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 Time30:09
SNITCH Correlation0.67

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
106 2026-07-13 29593 105 29594 153 29595 78 29596 91
115 2026-07-06 29587 56 29588 106 29589 144 29590 152 29591 119
105 2026-06-29 29581 52 29582 79 29583 110 29584 122 29585 165
91 2026-06-22 29575 66 29576 52 29577 135 29578 84 29579 119
69 2026-06-15 29569 46 29570 115 29571 68 29573 50
112 2026-06-08 29566 133 29567 92
78 2026-06-01 29557 51 29558 105

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
112 2026-07-13 29593 128 29594 136 29595 92 29596 94
116 2026-07-06 29587 112 29588 145 29589 97 29590 131 29591 98
102 2026-06-29 29581 83 29582 86 29583 125 29584 109 29585 109
106 2026-06-22 29575 106 29576 82 29577 140 29578 94 29579 111
90 2026-06-15 29569 85 29570 155 29571 74 29573 49
111 2026-06-08 29566 138 29567 85
108 2026-06-01 29557 85 29558 131

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 127 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).