Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Steve Wood

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time42:01
SNITCH Correlation0.86

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-01-12 Monday 29437 17:54
2023-07-31 Monday 28669 17:55
2016-10-26 Wednesday 26553 18:47
2026-05-04 Monday 29533 19:10
2025-09-01 Monday 29323 19:17
2024-07-29 Monday 28981 19:22
2026-03-02 Monday 29479 19:27
2026-04-13 Monday 29515 19:27
2022-08-30 Tuesday 28382 19:55
2026-04-01 Wednesday 29505 20:22

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
91 2026-07-06 29587 55 29588 73 29589 147
92 2026-06-29 29581 56 29582 118 29583 78 29584 88 29585 121
93 2026-06-22 29576 67 29577 109 29578 86 29579 111
77 2026-06-15 29569 63 29571 68 29573 100
91 2026-06-08 29564 49 29565 110 29567 116
94 2026-06-01 29557 71 29558 96 29559 109 29560 129 29561 69

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
103 2026-07-06 29587 110 29588 100 29589 100
93 2026-06-29 29581 90 29582 129 29583 88 29584 79 29585 80
104 2026-06-22 29576 106 29577 113 29578 96 29579 103
96 2026-06-15 29569 116 29571 74 29573 99
99 2026-06-08 29564 70 29565 122 29567 107
115 2026-06-01 29557 118 29558 120 29559 125 29560 125 29561 90

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 108 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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