Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT NameDeane Short
Solver Typereference
Average Time11:22
SNITCH Alignment1.29

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
76 2026-02-09 29462 74 29463 61 29465 94
92 2026-02-02 29455 65 29456 71 29457 119 29458 116 29459 90
98 2026-01-26 29451 104 29452 95 29453 150
80 2026-01-19 29444 62
169 2026-01-12 29439 76 29441 285
114 2026-01-05 29431 65 29432 52 29433 106 29435 300
105 2025-12-29 29425 82 29426 67 29427 119 29428 73 29429 142

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
90 2026-02-09 29462 102 29463 85 29465 83
103 2026-02-02 29455 101 29456 80 29457 126 29458 117 29459 93
103 2026-01-26 29451 123 29452 80 29453 97
82 2026-01-19 29444 67
123 2026-01-12 29439 70 29441 153
89 2026-01-05 29431 81 29432 66 29433 90 29435 129
100 2025-12-29 29425 95 29426 75 29427 117 29428 76 29429 98

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 118 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).