Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: WordPlodder

TftT NameBletchleyReject
Solver Typereference
Average Time41:18
SNITCH Alignment1.12

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2023-06-06 Tuesday 28622 13:19
2024-01-02 Tuesday 28802 14:02
2025-08-11 Monday 29305 14:16
2023-07-31 Monday 28669 14:35
2023-01-09 Monday 28495 14:42
2025-03-11 Tuesday 29174 14:49
2025-11-01 Saturday 29376 15:00
2024-11-06 Wednesday 29067 15:33
2025-08-20 Wednesday 29313 15:46
2023-06-19 Monday 28633 15:50

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
94 2026-02-02 29455 76 29456 75 29457 101 29458 96 29459 122
110 2026-01-26 29449 70 29450 111 29451 88 29452 95 29453 186
102 2026-01-19 29443 110 29444 100 29445 91 29446 110
121 2026-01-12 29437 62 29438 72 29439 103 29440 133 29441 236
87 2026-01-05 29431 66 29433 116 29434 93
95 2025-12-29 29425 57 29426 71 29427 157 29428 95

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
106 2026-02-02 29455 118 29456 85 29457 107 29458 96 29459 124
103 2026-01-26 29449 92 29450 121 29451 104 29452 80 29453 120
103 2026-01-19 29443 120 29444 108 29445 85 29446 100
101 2026-01-12 29437 108 29438 81 29439 95 29440 97 29441 126
98 2026-01-05 29431 82 29433 99 29434 109
99 2025-12-29 29425 66 29426 79 29427 155 29428 98

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 136 correct entries

Monthly average times

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