Quick SNITCH

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

Name: esmeralda

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time05:35
SNITCH Alignment1.47

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
92 2026-02-23 3232 81 3233 102 3234 77 3235 109
103 2026-02-16 3226 63 3227 127 3229 88 3230 148
110 2026-02-09 3220 74 3221 139 3222 104 3223 86 3224 164
129 2026-02-02 3214 95 3217 117 3218 116
132 2026-01-26 3210 137 3212 154
104 2026-01-19 3202 61 3203 128 3204 74 3205 119 3206 131
83 2026-01-12 3196 61 3197 65 3199 90 3200 107
80 2026-01-05 3190 61 3191 71 3193 119 3194 70
125 2025-12-29 3184 80 3185 93 3186 123 3188 95

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
114 2026-02-23 3232 124 3233 122 3234 92 3235 118
111 2026-02-16 3226 75 3227 136 3229 88 3230 135
115 2026-02-09 3220 97 3221 144 3222 110 3223 84 3224 174
122 2026-02-02 3214 97 3217 103 3218 103
123 2026-01-26 3210 119 3212 157
106 2026-01-19 3202 80 3203 113 3204 94 3205 125 3206 116
85 2026-01-12 3196 83 3197 61 3199 100 3200 91
85 2026-01-05 3190 76 3191 78 3193 112 3194 76
116 2025-12-29 3184 86 3185 95 3186 114 3188 97

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 131 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).