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
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
90 2026-05-25 3310 87 3311 82 3313 102
73 2026-05-18 3304 49 3305 74
83 2026-05-11 3298 131 3299 64 3300 75 3301 65
103 2026-05-04 3293 98
106 2026-04-27 3287 72 3288 94 3290 167

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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
109 2026-05-25 3310 108 3311 103 3313 117
83 2026-05-18 3304 74 3305 89
102 2026-05-11 3298 157 3299 77 3300 91 3301 85
106 2026-05-04 3293 108
101 2026-04-27 3287 88 3288 102 3290 117

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 83 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).