Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: WordPlodder

TftT NameBletchleyReject
Solver Typereference
Average Time41:09
SNITCH Alignment1.02

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
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
89 2025-12-22 29420 58 29421 74 29422 77 29423 118
105 2025-12-15 29413 76 29414 109 29415 93 29416 97 29417 155
102 2025-12-08 29407 79 29408 89 29409 100 29410 95 29411 149
93 2025-12-01 29402 110 29403 63 29404 74 29405 112

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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
95 2025-12-22 29420 74 29421 108 29422 73 29423 116
107 2025-12-15 29413 111 29414 151 29415 82 29416 85 29417 109
106 2025-12-08 29407 89 29408 72 29409 136 29410 113 29411 123
96 2025-12-01 29402 164 29403 91 29404 59 29405 77

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 142 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).