Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: The Real Steve Snackman

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time28:48
SNITCH Correlation0.7

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2024-07-01 Monday 28957 11:33
2025-09-29 Monday 29347 13:54
2026-03-02 Monday 29479 14:01
2026-06-15 Monday 29569 14:21
2025-06-30 Monday 29269 14:24
2025-12-03 Wednesday 29403 14:37
2026-05-04 Monday 29533 14:56
2026-06-19 Friday 29573 15:27
2025-03-17 Monday 29179 15:28
2025-04-10 Thursday 29200 15:36

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
61 2026-08-24 29629 61
72 2026-08-17 29624 72

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
105 2026-08-24 29629 105
92 2026-08-17 29624 92

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 93 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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