 85 Show
166 Jeremy Weissmann plusjeremy reference 369 20:12 1.08 false 12 Show
167 kate.daly305 reference 30 20:13 1.92 false 0 Show
168 valerian1967 reference 101 20:19 1.04 false 8 Show
169 doublecross anguswalker reference 405 20:23 1.72 false 14 Show
170 Pxspxs reference 53 20:23 1.07 false 0 Show
171 kath reference 823 20:27 1.17 false 23 Show
172 DianeRS reference 188 20:28 1.43 false 7 Show
173 Kevin Gregg Kevin Gregg reference 1707 20:33 1.21 true 99 Show
174 uvofiz reference 514 20:33 0.78 true 34 Show
175 hugh schofield Leskoffer reference 424 20:38 1.3 true 24 Show
176 Ease This Jam reference 441 20:39 1.4 false 29 Show
177 endafk reference 1083 20:41 0.9 true 59 Show
178 dec reference 947 20:43 1.09 false 73 Show
179 daniel.faith reference 287 20:49 0.99 true 13 Show
180 Waterloo reference 1012 21:02 0.96 true 55 Show
181 Onelug reference 226 21:02 1.18 false 7 Show
182 Jagsfan1971 reference 918 21:15 1.61 false 40 Show
183 cognominative reference 135 21:29 1.36 false 3 Show
184 The Caffeine Kid reference 190 21:30 0.72 true 8 Show
185 Nangle reference 1171 21:30 0.96 true 57 Show
186 Corymbia Corymbia reference 811 21:30 1.18 true 45 Show
187 David Bourne reference 344 21:34 1.44 true 20 Show
188 Rod B reference 131 21:46 0.88 true 8 Show
189 george.garlick reference 923 21:57 1.05 true 52 Show
190 frost reference 291 21:59 1.26 false 7 Show
191 Leegoods reference 241 21:59 1.11 true 16 Show
192 McBeak McBeak reference 228 22:01 1.02 true 17 Show
193 DamienKnapma reference 93 22:06 0.9 true 8 Show
194 crosswordian reference 1389 22:30 0.9 true 85 Show
195 Tudds reference 1720 22:36 1.06 true 66 Show
196 luxtonj61 reference 46 22:36 1.18 false 0 Show
197 richardCV22 reference 287 22:47 1.23 true 6 Show
198 goblin reference 1999 22:57 0.7 true 59 Show
199 rt51 reference 36 23:02 1.38 false 0 Show
200 Brenk Brenk1 reference 390 23:08 1.29 true 6 Show
201 medodd reference 556 23:10 0.88 false 38 Show
202 1234 reference 1251 23:13 1.14 true 74 Show
203 Terrier reference 355 23:21 1.5 false 20 Show
204 jimancliffe reference 352 23:33 1.0 false 9 Show
205 stainl665 reference 797 23:34 1.33 true 17 Show
206 Edprof reference 1107 24:04 1.07 false 63 Show
207 Crippens1 reference 1264 24:11 1.2 true 69 Show
208 rjcassidy rjcassidy reference 1465 24:13 1.02 true 71 Show
209 JohnDun (johndun) john_dun reference 1490 24:25 1.39 true 84 Show
210 chris661554 reference 735 24:28 1.21 true 38 Show
211 monkfish reference 188 24:30 0.81 false 0 Show
212 janesa reference 38 24:32 0.76 false 0 Show
213 MichelinPoitiers MichelinPoitiers reference 746 24:35 0.94 true 49 Show
214 TonyN6 reference 44 24:38 1.04 false 0 Show
215 klamery4 reference 743 24:42 0.69 true 39 Show
216 Sheen reference 103 24:55 1.28 false 0 Show
217 Beagler reference 51 25:05 1.58 false 0 Show
218 brian.mcnamara reference 579 25:07 1.25 false 20 Show
219 joe.mcgrane reference 45 25:13 1.4 false 0 Show
220 JE59 reference 338 25:14 1.0 false 0 Show
221 Mkgnao Mkgnao reference 1426 25:31 0.86 true 80 Show
222 tony the butcher montana reference 193 25:32 1.43 false 4 Show
223 cyrillic reference 1200 25:32 1.16 false 64 Show
224 timbo reference 709 25:37 1.0 true 29 Show
225 hugapug reference 78 25:48 1.01 true 2 Show
226 Fidelio reference 677 25:49 1.1 true 41 Show
227 Yatton50 reference 491 25:55 1.11 true 27 Show
228 Gussie reference 495 25:58 1.5 false 16 Show
229 crucihacker reference 96 26:03 1.22 true 6 Show
230 JoeyC reference 753 26:09 1.42 false 39 Show
231 infinitejest reference 330 26:15 1.21 true 9 Show
232 eniamretrauq eniamretrauq reference 1214 26:17 1.13 true 71 Show
233 BoredAccountant reference 22 26:27 1.23 false 0 Show
234 Dr_Bob reference 251 26:41 0.95 true 14 Show
235 Deezzaa Deezzaa reference 385 26:49 1.14 true 17 Show
236 melcritic reference 20 26:51 0.66 false 0 Show
237 Rowlie26 reference 131 27:12 1.22 true 6 Show
238 SlumdogEngineer reference 756 27:17 1.61 true 41 Show
239 nekabue reference 1878 27:24 1.04 true 95 Show
240 barracuda barracuda reference 2120 27:25 1.07 true 100 Show
241 6098mr reference 622 27:32 0.63 true 3 Show
242 JMbrow29 reference 72 27:32 0.64 false 0 Show
243 ulaca ulaca reference 1625 28:01 1.29 true 94 Show
244 pvoller reference 137 28:02 1.24 false 0 Show
245 NAPASAI napasai reference 1146 28:03 1.23 false 82 Show
246 Mike Harper Mike Harper reference 834 28:26 1.36 true 47 Show
247 Pendrov reference 181 28:30 1.8 false 0 Show
248 JayEm reference 28 28:38 0.53 false 0 Show
249 symbenall2 reference 708 29:09 1.09 false 21 Show
250 Mudge Mudge reference 104 29:14 1.36 true 3 Show
251 annikins reference 35 29:23 1.73 false 0 Show
252 hipponym reference 97 29:40 1.35 true 2 Show
253 Rookie reference 611 29:51 0.96 true 35 Show
254 Grumpole Grumpole reference 154 29:53 1.23 true 11 Show
255 SK42 reference 472 30:05 1.38 false 7 Show
256 Jeeves reference 838 30:24 1.13 false 53 Show
257 RogerC reference 95 30:51 1.04 true 3 Show
258 rosselliot reference 1800 31:03 1.07 true 98 Show
259 Manveru reference 1191 31:19 1.04 true 79 Show
260 gbestanley reference 1424 31:36 0.6 true 71 Show
261 Cryptique reference 530 32:05 0.56 true 32 Show
262 dosbarth reference 634 32:28 1.45 false 26 Show
263 BertieVII reference 577 32:36 0.83 true 29 Show
264 koro kororareka reference 1991 32:50 1.08 true 101 Show
265 vinyl12345 vinyl1 reference 133 32:57 1.57 true 2 Show
266 ofarrell reference 141 33:05 1.21 false 0 Show
267 bruce.johnston22 reference 231 33:17 0.91 true 9 Show
268 FelicityTT reference 627 33:26 0.92 false 34 Show
269 WordPlodder BletchleyReject reference 983 33:26 1.19 true 39 Show
270 CoxBurglar coxburglar reference 320 34:02 0.89 true 14 Show
271 simjt simjt reference 117 34:24 0.81 true 2 Show
272 Lloyd reference 818 34:29 1.02 true 43 Show
273 j.stanton734 reference 91 34:52 1.33 true 3 Show
274 Michael S reference 41 35:24 1.18 false 0 Show
275 starstruck starstruck_au reference 1560 35:26 1.3 true 38 Show
276 Birdingbob reference 194 35:45 1.51 true 9 Show
277 gothick gothick reference 68 35:46 1.0 false 0 Show
278 tyrotim tyrotim reference 595 36:14 0.92 false 33 Show
279 Pleasuredome Pleasuredome8 reference 1112 36:18 1.38 true 59 Show
280 Nigel1953 reference 884 36:18 1.47 false 0 Show
281 joss henry reference 639 36:28 1.12 false 20 Show
282 kapietro kapietro reference 544 36:42 1.22 true 34 Show
283 Shushannah reference 667 37:25 0.99 true 33 Show
284 maryht reference 1382 38:36 0.58 false 36 Show
285 hydrochoos hydrochoos reference 221 38:44 0.68 true 1 Show
286 rv_1 reference 170 38:53 1.2 true 8 Show
287 piltdown man reference 43 39:36 1.8 false 0 Show
288 Troothful reference 67 39:39 0.62 false 0 Show
289 Word Psmith wordpsmith reference 125 40:09 1.24 false 0 Show
290 jackk.larg reference 726 40:10 1.23 false 6 Show
291 baronrob reference 353 43:16 1.55 false 7 Show
292 clivejharlow reference 52 43:26 1.36 false 0 Show

Tracked and Blog Solvers

Index Name TftT Name Solver Type Solution Count Average Time SNITCH alignment Current Ref Ref Month Count
1 Mikemon tracked 363 06:00 0.54 false 0 Show
2 DaddyM tracked 374 06:46 0.55 false 21 Show
3 cmjhutton tracked 346 07:38 1.48 false 12 Show
4 Strober tracked 40 08:28 0.44 false 0 Show
5 KenD51 tracked 289 11:11 -0.07 false 8 Show
6 fuzz tracked 990 12:03 0.19 false 27 Show
7 edwards.robert1 tracked 1204 12:52 0.04 false 0 Show
8 BinLinerBob tracked 59 13:02 0.39 false 0 Show
9 SimonB tracked 147 13:11 0.29 false 2 Show
10 michaelbell53 tracked 158 13:20 0.42 false 0 Show
11 Aloysius tracked 528 14:46 0.27 false 7 Show
12 Mike Mansbridge tracked 97 14:56 2.57 false 0 Show
13 johninterred Johninterred blog_solver 938 15:05 1.21 false 0 Show
14 john.brassey tracked 286 15:07 0.17 false 8 Show
15 MrChumley MrChumley tracked 240 16:54 0.41 false 0 Show
16 Solver52 tracked 1965 18:52 0.35 false 50 Show
17 Curarist Curarist tracked 1456 19:49 1.02 false 0 Show
18 suethepotterer tracked 479 21:40 0.26 false 5 Show
19 david_ch blog_solver 614 22:11 1.25 false 0 Show
20 joekobi blog_solver 261 27:00 1.09 false 0 Show
21 Winchelt tracked 139 29:01 0.15 false 0 Show
22 phcbarnes tracked 93 29:19 0.03 false 4 Show
23 alistair.boere tracked 210 33:30 0.34 false 10 Show
24 Maggot tracked 427 33:42 0.9 false 0 Show
25 Vagans tracked 298 33:55 0.34 false 5 Show
26 boltonwanderer blog_solver 1104 35:26 1.25 false 0 Show
27 HanS tracked 1448 37:58 0.37 false 2 Show
28 Dalai Farmer tracked 264 40:16 1.13 false 0 Show
29 empty tracked 1772 45:05 0.78 false 51 Show
30 Steve Wood tracked 529 48:23 0.79 false 0 Show
31 MartinP MartinP1 tracked 1710 49:30 1.22 false 26 Show
32 kjbr tracked 1467 51:40 1.2 false 0 Show
33 The Real Steve Snackman tracked 174 52:01 0.79 false 0 Show
34 profsjpayne tracked 477 52:41 0.81 false 0 Show
35 intentional rounding tracked 104 52:53 1.08 false 0 Show
36 The Mighty Salmon tracked 33 56:29 1.1 false 0 Show
37 paulmcl paulmcl tracked 1071 59:15 0.79 false 1 Show
38 KathH tracked 71 59:45 0.69 false 0 Show