Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: WordPlodder

TftT NameBletchleyReject
Solver Typereference
Average Time41:57
SNITCH Alignment0.95

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
78 2026-04-06 29509 62 29510 78 29511 107 29512 66
92 2026-03-30 29504 117 29505 70 29506 55 29507 127
99 2026-03-23 29498 84 29499 100 29500 106 29501 108
108 2026-03-16 29491 116 29492 81 29493 88 29494 124
116 2026-03-09 29486 119 29487 57 29488 175 29489 110
99 2026-03-02 29479 76 29480 65 29481 90 29482 124 29483 144

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
99 2026-04-06 29509 91 29510 114 29511 113 29512 81
119 2026-03-30 29504 172 29505 93 29506 80 29507 133
109 2026-03-23 29498 118 29499 149 29500 102 29501 70
124 2026-03-16 29491 178 29492 105 29493 107 29494 97
109 2026-03-09 29486 122 29487 95 29488 119 29489 126
113 2026-03-02 29479 131 29480 78 29481 104 29482 131 29483 121

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 134 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).