Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Achernar

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time21:25
SNITCH Alignment0.94

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2017-02-27 Monday 26659 07:35
2020-10-12 Monday 27793 08:16
2022-07-20 Wednesday 28347 08:31
2021-08-16 Monday 28057 08:40
2022-12-06 Tuesday 28466 08:41
2022-05-23 Monday 28297 08:44
2022-05-11 Wednesday 28287 08:58
2022-08-02 Tuesday 28358 09:07
2023-04-03 Monday 28567 09:10
2024-06-05 Wednesday 28935 09:19

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
61 2026-03-16 29491 51 29492 72
97 2026-03-09 29485 113 29486 118 29487 60
117 2026-03-02 29479 61 29480 80 29481 120 29483 209
73 2026-02-23 29475 59 29476 87
125 2026-02-16 29467 98 29468 96 29469 149 29470 184 29471 98
126 2026-02-09 29461 133 29462 119
113 2026-02-02 29455 91 29457 117 29458 140 29459 106

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
81 2026-03-16 29491 77 29492 86
115 2026-03-09 29485 125 29486 121 29487 100
128 2026-03-02 29479 105 29480 96 29481 139 29483 175
83 2026-02-23 29475 77 29476 90
122 2026-02-16 29467 148 29468 115 29469 115 29470 155 29471 80
173 2026-02-09 29461 182 29462 165
129 2026-02-02 29455 142 29457 124 29458 141 29459 110

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 98 correct entries

Monthly average times

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