Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:34
SNITCH Alignment0.98

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 02:21
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 02:21
2026-04-27 Monday 3286 02:21
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 02:24
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 02:24
2024-12-20 Friday 2864 02:24
2025-08-05 Tuesday 3059 02:27
2025-12-17 Wednesday 3174 02:27
2025-12-24 Wednesday 3180 02:28
2026-01-21 Wednesday 3204 02:30

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
96 2026-04-27 3286 65 3287 75 3289 104 3290 142
97 2026-04-20 3280 78 3281 85 3282 82 3283 101 3284 72
111 2026-04-13 3274 109 3275 98 3276 90 3277 122

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
91 2026-04-27 3286 78 3287 92 3289 102 3290 92
98 2026-04-20 3280 125 3281 82 3282 89 3283 87 3284 80
102 2026-04-13 3274 121 3275 85 3276 92 3277 110

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 119 correct entries

Monthly average times

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