Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: LJCN

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time18:36
SNITCH Alignment1.16

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2021-05-21 Friday 27983 03:10
2023-11-09 Thursday 28756 03:25
2023-09-12 Tuesday 28706 03:28
2022-07-12 Tuesday 28340 03:34
2023-03-17 Friday 28553 03:57
2020-09-28 Monday 27781 04:11
2022-10-28 Friday 28433 04:17
2025-09-17 Wednesday 29337 04:29
2023-08-14 Monday 28681 05:24
2023-09-21 Thursday 28714 06:33

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
122 2026-01-19 29443 110 29445 135
141 2026-01-12 29437 69 29440 167 29441 187
106 2026-01-05 29431 102 29432 90 29433 160 29434 76
105 2025-12-29 29426 97 29428 106 29429 143
92 2025-12-22 29420 84 29421 60 29423 137
105 2025-12-15 29413 68 29414 82 29415 78 29416 87 29417 226
98 2025-12-08 29407 103 29409 64 29410 82 29411 146
107 2025-12-01 29402 47 29404 115 29405 159

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
123 2026-01-19 29443 120 29445 126
114 2026-01-12 29437 121 29440 121 29441 100
111 2026-01-05 29431 127 29432 115 29433 136 29434 89
97 2025-12-29 29426 108 29428 110 29429 99
108 2025-12-22 29420 107 29421 88 29423 135
101 2025-12-15 29413 100 29414 113 29415 69 29416 76 29417 159
105 2025-12-08 29407 117 29409 87 29410 97 29411 120
90 2025-12-01 29402 70 29404 92 29405 109

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 108 correct entries

Monthly average times

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