Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:25
SNITCH Alignment0.91

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-05-05 Tuesday 3293 02:05
2026-05-18 Monday 3304 02:09
2026-04-27 Monday 3286 02:21
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 02:21
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 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

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
78 2026-06-15 3328 78
96 2026-06-08 3322 73 3323 78 3324 74 3326 136
95 2026-06-01 3316 82 3317 96 3319 107
117 2026-05-25 3312 113 3313 114
126 2026-05-18 3304 60 3305 103 3307 150 3308 192
79 2026-05-11 3298 73 3299 84 3300 86 3302 74
75 2026-05-04 3292 76 3293 58 3296 92
110 2026-04-27 3286 65 3287 75 3289 104 3290 142

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
111 2026-06-15 3328 111
97 2026-06-08 3322 82 3323 86 3324 78 3326 134
110 2026-06-01 3316 109 3317 105 3319 116
121 2026-05-25 3312 118 3313 131
132 2026-05-18 3304 90 3305 124 3307 141 3308 174
97 2026-05-11 3298 87 3299 101 3300 104 3302 98
80 2026-05-04 3292 91 3293 64 3296 86
109 2026-04-27 3286 78 3287 92 3289 102 3290 100

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 123 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).