Quick SNITCH

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

Name: esmeralda

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time05:44
SNITCH Alignment1.57

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2023-04-17 Monday 2375 02:17
2026-04-20 Monday 3280 02:21
2023-11-06 Monday 2520 02:26
2023-03-27 Monday 2360 02:28
2023-09-18 Monday 2485 02:32
2025-09-15 Monday 3094 02:33
2024-07-22 Monday 2734 02:39
2025-08-19 Tuesday 3071 02:47
2023-07-12 Wednesday 2437 02:47
2024-08-15 Thursday 2755 02:49

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
111 2026-06-01 3316 78 3317 94 3319 133 3320 75
148 2026-05-25 3310 110 3311 109 3313 105 3314 273
115 2026-05-18 3304 78 3305 90 3306 125 3307 83 3308 114
93 2026-05-11 3298 101 3299 66 3300 92 3301 88 3302 90
103 2026-05-04 3294 74 3296 142
79 2026-04-27 3286 77 3287 63 3288 99

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
113 2026-06-01 3316 104 3317 103 3319 144 3320 82
139 2026-05-25 3310 137 3311 137 3313 120 3314 171
117 2026-05-18 3304 118 3305 108 3306 117 3307 78 3308 103
112 2026-05-11 3298 121 3299 79 3300 112 3301 115 3302 120
104 2026-05-04 3294 87 3296 133
92 2026-04-27 3286 92 3287 77 3288 107

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 126 correct entries

Monthly average times

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