Quick SNITCH

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

ScoreGrade
Less than 64Very easy
64-93Easier
94-108Moderate
109-138Harder
More than 138Very 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.

Crossword archive

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
88 2024-11-18 2836 91 2837 100 2838 80 2839 81
104 2024-11-11 2830 77 2831 115 2832 91 2833 133 2834 93 2835 117
94 2024-11-04 2824 94 2825 110 2826 74 2827 104 2828 84 2829 102
116 2024-10-28 2818 108 2819 138 2820 83 2821 122 2822 138 2823 111
97 2024-10-21 2812 108 2813 91 2814 114 2815 73 2816 94 2817 103
96 2024-10-14 2806 95 2807 105 2808 79 2809 91 2810 79 2811 130
86 2024-10-07 2800 65 2801 100 2802 82 2803 77 2804 108 2805 89
104 2024-09-30 2794 102 2795 128 2796 86 2797 123 2798 89 2799 97
95 2024-09-23 2788 89 2789 125 2790 96 2791 76 2792 94 2793 90
98 2024-09-16 2782 110 2783 121 2784 77 2785 99 2786 96 2787 85
95 2024-09-09 2776 87 2777 108 2778 99 2779 85 2780 94 2781 97
97 2024-09-02 2770 73 2771 78 2772 95 2773 125 2774 119 2775 92
95 2024-08-26 2764 87 2765 80 2766 72 2767 101 2768 125 2769 105
92 2024-08-19 2758 105 2759 88 2760 79 2761 101 2762 86 2763 93
104 2024-08-12 2752 83 2753 128 2754 122 2755 80 2756 107 2757 104
102 2024-08-05 2746 84 2747 127 2748 75 2749 116 2750 118 2751 97
105 2024-07-29 2740 112 2741 87 2742 84 2743 100 2744 159 2745 88
90 2024-07-22 2734 84 2735 95 2736 99 2737 115 2738 70 2739 82
97 2024-07-15 2728 115 2729 82 2730 98 2731 94 2732 94 2733 101
105 2024-07-08 2722 84 2723 82 2724 103 2725 94 2726 150 2727 120
104 2024-07-01 2716 134 2717 115 2718 93 2719 99 2720 95 2721 89
88 2024-06-24 2710 71 2711 111 2712 92 2713 91 2714 79
87 2024-06-17 2704 107 2705 80 2706 83 2707 83 2708 83
86 2024-06-10 2698 97 2699 75 2700 93 2701 89 2702 78
93 2024-06-03 2692 102 2693 91 2694 90 2695 92 2696 92
89 2024-05-27 2686 103 2687 89 2688 75 2689 82 2690 97
93 2024-05-20 2680 94 2681 90 2682 106 2683 88 2684 89
94 2024-05-13 2674 85 2675 78 2676 97 2677 95 2678 116
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