Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: verlaine

TftT NameVerlaine
Solver Typereference
Average Time07:05
SNITCH Alignment0.97

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2023-04-05 Wednesday 28569 02:25
2023-07-31 Monday 28669 02:31
2025-10-15 Wednesday 29361 02:46
2024-12-17 Tuesday 29102 02:53
2018-12-20 Thursday 27226 02:59
2023-06-29 Thursday 28642 03:01
2024-02-13 Tuesday 28838 03:01
2023-02-02 Thursday 28516 03:01
2021-04-19 Monday 27955 03:10
2022-10-10 Monday 28417 03:10

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
75 2026-05-25 29551 62 29552 84 29553 81 29554 71 29555 80
114 2026-05-18 29545 84 29546 110 29547 78 29549 186
88 2026-05-11 29539 53 29540 86 29541 74 29542 56 29543 100
99 2026-05-04 29533 61 29536 84 29537 112
76 2026-04-27 29527 57 29528 51 29529 72 29530 78 29531 148
110 2026-04-20 29521 64 29522 111 29523 87 29524 96 29525 217
91 2026-04-13 29515 54 29516 77 29517 140 29518 99 29519 128
110 2026-04-06 29509 72 29510 72 29512 93 29513 109
77 2026-03-30 29503 75 29504 65 29505 82 29506 78 29507 114

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
97 2026-05-25 29551 100 29552 125 29553 102 29554 81 29555 78
118 2026-05-18 29545 123 29546 137 29547 84 29549 128
101 2026-05-11 29539 101 29540 100 29541 82 29542 57 29543 86
115 2026-05-04 29533 124 29536 102 29537 104
94 2026-04-27 29527 98 29528 73 29529 101 29530 82 29531 116
116 2026-04-20 29521 114 29522 135 29523 77 29524 102 29525 161
107 2026-04-13 29515 96 29516 128 29517 162 29518 100 29519 111
121 2026-04-06 29509 105 29510 105 29512 127 29513 90
107 2026-03-30 29503 115 29504 95 29505 109 29506 114 29507 120

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 192 correct entries

Monthly average times

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