Quick SNITCH

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

Name: phatman

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time07:22
SNITCH Correlation0.64

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 03:42
2026-05-18 Monday 3304 03:43
2025-10-13 Monday 3118 03:43
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 03:50
2025-09-01 Monday 3082 04:04
2026-03-26 Thursday 3259 04:14
2026-03-30 Monday 3262 04:20
2024-10-07 Monday 2800 04:26
2026-01-06 Tuesday 3191 04:31
2026-04-22 Wednesday 3282 04:31

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
139 2026-07-13 3352 80 3354 88 3355 133 3356 133
141 2026-07-06 3346 63 3348 70 3349 299
82 2026-06-29 3341 62
131 2026-06-22 3334 117 3335 95 3337 186 3338 105
108 2026-06-15 3328 63 3329 97 3330 91 3331 122 3332 171
73 2026-06-08 3323 73 3324 79 3325 68
95 2026-06-01 3316 73 3317 89 3319 97 3320 122

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
132 2026-07-13 3352 103 3354 90 3355 134 3356 146
132 2026-07-06 3346 87 3348 66 3349 264
75 2026-06-29 3341 78
138 2026-06-22 3334 123 3335 121 3337 184 3338 103
116 2026-06-15 3328 92 3329 95 3330 107 3331 103 3332 185
81 2026-06-08 3323 81 3324 84 3325 78
108 2026-06-01 3316 97 3317 97 3319 105 3320 134

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 87 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

The plot below shows the monthly solving times for phatman. These are six-month rolling averages (i.e. the result for each month averages the solving times for the past six months).