Quick SNITCH

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

Times Quick Cryptic Crossword 2825

Date 05 November 2024
Number 2825
Setter Jalna
Day of week Tuesday
NITCH 110
Count of ref solvers 70
Ref solvers excluded with errors 31
Link to crossword View Crossword*
Times for the Times Link 2825

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Detailed solving results

Reference, Tracked and Blog solvers with error-free solutions to this puzzle are shown below.

We also show the solver's Personal NITCH, which is their result on this puzzle compared to their average time, and the Wavelength Index of Times Cryptic Hardness, the WITCH, which is the Personal NITCH compared to the SNITCH.

Name TfTT Name Average time This time Personal NITCH WITCH
cmjhutton 02:28 02:21 95 86
verlaine 02:34 02:32 98 89
mistigris 02:40 02:55 109 99
aphis99 aphis99 02:47 03:05 110 100
Flimmy flammy 03:21 02:48 83 75
richard 03:30 03:44 106 96
markdobell 03:39 05:01 137 124
michaelbell53 03:47 03:52 102 92
SimonAnthony 04:07 04:26 107 97
Roscoe 04:11 04:57 118 107
Tom Stubbs Tom Stubbs 04:25 05:17 119 108
philjordan1147 BUSMAN 04:30 04:45 105 95
Honggui 04:32 04:22 96 87
lucyg43484 04:36 05:48 126 114
tiggis 04:37 05:21 115 104
andrewlake 04:42 05:00 106 96
LouWeed LouWeed 04:49 05:15 108 98
Bluejacket 05:01 04:13 84 76
LuckOfLucien 05:04 04:20 85 77
scrabbler 05:05 05:24 106 96
Johninterred 05:06 06:19 123 111
Liari 05:07 06:00 117 106
Tibthorpe 05:08 07:03 137 124
Squallaby 05:15 06:39 126 114
Rabbitoh galspray 05:16 06:11 117 106
fshephe 05:17 06:45 127 115
cdb_100 05:19 04:24 82 74
7dPenguin 7dPenguin 05:19 05:28 102 92
MossDef 05:27 05:36 102 92
rrricharrrd 05:35 08:18 148 134
Encota 05:43 08:10 142 129
Finzi 05:44 06:03 105 95
Streaky Bacon 05:51 07:21 125 113
KET 06:04 07:02 115 104
Curarist 06:14 08:29 136 123
julian_w 06:15 07:20 117 106
Adrian Cobb 06:17 06:18 100 90
Mike C 06:20 07:24 116 105
hopkinb hopkinb 06:26 07:36 118 107
robinh 06:28 07:03 109 99
jon 06:38 07:13 108 98
ilan 06:39 07:46 116 105
GMcD 06:39 08:07 122 110
Vannyx 06:42 06:51 102 92
Onelug 06:45 11:08 164 149
uvofiz 06:49 08:03 118 107
paul.whitehouse69 06:49 08:19 122 110
Nangle 06:55 07:52 113 102
FraserH 06:58 09:18 133 120
valerian1967 07:00 08:11 116 105
Dvynys Dvynys 07:03 07:42 109 99
Kalakuta72 07:05 09:12 129 117
banishspam 07:10 07:40 106 96
Corymbia Corymbia 07:20 06:44 91 82
robertbridge 07:38 11:10 146 132
mjsaunders9 07:41 08:00 104 94
wwicksteed 08:01 08:35 107 97
plett11 Plett11 08:06 08:41 107 97
John Arnold 08:06 08:46 108 98
endafk 08:10 07:54 96 87
johndun John Dunleavy 08:10 10:01 122 110
Sheen 08:12 11:03 134 121
Aldus 08:12 09:19 113 102
TomHerbert 08:13 11:34 140 127
Zabadak3 Zabadak 08:15 10:43 129 117
Dr_Bob 08:23 12:23 147 133
dec 08:25 08:13 97 88
john.brassey 08:26 10:27 123 111
goldenpie 08:26 11:59 142 129
richardCV22 08:31 09:18 109 99
goblin 08:40 12:38 145 131
luxtonj61 08:41 09:52 113 102
Jeeves 08:43 08:57 102 92
Laputan 08:44 11:52 135 122
gsriordan52 08:46 07:33 86 78
edwards.robert1 08:49 08:46 99 90
Deezzaa Deezzaa 08:53 11:40 131 119
steve.laverock 08:55 09:04 101 91
Nigel1953 08:56 18:08 202 183
uffindellbirtjn 08:59 05:59 66 60
Poff 09:20 14:38 156 141
Pauline Minter 10:01 14:31 144 130
RPY 10:09 16:36 163 148
starstruck starstruck_au 10:10 10:47 106 96
Birdingbob 10:13 11:40 114 103
TonyN6 10:17 10:38 103 93
Troothful 10:47 14:06 130 118
albrecht1959 10:59 18:08 165 150
horners1974 Jonathan Hornby 11:09 13:41 122 110
MichaelE 11:13 13:07 116 105
BertieVII 11:22 07:29 65 59
simjt simjt 11:22 10:45 94 85
Dr. Memory 11:37 13:22 115 104
Struwa Struwa 11:38 17:50 153 139
jarenstein 11:39 06:48 58 52
crucihacker 11:40 07:13 61 55
jackk.larg 12:06 10:09 83 75
alistair.boere 12:10 19:08 157 142
intentional rounding 12:28 11:40 93 84
chabuduo chabuduo 12:42 15:25 121 110
ifincham2 12:49 14:03 109 99
flashman flashman 12:59 12:00 92 83
mich_punk 13:01 07:27 57 51
rlowin2 13:09 12:16 93 84
kapietro kapietro 13:32 15:01 110 100
Doofenschmirtz Doofenschmirtz 14:13 15:15 107 97
Mendes Mendesest 15:07 22:23 148 134
Jax74 15:08 13:37 89 80
The Real Steve Snackman 15:23 15:43 102 92
Steve Wood 16:29 16:56 102 92
Charpentier 16:30 17:21 105 95
thechan 16:45 19:47 118 107
david.14587 18:26 31:12 169 153
Cathyhuns 18:37 15:19 82 74
140 Mandak 262 Jamuna 18:43 26:31 141 128
New Driver 18:58 17:00 89 80
david 21:23 40:27 189 171
ian.shepherd 21:37 25:38 118 107
pamelalewis51 24:28 21:25 87 79
ttto 26:47 19:24 72 65
mcfarl 44:51 66:09 147 133

A guide to the solver status

Legend
 Reference solver used for SNITCH
 Other Reference solver
 Tracked solver
 Blog solver

Blog Solvers

Blog Solvers are those who have allowed their times to be taken from the Times for the Times blog.

Notes for Blog Solvers:

  • the most reliable format for reporting times is with format "mm:ss" or as "x minutes" in the title or at the start of the entry
  • only the first main comment for each blogger is used; responses to other comments or a second comment is ignored
  • to report errors, include "n errors" just after the time
  • If you just have a time it is assumed you have no errors unless you mention DNF or pink squares or giving up, etc, in the text
  • Examples of good time notifications are "38:30, 0 errors" and "39 minutes, 0 errors" in the comment title or as the first part of your comment

Notes

The definition of Reference and Tracked solvers is described on the Neutrinos page.

The results for Reference solvers are normally used to calcuate the SNITCH. When this happens they are shown in the list with a solid blue line to the left. In the previous SNITCH results listing for each crossword, these were the only entries shown.

The most common causes for Reference solver results not to be used are: (a) that they did not meet the criteria this month to be used as a reference (e.g. they may not have completed enough puzzles on each day of the week) or (b) they have been pushed out of the top 100 on the leader board. In these cases, the results are now shown, but their data is not used for the SNITCH calculation.

Where there is data for Tracked solvers, I show them also in this table. The solving data is not always available, as the Crossword Club site only shows the top 100 solvers to everyone. Logged-in users get their own leaderboard position and those around them, but this is not available to everyone. So the SNITCH site only gets data for those who have made the top 100 in the leaderboard at some point during the day.

As a result there are a few geographically advantaged solvers; those of us who solve early in the day (e.g. we in the Antipodes, those in Asia and those staying up late in North America) are more likely to hit the leaderboard even with slower times. Solvers who are just as capable but solve later in the UK day might not make the top 100 and I have no way to capture their results.

You may wonder why there are Tracked solvers (in red) with low average solving times, mixed in with the Reference solvers (in blue). These are usually those that, while they don't seem to be Neutrinos, are not well aligned to the SNITCH. So I don't use them as Reference solvers in the SNITCH calculation, but still show their overall results.

You might also notice that there's some inconsistency at the tail end of the Reference solver list. My cutoff point is an average solving time of 45 minutes. But if someone around this mark is chosen as a Reference solver, their next month's results might end up being over 45 minutes and they will still be used. Alternatively, a Tracked solver might creep in under 45 minutes on the next calculation, but didn't make the cut for the prior Reference list. It's on the to-do list to see if I can make this a bit more predictable.

Stored SNITCH Values

Here are the SNITCH values (stored on the day) from the crossword.

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