Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Word Psmith

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time09:40
SNITCH Correlation0.66

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2024-07-05 Friday 2720 04:22
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 04:41
2026-05-11 Monday 3298 04:54
2025-10-15 Wednesday 3120 05:17
2026-07-21 Tuesday 3359 05:24
2025-10-09 Thursday 3115 05:36
2026-04-20 Monday 3280 05:43
2026-04-08 Wednesday 3270 05:53
2026-01-26 Monday 3208 05:56
2025-06-02 Monday 3004 06:03

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
67 2026-08-31 3394 67
100 2026-08-24 3389 88 3390 122 3391 92
110 2026-08-17 3383 139 3384 89 3385 128 3386 85
110 2026-08-10 3376 86 3377 137 3378 108
109 2026-08-03 3370 111 3372 107

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
100 2026-08-31 3394 100
107 2026-08-24 3389 100 3390 103 3391 119
116 2026-08-17 3383 129 3384 104 3385 142 3386 90
123 2026-08-10 3376 90 3377 161 3378 120
134 2026-08-03 3370 144 3372 125

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 53 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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