Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Dr Dolittle

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time45:01
SNITCH Alignment0.82

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2024-01-14 Sunday 5094 03:39
2024-02-20 Tuesday 28844 03:40
2024-04-05 Friday 28883 03:52
2024-03-15 Friday 28865 04:05
2024-03-24 Sunday 5104 04:09
2023-12-19 Tuesday 28790 04:13
2024-01-09 Tuesday 28808 04:14
2024-01-19 Friday 28817 04:17
2024-01-02 Tuesday 28802 04:22
2025-01-05 Sunday 5145 04:22

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
99 2025-12-29 29425 52 29429 146
72 2025-12-22 29423 72
61 2025-12-15 29413 41 29414 67 29416 76
58 2025-12-08 29407 47 29408 57 29409 54 29410 75

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
80 2025-12-29 29425 60 29429 101
71 2025-12-22 29423 71
73 2025-12-15 29413 60 29414 93 29416 67
65 2025-12-08 29407 53 29408 46 29409 73 29410 89

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 61 correct entries

Monthly average times

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