Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Dr Dolittle

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time36:00
SNITCH Correlation0.71

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
96 2026-09-07 29642 68 29643 114 29644 75 29645 127
98 2026-08-31 29635 63 29636 108 29637 102 29638 120 29639 97
77 2026-08-24 29629 67 29631 43 29632 90 29633 109
91 2026-08-17 29624 81 29625 101 29626 28 29627 156
66 2026-08-10 29618 39 29619 69 29620 67 29621 91
81 2026-08-03 29611 93 29615 69

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
90 2026-09-07 29642 68 29643 104 29644 96 29645 94
104 2026-08-31 29635 90 29636 135 29637 104 29638 114 29639 81
186 2026-08-24 29629 115 29631 477 29632 81 29633 74
84 2026-08-17 29624 103 29625 106 29626 24 29627 106
76 2026-08-10 29618 66 29619 93 29620 62 29621 84
102 2026-08-03 29611 155 29615 49

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 92 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).