Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT NameDeane Short
Solver Typereference
Average Time11:20
SNITCH Alignment1.34

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
2026-03-02 Monday 29479 05:33

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
105 2026-03-02 29479 48 29480 86 29481 212 29482 76
96 2026-02-23 29473 103 29476 89
94 2026-02-16 29467 75 29469 121 29471 128
76 2026-02-09 29462 74 29463 61 29465 94
94 2026-02-02 29455 65 29456 71 29457 119 29458 116 29459 90

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
127 2026-03-02 29479 82 29480 103 29481 246 29482 80
108 2026-02-23 29473 124 29476 92
97 2026-02-16 29467 113 29469 93 29471 105
91 2026-02-09 29462 102 29463 85 29465 86
105 2026-02-02 29455 101 29456 80 29457 126 29458 117 29459 93

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 109 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).