Quick SNITCH

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

Times Quick Cryptic Crossword 3019

Date 19 June 2025
Number 3019
Setter Izetti
Day of week Thursday
NITCH 85
Count of ref solvers 75
Ref solvers excluded with errors 5
Link to crossword View Crossword*
Times for the Times Link 3019

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Detailed solving results

 

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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
Paul Gilbert 02:17 01:52 81 95
cmjhutton 02:19 02:11 94 110
Jason 02:33 03:08 122 143
verlaine 02:37 02:19 88 103
mistigris 02:39 02:23 89 104
Magoo 02:47 02:24 86 101
hilarym 02:47 02:54 104 122
aphis99 aphis99 02:53 02:38 91 107
Flimmy flammy 03:11 02:49 88 103
richard 03:37 03:43 102 120
Ciolf 03:39 05:06 139 163
markdobell 03:39 03:53 106 124
Heyesey 03:41 02:50 76 89
Sheapey Sheapey 03:50 02:32 66 77
AlanS 03:54 03:48 97 114
Amoeba89 03:59 02:37 65 76
glheard 04:00 03:51 96 112
SimonAnthony 04:02 05:34 138 162
Kinghedger 04:03 03:28 85 100
Topical Tim Topical Tim 04:07 04:16 103 121
Deane Short 04:14 03:20 78 91
lickert 04:15 03:21 78 91
MikeOsborne 04:16 04:16 100 117
jaha 04:28 03:54 87 102
MK76 04:34 04:26 97 114
chindit 04:35 03:55 85 100
toots 04:39 04:01 86 101
tilbee 04:39 03:49 82 96
philjordan1147 BUSMAN 04:41 05:02 107 125
cdb_100 04:42 04:41 99 116
Freemers 04:44 04:29 94 110
lucyg43484 04:44 03:26 72 84
EricK 04:45 04:52 102 120
Tom Stubbs Tom Stubbs 04:46 05:07 107 125
Bluejacket 04:46 03:34 74 87
LouWeed LouWeed 04:53 03:54 79 92
scrabbler 04:53 04:21 89 104
Jon Delfin 04:55 03:37 73 85
andy 04:55 04:39 94 110
canismiser 04:56 03:59 80 94
andrewlake 04:56 03:18 66 77
d.middleton 04:57 05:03 102 120
tiggis 04:57 03:56 79 92
fshephe 04:59 03:46 75 88
Ed freshpot 04:59 04:48 96 112
JayEm 05:00 05:37 112 131
March 05:05 05:16 103 121
Aybee 05:10 04:16 82 96
7dPenguin 7dPenguin 05:13 04:08 79 92
Squallaby 05:17 03:38 68 80
ChuckB 05:19 05:29 103 121
Tibthorpe 05:20 03:39 68 80
nina s 05:21 04:55 91 107
Zander 05:22 04:56 91 107
AndyKnott321 05:34 05:04 91 107
Finzi 05:39 05:42 100 117
esmeralda 05:39 05:21 94 110
whichcraft 05:40 03:57 69 81
Paul Hammond Paul Hammond 05:43 04:42 82 96
MrChumley MrChumley 05:43 06:22 111 130
rrricharrrd 05:44 02:48 48 56
Vannyx 05:45 04:45 82 96
Streaky Bacon 05:50 04:29 76 89
chriswestontour 05:52 05:44 97 114
mcrossib1 05:52 05:05 86 101
Rabbitoh galspray 05:52 03:58 67 78
Encota 05:53 05:09 87 102
Looch 05:58 06:24 107 125
RobR RobR 05:58 04:43 79 92
SBQuick 06:02 04:51 80 94
KarenR 06:02 05:42 94 110
cath23 06:03 04:29 74 87
hopkinb hopkinb 06:07 08:18 135 158
Rosron 06:13 04:06 65 76
PGooden 06:17 04:15 67 78
andrewfeist96 06:18 05:05 80 94
Anomalospiza 06:20 04:35 72 84
Onelug 06:22 05:19 83 97
Adrian Cobb 06:28 10:05 155 182
Shabbo 06:33 06:40 101 118
thewanderingeditor 06:33 04:51 74 87
Dzhigit 06:40 05:02 75 88
GMcD 06:43 05:42 84 98
Tudds 06:43 06:58 103 121
Curarist 06:43 04:58 73 85
jimwetzler 06:44 06:08 91 107
ilan 06:51 06:49 99 116
CrystalPip 06:55 06:07 88 103
mjsaunders9 06:57 05:53 84 98
FraserH 07:02 05:04 72 84
janesa 07:04 08:16 116 136
Nangle 07:05 09:57 140 164
robertL 07:07 06:12 87 102
valerian1967 07:14 05:42 78 91
uvofiz 07:15 05:24 74 87
Kevin Gregg Kevin Gregg 07:21 06:37 90 105
KenD51 07:21 06:08 83 97
robinh 07:25 05:15 70 82
Rembleforth 07:26 05:22 72 84
Puzzleplease 07:29 06:34 87 102
edwards.robert1 07:31 05:25 72 84
DamienKnapma 07:33 07:14 95 111
TomHerbert 07:36 08:54 117 137
Mike Harper Mike Harper 07:36 05:40 74 87
Dvynys Dvynys 07:45 05:00 64 75
1234 07:48 06:41 85 100
Corymbia Corymbia 07:50 09:23 119 140
ChrisBrea 07:58 05:16 66 77
mjwiseman 07:59 08:30 106 124
martinede 08:02 06:50 85 100
plett11 Plett11 08:13 06:56 84 98
Doyler 08:14 08:41 105 123
John Arnold 08:17 07:03 85 100
ulaca ulaca 08:31 07:57 93 109
wwicksteed 08:34 07:52 91 107
goblin 08:35 07:17 84 98
johndun John Dunleavy 08:37 07:05 82 96
Templar Redux Templar 08:38 08:15 95 111
hemantyd 08:38 07:46 89 104
Jeeves 08:41 08:47 101 118
Rosey6 08:45 09:16 105 123
m5harp 08:47 06:03 68 80
vefatica vefatica 08:52 09:12 103 121
kath 08:52 06:54 77 90
mattindoha 08:56 05:40 63 74
Calculator001 09:05 10:16 113 132
Mkgnao Mkgnao 09:07 06:27 70 82
RPY 09:14 06:14 67 78
gsriordan52 09:15 06:10 66 77
f4rch 09:15 05:25 58 68
Deezzaa Deezzaa 09:27 10:03 106 124
barracuda barracuda 09:30 07:25 78 91
mich_punk 09:35 09:10 95 111
raincloud 09:37 08:49 91 107
Coffell 09:39 08:00 82 96
Poff 09:57 09:15 92 108
Word Psmith 09:58 07:34 75 88
richardCV22 10:11 06:53 67 78
Cryptique 10:11 04:59 48 56
Alias Noble 10:18 09:13 89 104
starstruck starstruck_au 11:01 07:34 68 80
intentional rounding 11:07 06:21 57 67
symbenall2 11:11 11:38 104 122
simjt simjt 11:22 07:37 67 78
Cedric Statherby 11:39 09:32 81 95
WordPlodder BletchleyReject 11:40 09:55 85 100
rlowin2 11:42 11:48 100 117
maggiema 11:56 07:57 66 77
E Bradford E Bradford 12:01 12:34 104 122
alistair.boere 12:04 07:26 61 71
The Real Steve Snackman 12:05 07:49 64 75
BertieVII 12:14 10:20 84 98
suethepotterer 12:48 13:52 108 127
chabuduo chabuduo 13:01 07:53 60 70
tyrotim tyrotim 13:14 10:39 80 94
mpbthorpe 13:42 38:31 281 330
Mendes Mendesest 14:04 09:13 65 76
nigel 14:10 05:58 42 49
domski 14:29 11:46 81 95
Merlin_55 Merlin 14:42 14:04 95 111
Muckypuppy 15:01 12:48 85 100
Steve Wood 15:06 11:07 73 85
Mark from Ipswich 15:08 12:20 81 95
kfb20 15:10 14:21 94 110
Doofenschmirtz Doofenschmirtz 15:12 14:12 93 109
Xebeq 15:22 12:25 80 94
pfalloon 15:43 09:06 57 67
Holly O 15:53 14:14 89 104
david.14587 15:57 15:58 100 117
james 16:38 16:09 97 114
New Driver 16:43 10:28 62 72
tomtom2 17:31 15:12 86 101
keithandginnybirrell 19:07 20:36 107 125
winelover 19:40 13:08 66 77
TonyK 19:42 16:06 81 95
ian.shepherd 20:12 15:46 78 91
david 20:27 14:01 68 80
bangsar DearHector 21:22 15:15 71 83
dominic.c-b 21:45 17:39 81 95
pamelalewis51 23:16 15:13 65 76
maryht 23:26 15:02 64 75
Flora Garden 25:34 17:04 66 77
paulmcl 27:01 19:27 71 83
IanV IanV 32:12 15:00 46 54
shankar 33:32 16:04 47 55
revolting tonic 37:51 49:01 129 151
mcfarl 46:48 26:53 57 67
crossworder 52:03 47:49 91 107

A guide to the solver status

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 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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