Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT NameDeane Short
Solver Typereference
Average Time11:06
SNITCH Alignment1.45

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-09-29 Monday 29347 03:57
2024-12-17 Tuesday 29102 04:45
2025-06-02 Monday 29245 05:00
2025-03-17 Monday 29179 05:02
2024-04-22 Monday 28897 05:08
2023-07-31 Monday 28669 05:09
2024-12-16 Monday 29101 05:13
2023-03-28 Tuesday 28562 05:22
2024-04-29 Monday 28903 05:29
2022-07-25 Monday 28351 05:36

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
130 2026-01-05 29431 65 29432 52 29433 106 29435 300
96 2025-12-29 29425 82 29426 67 29427 119 29428 73 29429 142
98 2025-12-22 29419 55 29421 67 29422 117 29423 183
88 2025-12-15 29415 140
120 2025-12-08 29409 57 29410 140 29411 185
104 2025-12-01 29401 57 29402 82 29403 90 29404 171 29405 67

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
93 2026-01-05 29431 81 29432 66 29433 90 29435 135
92 2025-12-29 29425 95 29426 75 29427 117 29428 76 29429 98
108 2025-12-22 29419 71 29421 98 29422 111 29423 181
87 2025-12-15 29415 123
124 2025-12-08 29409 78 29410 166 29411 152
109 2025-12-01 29401 85 29402 122 29403 130 29404 136 29405 46

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 114 correct entries

Monthly average times

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