Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Menelaus

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time27:21
SNITCH Alignment1.11

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2021-04-12 Monday 27949 10:30
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
2022-10-03 Monday 28411 14:44

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
60 2026-06-15 29569 60 29570 61
107 2026-06-08 29563 77 29564 107 29565 107 29566 107 29567 138
105 2026-06-01 29558 80 29560 131
99 2026-05-25 29553 107 29554 83 29555 107
90 2026-05-18 29545 88 29546 92
100 2026-05-11 29539 58 29540 90 29541 143 29542 90 29543 123
88 2026-05-04 29533 68 29534 109
81 2026-04-27 29527 46 29528 64 29529 89 29530 128

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
96 2026-06-15 29569 111 29570 82
133 2026-06-08 29563 160 29564 152 29565 118 29566 111 29567 127
113 2026-06-01 29558 100 29560 127
111 2026-05-25 29553 135 29554 95 29555 104
122 2026-05-18 29545 129 29546 115
114 2026-05-11 29539 111 29540 104 29541 158 29542 92 29543 106
149 2026-05-04 29533 138 29534 160
107 2026-04-27 29527 79 29528 92 29529 125 29530 134

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 61 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).