Quick SNITCH

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

Name: esmeralda

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time05:32
SNITCH Alignment1.57

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
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
107 2025-12-22 3178 94 3179 118 3180 94 3181 78
97 2025-12-15 3172 58 3173 135 3175 105 3176 91
126 2025-12-08 3166 139 3167 140 3170 99
104 2025-12-01 3160 115 3161 74 3162 98 3163 110 3164 119

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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
100 2025-12-22 3178 100 3179 118 3180 102 3181 75
97 2025-12-15 3172 76 3173 122 3175 105 3176 88
132 2025-12-08 3166 171 3167 120 3170 105
113 2025-12-01 3160 119 3161 94 3162 111 3163 122 3164 115

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 118 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).