Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Streaky Bacon

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time05:21
SNITCH Correlation0.66

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-09-17 Wednesday 3096 01:53
2025-01-24 Friday 2894 02:21
2025-10-07 Tuesday 3113 02:26
2025-06-10 Tuesday 3011 02:57
2026-04-20 Monday 3280 03:12
2026-02-23 Monday 3232 03:22
2025-06-09 Monday 3010 03:24
2026-05-25 Monday 3310 03:24
2025-04-02 Wednesday 2952 03:24
2025-08-18 Monday 3070 03:31

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
105 2026-06-15 3328 78 3329 102 3330 112 3331 122 3332 90
94 2026-06-08 3322 91 3325 100 3326 97
98 2026-06-01 3316 75 3317 95 3318 126 3319 93 3320 98
115 2026-05-25 3310 65 3311 94 3312 157 3313 120 3314 156
105 2026-05-18 3306 92 3307 104 3308 121
86 2026-05-11 3298 106 3299 87 3301 82 3302 70
99 2026-05-04 3292 75 3293 132 3296 90
120 2026-04-27 3287 79 3288 79 3290 212

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
107 2026-06-15 3328 114 3329 100 3330 131 3331 103 3332 97
97 2026-06-08 3322 102 3325 114 3326 96
99 2026-06-01 3316 100 3317 104 3318 108 3319 101 3320 107
115 2026-05-25 3310 81 3311 118 3312 165 3313 137 3314 98
98 2026-05-18 3306 86 3307 98 3308 110
104 2026-05-11 3298 127 3299 104 3301 107 3302 93
106 2026-05-04 3292 90 3293 146 3296 84
112 2026-04-27 3287 97 3288 85 3290 149

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 109 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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