Score | Grade |
---|---|
Less than 64 | Very easy |
64-93 | Easier |
94-108 | Moderate |
109-138 | Harder |
More than 138 | Very hard |
The SNITCH (Same-day Numeric Index of Times Cryptic Hardness) is a score of the difficulty for each Times Cryptic crossword as shown in the table.It is based on the time taken by reference solvers to complete the crossword with no errors.
On this page we show the NITCH results for all past crosswords since SNITCH scoring began.
Tip for new solvers: you can use this page of puzzle ratings to find easier crosswords to practise your solving skills.
Week beginning | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||||||
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87 | 2024-05-06 | 2668 | 68 | 2669 | 86 | 2670 | 105 | 2671 | 88 | 2672 | 89 |
96 | 2024-04-29 | 2662 | 83 | 2663 | 96 | 2664 | 101 | 2665 | 104 | 2666 | 97 |
83 | 2024-04-22 | 2656 | 74 | 2657 | 88 | 2658 | 89 | 2659 | 79 | 2660 | 88 |
87 | 2024-04-15 | 2650 | 86 | 2651 | 90 | 2652 | 94 | 2653 | 76 | 2654 | 92 |
97 | 2024-04-08 | 2644 | 80 | 2645 | 84 | 2646 | 108 | 2647 | 110 | 2648 | 104 |
92 | 2024-04-01 | 2638 | 84 | 2639 | 101 | 2640 | 90 | 2641 | 93 | 2642 | 93 |
97 | 2024-03-25 | 2632 | 102 | 2633 | 92 | 2634 | 94 | 2635 | 108 | 2636 | 90 |
86 | 2024-03-18 | 2626 | 94 | 2627 | 82 | 2628 | 74 | 2629 | 85 | 2630 | 96 |
86 | 2024-03-11 | 2620 | 78 | 2621 | 91 | 2622 | 99 | 2623 | 79 | 2624 | 86 |
99 | 2024-03-04 | 2614 | 86 | 2615 | 79 | 2616 | 88 | 2617 | 117 | 2618 | 128 |
107 | 2024-02-26 | 2608 | 85 | 2609 | 86 | 2610 | 119 | 2611 | 107 | 2612 | 140 |
92 | 2024-02-19 | 2602 | 93 | 2603 | 107 | 2604 | 81 | 2605 | 87 | 2606 | 95 |
96 | 2024-02-12 | 2596 | 98 | 2597 | 105 | 2598 | 85 | 2599 | 110 | 2600 | 86 |
85 | 2024-02-05 | 2590 | 78 | 2591 | 85 | 2592 | 78 | 2593 | 96 | 2594 | 92 |
88 | 2024-01-29 | 2584 | 83 | 2585 | 96 | 2586 | 82 | 2587 | 99 | 2588 | 81 |
93 | 2024-01-22 | 2578 | 80 | 2579 | 78 | 2580 | 95 | 2581 | 90 | 2582 | 123 |
99 | 2024-01-15 | 2572 | 98 | 2573 | 94 | 2574 | 100 | 2575 | 108 | 2576 | 95 |
94 | 2024-01-08 | 2566 | 80 | 2567 | 92 | 2568 | 92 | 2569 | 102 | 2570 | 108 |
94 | 2024-01-01 | 2560 | 103 | 2561 | 96 | 2562 | 94 | 2563 | 70 | 2564 | 109 |
99 | 2023-12-25 | 2555 | 88 | 2556 | 99 | 2557 | 113 | 2558 | 100 | 2559 | 97 |
97 | 2023-12-18 | 2550 | 108 | 2551 | 86 | 2552 | 94 | 2553 | 106 | 2554 | 91 |
107 | 2023-12-11 | 2545 | 120 | 2546 | 123 | 2547 | 86 | 2548 | 82 | 2549 | 125 |
91 | 2023-12-04 | 2540 | 75 | 2541 | 81 | 2542 | 84 | 2543 | 121 | 2544 | 95 |
97 | 2023-11-27 | 2535 | 96 | 2536 | 104 | 2537 | 85 | 2538 | 91 | 2539 | 113 |
106 | 2023-11-20 | 2530 | 103 | 2531 | 114 | 2532 | 103 | 2533 | 118 | 2534 | 95 |
92 | 2023-11-13 | 2525 | 83 | 2526 | 98 | 2527 | 82 | 2528 | 97 | 2529 | 103 |
97 | 2023-11-06 | 2520 | 66 | 2521 | 92 | 2522 | 91 | 2523 | 137 | 2524 | 101 |
100 | 2023-10-30 | 2515 | 69 | 2516 | 91 | 2517 | 95 | 2518 | 107 | 2519 | 141 |
110 | 2023-10-23 | 2510 | 106 | 2511 | 119 | 2512 | 124 | 2513 | 104 | 2514 | 99 |
88 | 2023-10-16 | 2505 | 77 | 2506 | 92 | 2507 | 86 | 2508 | 80 | 2509 | 108 |
97 | 2023-10-09 | 2500 | 80 | 2501 | 106 | 2502 | 82 | 2503 | 89 | 2504 | 132 |
109 | 2023-10-02 | 2495 | 103 | 2496 | 122 | 2497 | 100 | 2498 | 105 | 2499 | 119 |
104 | 2023-09-25 | 2490 | 86 | 2491 | 107 | 2492 | 89 | 2493 | 123 | 2494 | 117 |
97 | 2023-09-18 | 2485 | 84 | 2486 | 97 | 2487 | 99 | 2488 | 114 | 2489 | 92 |
98 | 2023-09-11 | 2480 | 89 | 2481 | 87 | 2482 | 116 | 2483 | 92 | 2484 | 108 |
111 | 2023-09-04 | 2475 | 94 | 2476 | 92 | 2477 | 143 | 2478 | 113 | 2479 | 117 |
113 | 2023-08-28 | 2470 | 102 | 2471 | 124 | 2472 | 117 | 2473 | 97 | 2474 | 126 |
91 | 2023-08-21 | 2465 | 83 | 2466 | 89 | 2467 | 83 | 2468 | 99 | 2469 | 102 |
106 | 2023-08-14 | 2460 | 79 | 2461 | 119 | 2462 | 106 | 2463 | 142 | 2464 | 84 |
92 | 2023-08-07 | 2455 | 108 | 2456 | 76 | 2457 | 96 | 2458 | 90 | 2459 | 92 |
105 | 2023-07-31 | 2450 | 93 | 2451 | 108 | 2452 | 99 | 2453 | 129 | 2454 | 98 |
90 | 2023-07-24 | 2445 | 86 | 2446 | 95 | 2447 | 94 | 2448 | 82 | 2449 | 95 |
94 | 2023-07-17 | 2440 | 80 | 2441 | 104 | 2442 | 102 | 2443 | 91 | 2444 | 94 |
92 | 2023-07-10 | 2435 | 87 | 2436 | 93 | 2437 | 77 | 2438 | 115 | 2439 | 92 |
93 | 2023-07-03 | 2430 | 105 | 2431 | 102 | 2432 | 89 | 2433 | 79 | 2434 | 91 |
109 | 2023-06-26 | 2425 | 113 | 2426 | 124 | 2427 | 81 | 2428 | 120 | 2429 | 109 |
97 | 2023-06-19 | 2420 | 96 | 2421 | 83 | 2422 | 86 | 2423 | 87 | 2424 | 133 |
100 | 2023-06-12 | 2415 | 113 | 2416 | 84 | 2417 | 105 | 2418 | 94 | 2419 | 106 |
99 | 2023-06-05 | 2410 | 77 | 2411 | 106 | 2412 | 115 | 2413 | 89 | 2414 | 108 |
103 | 2023-05-29 | 2405 | 99 | 2406 | 103 | 2407 | 100 | 2408 | 104 | 2409 | 110 |
94 | 2023-05-22 | 2400 | 95 | 2401 | 81 | 2402 | 91 | 2403 | 105 | 2404 | 100 |
94 | 2023-05-15 | 2395 | 111 | 2396 | 78 | 2397 | 93 | 2398 | 94 | 2399 | 94 |
105 | 2023-05-08 | 2390 | 113 | 2391 | 97 | 2392 | 86 | 2393 | 123 | 2394 | 108 |
100 | 2023-05-01 | 2385 | 88 | 2386 | 104 | 2387 | 105 | 2388 | 102 | 2389 | 103 |
99 | 2023-04-24 | 2380 | 107 | 2381 | 95 | 2382 | 99 | 2383 | 102 | 2384 | 93 |
98 | 2023-04-17 | 2375 | 69 | 2376 | 95 | 2377 | 104 | 2378 | 95 | 2379 | 130 |
110 | 2023-04-10 | 2370 | 126 | 2371 | 126 | 2372 | 100 | 2373 | 103 | 2374 | 96 |
100 | 2023-04-03 | 2365 | 86 | 2366 | 109 | 2367 | 86 | 2368 | 105 | 2369 | 118 |
92 | 2023-03-27 | 2360 | 77 | 2361 | 103 | 2362 | 107 | 2363 | 79 | 2364 | 96 |
105 | 2023-03-20 | 2355 | 115 | 2356 | 103 | 2357 | 95 | 2358 | 111 | 2359 | 102 |
102 | 2023-03-13 | 2350 | 95 | 2351 | 96 | 2352 | 97 | 2353 | 113 | 2354 | 111 |
103 | 2023-03-06 | 2345 | 83 | 2346 | 116 | 2347 | 116 | 2348 | 91 | 2349 | 111 |
102 | 2023-02-27 | 2340 | 83 | 2341 | 100 | 2342 | 111 | 2343 | 109 | 2344 | 110 |