Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Paul Gilbert

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time06:12
SNITCH Correlation0.77

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2022-12-06 Tuesday 28466 02:22
2024-02-05 Monday 28831 02:38
2026-04-20 Monday 29521 02:41
2025-03-10 Monday 29173 02:44
2023-05-23 Tuesday 28610 02:46
2022-01-10 Monday 28183 02:49
2024-07-29 Monday 28981 02:53
2026-06-22 Monday 29575 02:54
2026-05-04 Monday 29533 02:56
2025-07-01 Tuesday 29270 03:00

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
99 2026-08-03 29611 54 29612 76 29613 81 29614 86 29615 200
103 2026-07-27 29605 82 29606 78 29607 122 29608 121
107 2026-07-20 29599 70 29600 108 29602 212
146 2026-07-13 29593 71 29595 77 29596 158 29597 324
120 2026-07-06 29587 55 29588 58 29590 140 29591 126
144 2026-06-29 29581 50 29582 126 29584 183

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
105 2026-08-03 29611 90 29612 101 29613 117 29614 74 29615 143
116 2026-07-27 29605 130 29606 100 29607 132 29608 123
114 2026-07-20 29599 98 29600 124 29602 179
149 2026-07-13 29593 86 29595 91 29596 175 29597 253
123 2026-07-06 29587 110 29588 79 29590 120 29591 104
151 2026-06-29 29581 80 29582 138 29584 164

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 97 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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