Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Topical Tim

TftT NameTopical Tim
Solver Typereference
Average Time13:50
SNITCH Alignment0.98

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2022-06-13 Monday 28315 03:18
2025-03-17 Monday 29179 03:30
2020-09-23 Wednesday 27777 03:32
2018-10-29 Monday 27181 03:55
2023-01-09 Monday 28495 04:07
2020-05-27 Wednesday 27675 04:13
2022-05-30 Monday 28303 04:26
2022-05-11 Wednesday 28287 04:27
2022-10-10 Monday 28417 04:30
2024-12-17 Tuesday 29102 04:38

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
117 2026-01-05 29431 80 29432 89 29433 101 29434 78 29435 239
97 2025-12-29 29425 80 29426 70 29427 55 29428 72 29429 174
67 2025-12-22 29419 49 29420 84 29421 41 29422 72 29423 91
94 2025-12-15 29413 69 29414 66 29415 111 29416 133
95 2025-12-08 29407 71 29408 87 29410 105 29411 88
89 2025-12-01 29401 41 29402 62 29403 68 29404 131 29405 140

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
98 2026-01-05 29431 100 29432 114 29433 86 29434 91 29435 103
91 2025-12-29 29425 93 29426 78 29427 54 29428 75 29429 120
77 2025-12-22 29419 63 29420 107 29421 60 29422 68 29423 90
101 2025-12-15 29413 101 29414 91 29415 98 29416 117
93 2025-12-08 29407 80 29408 70 29410 125 29411 72
88 2025-12-01 29401 61 29402 92 29403 98 29404 104 29405 96

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 140 correct entries

Monthly average times

The plot below shows the monthly solving times for Topical Tim. These are six-month rolling averages (i.e. the result for each month averages the solving times for the past six months).