Crossword SNITCH

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

Name: Mike Harper

TftT NameMike Harper
Solver Typereference
Average Time27:15
SNITCH Alignment1.21

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2019-08-27 Tuesday 27440 03:14
2019-09-02 Monday 27445 03:28
2018-12-03 Monday 27211 03:36
2019-09-30 Monday 27469 03:42
2019-09-16 Monday 27457 04:10
2019-07-08 Monday 27397 04:17
2019-04-29 Monday 27337 04:32
2019-04-24 Wednesday 27333 05:08
2019-05-28 Tuesday 27362 05:25
2019-07-01 Monday 27391 05:34

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
106 2025-06-23 29263 63 29264 96 29265 141 29266 125
93 2025-06-16 29257 50 29258 79 29259 94 29260 128 29261 115
50 2025-06-09 29251 33 29252 65 29253 42 29254 63
106 2025-06-02 29245 44 29246 95 29247 119 29249 169
99 2025-05-26 29239 75 29240 79 29241 142 29242 113 29243 108
95 2025-05-19 29233 78 29235 96 29236 68 29237 139
102 2025-05-12 29227 149 29228 79 29229 75 29231 106
112 2025-05-05 29223 98 29225 126
107 2025-04-28 29215 70 29216 125 29217 70 29218 158 29219 143

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
111 2025-06-23 29263 100 29264 105 29265 141 29266 101
84 2025-06-16 29257 61 29258 95 29259 76 29260 114 29261 77
66 2025-06-09 29251 53 29252 92 29253 59 29254 62
115 2025-06-02 29245 77 29246 128 29247 119 29249 138
106 2025-05-26 29239 115 29240 95 29241 159 29242 114 29243 86
93 2025-05-19 29233 116 29235 84 29236 73 29237 99
116 2025-05-12 29227 171 29228 109 29229 98 29231 88
102 2025-05-05 29223 113 29225 91
107 2025-04-28 29215 101 29216 119 29217 100 29218 136 29219 119

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 122 correct entries

Monthly average times

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