Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: crosswordian

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time27:12
SNITCH Alignment0.69

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2022-12-06 Tuesday 28466 10:24
2022-10-27 Thursday 28432 10:39
2021-11-15 Monday 28135 10:47
2022-05-09 Monday 28285 11:08
2022-10-17 Monday 28423 11:10
2022-12-05 Monday 28465 11:35
2021-02-01 Monday 27889 11:37
2021-09-06 Monday 28075 11:47
2022-07-27 Wednesday 28353 11:49
2026-01-12 Monday 29437 11:57

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
91 2026-03-30 29503 91
125 2026-03-23 29498 95 29500 116 29501 165
107 2026-03-16 29491 87 29492 77 29493 103 29494 118 29495 125
96 2026-03-09 29485 104 29486 92 29489 94
94 2026-03-02 29482 82 29483 106
97 2026-02-23 29475 79 29477 116
81 2026-02-16 29468 81
124 2026-02-09 29465 124
95 2026-02-02 29455 85 29456 98 29457 104

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
140 2026-03-30 29503 140
117 2026-03-23 29498 133 29500 112 29501 107
108 2026-03-16 29491 133 29492 100 29493 125 29494 92 29495 96
105 2026-03-09 29485 115 29486 94 29489 108
88 2026-03-02 29482 87 29483 89
93 2026-02-23 29475 103 29477 84
97 2026-02-16 29468 97
113 2026-02-09 29465 113
117 2026-02-02 29455 132 29456 111 29457 110

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 71 correct entries

Monthly average times

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