Quick SNITCH

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

Name: The Caffeine Kid

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time07:08
SNITCH Alignment1.49

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-08-05 Tuesday 3059 03:36
2026-01-22 Thursday 3205 04:19
2026-03-09 Monday 3244 04:26
2026-03-02 Monday 3238 04:27
2025-11-19 Wednesday 3150 04:37
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 04:39
2026-04-08 Wednesday 3270 04:41
2026-03-04 Wednesday 3240 04:41
2026-01-06 Tuesday 3191 04:42
2026-01-19 Monday 3202 04:44

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
120 2026-04-20 3280 73 3283 206 3284 82
138 2026-04-13 3274 100 3276 109 3277 144 3278 201
85 2026-04-06 3270 68 3271 79
117 2026-03-30 3262 112 3263 90 3264 165
106 2026-03-23 3256 94 3258 136 3260 89
146 2026-03-16 3252 104 3253 152
89 2026-03-09 3244 64 3245 97 3246 107
87 2026-03-02 3238 64 3240 68 3242 102

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
129 2026-04-20 3280 117 3283 179 3284 91
124 2026-04-13 3274 111 3276 112 3277 130 3278 145
99 2026-04-06 3270 81 3271 100
112 2026-03-30 3262 143 3263 88 3264 118
128 2026-03-23 3256 108 3258 165 3260 107
120 2026-03-16 3252 108 3253 120
102 2026-03-09 3244 85 3245 110 3246 112
90 2026-03-02 3238 81 3240 74 3242 106

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 97 correct entries

Monthly average times

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