Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT NameDeane Short
Solver Typereference
Average Time10:57
SNITCH Alignment1.36

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
93 2025-12-01 29401 57 29402 82 29403 90 29404 171 29405 67
166 2025-11-24 29397 115 29398 166 29399 267
79 2025-11-17 29389 63 29392 86
93 2025-11-10 29386 92
117 2025-11-03 29378 68 29380 146

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
103 2025-12-01 29401 85 29402 122 29403 130 29404 136 29405 46
132 2025-11-24 29397 102 29398 136 29399 145
99 2025-11-17 29389 94 29392 82
91 2025-11-10 29386 85
119 2025-11-03 29378 93 29380 136

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 108 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).