Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:21
SNITCH Correlation0.64

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-06-29 Monday 3340 01:52
2026-07-27 Monday 3364 01:56
2026-05-05 Tuesday 3293 02:05
2026-05-18 Monday 3304 02:09
2026-08-12 Wednesday 3378 02:13
2026-04-27 Monday 3286 02:21
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 02:21
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 02:21
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 02:24
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 02:24

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
104 2026-08-10 3376 98 3377 93 3378 66 3379 126 3380 140
111 2026-08-03 3370 76 3372 123 3373 142 3374 104
108 2026-07-27 3364 57 3365 105 3366 129 3367 141
111 2026-07-20 3358 92 3359 72 3360 145 3361 136
109 2026-07-13 3354 95 3356 86
111 2026-07-06 3346 88 3347 116 3348 137 3350 103
108 2026-06-29 3340 55 3341 77 3344 113

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
104 2026-08-10 3376 103 3377 109 3378 73 3379 109 3380 129
114 2026-08-03 3370 98 3372 144 3373 129 3374 86
114 2026-07-27 3364 82 3365 114 3366 141 3367 121
119 2026-07-20 3358 112 3359 105 3360 142 3361 120
98 2026-07-13 3354 97 3356 94
123 2026-07-06 3346 122 3347 136 3348 130 3350 106
105 2026-06-29 3340 91 3341 97 3344 100

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 98 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

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).