Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Encota

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time17:00
SNITCH Correlation0.82

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2020-11-17 Tuesday 27824 05:18
2025-02-10 Monday 29149 07:10
2024-08-26 Monday 29005 07:12
2025-02-04 Tuesday 29144 07:16
2024-12-17 Tuesday 29102 07:16
2025-03-17 Monday 29179 07:27
2025-07-07 Monday 29275 07:31
2024-08-05 Monday 28987 07:42
2026-05-04 Monday 29533 08:06
2025-09-29 Monday 29347 08:07

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
104 2026-06-22 29575 85 29577 90 29578 126 29579 118
104 2026-06-15 29569 79 29571 63 29572 120 29573 154
96 2026-06-08 29563 52 29565 154 29566 79 29567 133
93 2026-06-01 29557 57 29558 80 29559 98 29561 70
72 2026-05-25 29551 52 29554 84
84 2026-05-18 29545 79 29546 88 29547 84
185 2026-05-11 29541 185
77 2026-05-04 29533 46 29534 83 29536 84 29537 98
92 2026-04-27 29527 61 29528 93 29529 58 29530 105 29531 164

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
120 2026-06-22 29575 137 29577 93 29578 141 29579 110
120 2026-06-15 29569 146 29571 69 29572 115 29573 152
112 2026-06-08 29563 108 29565 171 29566 82 29567 123
107 2026-06-01 29557 95 29558 100 29559 112 29561 92
91 2026-05-25 29551 83 29554 96
101 2026-05-18 29545 116 29546 110 29547 91
205 2026-05-11 29541 205
102 2026-05-04 29533 93 29534 122 29536 102 29537 91
110 2026-04-27 29527 105 29528 134 29529 81 29530 110 29531 129

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 84 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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