Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: earlylight

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time17:17
SNITCH Alignment0.61

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-11-02 Sunday 5188 02:49
2016-04-20 Wednesday 26391 06:05
2017-08-24 Thursday 26812 06:51
2024-03-18 Monday 28867 08:14
2018-11-01 Thursday 27184 08:16
2016-04-11 Monday 26383 08:44
2016-04-01 Friday 26375 08:47
2017-10-23 Monday 26863 09:10
2016-04-04 Monday 26377 09:13
2017-10-02 Monday 26845 09:13

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
126 2026-01-12 29438 119 29440 91 29441 168
105 2026-01-05 29432 81 29433 117 29434 127 29435 98
138 2025-12-29 29425 136 29426 129 29427 145 29429 142
101 2025-12-22 29419 103 29421 90 29423 110
94 2025-12-15 29413 78 29414 76 29415 128 29416 95
108 2025-12-08 29407 115 29408 92 29409 109 29410 75 29411 153
100 2025-12-01 29401 95 29402 105 29403 62 29404 157 29405 105

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
97 2026-01-12 29438 135 29440 66 29441 90
98 2026-01-05 29432 103 29433 100 29434 149 29435 42
135 2025-12-29 29425 158 29426 144 29427 143 29429 98
124 2025-12-22 29419 133 29421 132 29423 108
104 2025-12-15 29413 114 29414 105 29415 113 29416 84
113 2025-12-08 29407 130 29408 74 29409 149 29410 89 29411 126
109 2025-12-01 29401 141 29402 156 29403 89 29404 125 29405 72

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 47 correct entries

Monthly average times

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