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 Time03:59
SNITCH Correlation0.57

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
2023-01-12 Thursday 2308 02:06
2024-06-11 Tuesday 2699 02:09
2023-10-30 Monday 2515 02:10
2025-05-28 Wednesday 3000 02:11
2023-01-30 Monday 2320 02:12
2024-08-27 Tuesday 2765 02:13
2023-09-22 Friday 2489 02:13
2024-06-18 Tuesday 2705 02:13

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
95 2026-10-26 3442 60 3443 80 3444 84 3446 158
103 2026-10-19 3437 111 3438 111 3439 86 3440 84
106 2026-10-12 3430 88 3431 221 3432 94 3433 104 3434 64
83 2026-10-05 3424 93 3425 79 3426 78
94 2026-09-28 3418 79 3419 111 3420 90 3421 93 3422 102

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
101 2026-10-26 3442 81 3443 91 3444 102 3446 132
107 2026-10-19 3437 114 3438 114 3439 101 3440 85
111 2026-10-12 3430 98 3431 237 3432 106 3433 85 3434 75
106 2026-10-05 3424 120 3425 108 3426 92
102 2026-09-28 3418 131 3419 115 3420 85 3421 91 3422 96

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 108 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

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).