Quick SNITCH

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

Crosswords by Alex

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This table shows all crosswords set by Alex, along with their publication date, crossword number, and NITCH score — a measure of difficulty where 100 is average. Scores above 100 indicate harder puzzles; below 100 indicate easier ones.

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Date Number NITCH
2025-05-29 3001 86
2025-03-31 2950 75
2025-01-20 2890 106
2024-12-09 2854 79
2024-11-11 2830 77
2024-10-04 2798 89
2024-09-03 2771 78
2024-08-01 2743 100
2024-04-29 2662 83
2024-04-17 2652 94
2024-04-01 2638 84
2024-03-06 2616 88
2024-02-19 2602 93
2024-01-16 2573 94
2024-01-01 2560 103
2023-11-02 2518 107
2023-10-02 2495 103
2023-08-02 2452 99
2023-06-19 2420 96
2023-05-01 2385 88