Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Menelaus

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time27:00
SNITCH Correlation0.62

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2021-04-12 Monday 27949 10:30
2026-08-03 Monday 29611 10:43
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

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
39 2026-08-03 29611 39
129 2026-07-13 29593 92 29594 166
84 2026-06-29 29581 47 29582 75 29584 131

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
65 2026-08-03 29611 65
130 2026-07-13 29593 112 29594 148
91 2026-06-29 29581 75 29582 82 29584 118

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).