Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Menelaus

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time26:54
SNITCH Correlation0.61

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2021-04-12 Monday 27949 10:30
2026-06-29 Monday 29581 12:47
2026-04-27 Monday 29527 13:02
2026-03-11 Wednesday 29487 13:14
2021-01-04 Monday 27865 13:37
2025-02-24 Monday 29161 13:46
2020-07-13 Monday 27715 13:55
2024-09-24 Tuesday 29030 13:56
2025-08-05 Tuesday 29300 14:25
2025-07-01 Tuesday 29270 14:34

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
84 2026-06-29 29581 47 29582 75 29584 131
65 2026-06-15 29569 60 29570 61 29571 75
107 2026-06-08 29563 77 29564 107 29565 107 29566 107 29567 138
105 2026-06-01 29558 80 29560 131

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
91 2026-06-29 29581 75 29582 82 29584 118
91 2026-06-15 29569 111 29570 82 29571 82
133 2026-06-08 29563 160 29564 152 29565 118 29566 111 29567 127
113 2026-06-01 29558 100 29560 127

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 57 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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