Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Pootle

TftT NamePootle
Solver Typereference
Average Time14:29
SNITCH Correlation0.81

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-06-29 Monday 29581 05:23
2022-01-10 Monday 28183 05:42
2025-09-29 Monday 29347 06:06
2026-06-08 Monday 29563 06:07
2021-11-30 Tuesday 28148 06:17
2026-04-20 Monday 29521 06:17
2026-03-30 Monday 29503 06:23
2022-11-07 Monday 28441 06:26
2026-02-02 Monday 29455 06:28
2025-07-21 Monday 29287 06:33

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
86 2026-06-29 29581 37 29583 110 29584 113
81 2026-06-22 29575 53 29576 60 29578 95 29579 116
103 2026-06-15 29569 52 29571 91
99 2026-06-08 29563 41 29564 80 29565 139 29566 137
79 2026-06-01 29557 81 29558 58 29559 98

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
95 2026-06-29 29581 59 29583 125 29584 101
98 2026-06-22 29575 85 29576 95 29578 106 29579 108
102 2026-06-15 29569 96 29571 100
123 2026-06-08 29563 85 29564 114 29565 154 29566 142
106 2026-06-01 29557 135 29558 72 29559 112

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 79 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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