Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Topical Tim

TftT NameTopical Tim
Solver Typereference
Average Time04:11
SNITCH Alignment1.32

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2024-12-31 Tuesday 2873 02:00
2025-01-04 Saturday 2877 02:01
2024-06-11 Tuesday 2699 02:09
2023-10-30 Monday 2515 02:10
2025-05-28 Wednesday 3000 02:11
2024-08-27 Tuesday 2765 02:13
2023-09-22 Friday 2489 02:13
2024-06-18 Tuesday 2705 02:13
2024-11-08 Friday 2828 02:13
2023-10-27 Friday 2514 02:16

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
95 2025-07-14 3040 97 3041 135 3042 74 3043 77 3044 110
77 2025-07-07 3034 68 3035 65 3038 101
93 2025-06-30 3028 102 3029 86 3030 66 3032 118
112 2025-06-23 3022 118 3023 127 3024 89 3025 174 3026 101
122 2025-06-16 3016 92 3017 133 3019 103 3020 100
84 2025-06-09 3010 70 3011 62 3012 129 3013 86 3014 77
118 2025-06-02 3005 100 3006 117 3007 150 3008 105

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
96 2025-07-14 3040 100 3041 117 3042 81 3043 92 3044 108
86 2025-07-07 3034 88 3035 82 3038 97
110 2025-06-30 3028 147 3029 124 3030 74 3032 121
115 2025-06-23 3022 134 3023 113 3024 92 3025 158 3026 120
125 2025-06-16 3016 117 3017 131 3019 121 3020 97
98 2025-06-09 3010 114 3011 91 3012 140 3013 93 3014 79
114 2025-06-02 3005 91 3006 112 3007 154 3008 99

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 142 correct entries

Monthly average times

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