Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Menelaus

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time27:50
SNITCH Alignment1.05

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
88 2026-05-18 29545 88
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
105 2026-04-20 29522 123 29523 88
107 2026-04-13 29515 65 29516 112 29517 126 29518 126
111 2026-04-06 29509 104 29510 82 29511 149
98 2026-03-30 29503 67 29504 108 29505 107 29506 113

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
127 2026-05-18 29545 127
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
114 2026-04-20 29522 150 29523 78
143 2026-04-13 29515 116 29516 186 29517 146 29518 127
144 2026-04-06 29509 152 29510 120 29511 161
142 2026-03-30 29503 103 29504 158 29505 142 29506 166

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 51 correct entries

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).