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 Time32:04
SNITCH Alignment0.94

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
59 2026-01-12 29437 59
122 2026-01-05 29431 69 29433 130 29434 93 29435 197
93 2025-12-29 29425 79 29426 73 29427 72 29428 149
75 2025-12-22 29419 75
90 2025-12-15 29413 68 29414 85 29415 81 29416 62 29417 158
86 2025-12-08 29407 68 29408 100 29409 62 29410 96 29411 106
105 2025-12-01 29401 65 29403 44 29404 141 29405 171

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
103 2026-01-12 29437 103
97 2026-01-05 29431 86 29433 111 29434 109 29435 85
99 2025-12-29 29425 91 29426 82 29427 71 29428 155
97 2025-12-22 29419 97
90 2025-12-15 29413 100 29414 118 29415 71 29416 54 29417 111
88 2025-12-08 29407 77 29408 81 29409 84 29410 114 29411 87
97 2025-12-01 29401 97 29403 63 29404 112 29405 117

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 124 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).