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 Time32:53
SNITCH Alignment0.95

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
2025-06-30 Monday 29269 14:24
2025-12-03 Wednesday 29403 14:37
2025-03-17 Monday 29179 15:28
2025-04-10 Thursday 29200 15:36
2025-03-24 Monday 29185 15:38
2025-02-03 Monday 29143 16:39
2025-05-26 Monday 29239 16:39
2025-08-26 Tuesday 29318 16:49

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
76 2025-12-08 29407 68 29408 100 29409 62
105 2025-12-01 29401 65 29403 44 29404 141 29405 171
115 2025-11-24 29395 54 29396 91 29397 96 29398 166 29399 171
169 2025-11-17 29389 53 29390 110 29391 288 29392 82 29393 313
97 2025-11-10 29383 89 29384 93 29385 176 29386 56 29387 74
88 2025-11-03 29377 79 29378 76 29379 70 29380 114 29381 104

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
81 2025-12-08 29407 77 29408 81 29409 87
97 2025-12-01 29401 97 29403 63 29404 112 29405 117
102 2025-11-24 29395 83 29396 118 29397 85 29398 136 29399 92
114 2025-11-17 29389 79 29390 119 29391 169 29392 78 29393 128
96 2025-11-10 29383 95 29384 129 29385 128 29386 51 29387 77
94 2025-11-03 29377 77 29378 104 29379 98 29380 106 29381 87

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 120 correct entries

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).