Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Dr Dolittle

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time45:04
SNITCH Alignment0.88

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
69 2025-10-20 29365 59 29366 76 29367 54 29368 88
73 2025-10-13 29359 52 29360 113 29361 113 29363 15
103 2025-10-06 29354 78 29357 128
70 2025-09-29 29347 36 29348 57 29350 119
135 2025-09-22 29341 64 29343 76 29344 61 29345 342
77 2025-09-15 29336 95 29337 48 29338 90
57 2025-09-08 29330 19 29332 95
43 2025-09-01 29323 43

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
82 2025-10-20 29365 81 29366 82 29367 59 29368 107
76 2025-10-13 29359 76 29360 125 29361 91 29363 15
89 2025-10-06 29354 89 29357 90
88 2025-09-29 29347 73 29348 79 29350 112
131 2025-09-22 29341 82 29343 80 29344 73 29345 292
81 2025-09-15 29336 95 29337 69 29338 81
57 2025-09-08 29330 21 29332 93
66 2025-09-01 29323 66

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 55 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).