Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Dr Dolittle

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time34:42
SNITCH Correlation0.65

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
79 2026-11-02 29689 78 29690 75 29692 65 29693 98
98 2026-10-26 29684 66 29685 168 29686 81 29687 79
74 2026-10-19 29678 69 29680 80
102 2026-10-12 29671 65 29672 57 29673 89 29674 78 29675 223
109 2026-10-05 29666 71 29668 147
104 2026-09-28 29659 64 29661 83 29662 167

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
89 2026-11-02 29689 96 29690 86 29692 69 29693 105
104 2026-10-26 29684 83 29685 175 29686 91 29687 69
79 2026-10-19 29678 81 29680 78
91 2026-10-12 29671 84 29672 71 29673 97 29674 72 29675 134
107 2026-10-05 29666 88 29668 126
100 2026-09-28 29659 83 29661 93 29662 126

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 88 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

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).