Quick SNITCH

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

Name: esmeralda

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time05:31
SNITCH Alignment1.27

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2023-04-17 Monday 2375 02:17
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
2025-02-25 Tuesday 2921 03:01

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
99 2026-04-06 3268 95 3269 81 3270 74 3272 147
109 2026-03-30 3262 108 3263 102 3266 100
76 2026-03-23 3256 72 3257 76 3258 93 3259 67
115 2026-03-16 3250 54 3251 142 3253 115
97 2026-03-09 3244 53 3245 128 3246 118 3247 82 3248 89
97 2026-03-02 3238 80 3240 76 3241 103 3242 129

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
105 2026-04-06 3268 100 3269 94 3270 89 3272 138
117 2026-03-30 3262 138 3263 100 3266 109
92 2026-03-23 3256 82 3257 91 3258 113 3259 87
105 2026-03-16 3250 87 3251 136 3253 91
104 2026-03-09 3244 70 3245 145 3246 124 3247 90 3248 94
107 2026-03-02 3238 101 3240 83 3241 113 3242 134

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 128 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).