Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time04:13
SNITCH Alignment1.23

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 02:24
2024-12-20 Friday 2864 02:24
2025-07-01 Tuesday 3029 02:31
2025-06-18 Wednesday 3018 02:31
2025-07-07 Monday 3034 02:33
2025-03-28 Friday 2948 02:37
2025-05-12 Monday 2986 02:37
2025-07-23 Wednesday 3048 02:38
2025-06-09 Monday 3010 02:39
2024-12-10 Tuesday 2855 02:42

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
78 2025-07-21 3046 79 3047 102 3048 62 3049 71
103 2025-07-14 3040 81 3041 158 3042 79 3043 95
71 2025-07-07 3034 60 3035 72 3036 78 3037 74
80 2025-06-30 3028 84 3029 59 3030 77 3031 77 3032 107
88 2025-06-23 3022 89 3024 95 3026 68
97 2025-06-16 3016 192 3017 85 3018 59 3019 78 3020 73
93 2025-06-09 3010 62 3011 76 3012 103 3013 78 3014 118
121 2025-06-02 3005 122 3006 167 3008 111

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
103 2025-07-21 3046 103 3047 129 3048 91 3049 91
105 2025-07-14 3040 83 3041 137 3042 86 3043 114
80 2025-07-07 3034 77 3035 91 3036 78 3037 75
95 2025-06-30 3028 121 3029 85 3030 86 3031 77 3032 110
97 2025-06-23 3022 101 3024 98 3026 80
113 2025-06-16 3016 246 3017 84 3018 76 3019 91 3020 70
107 2025-06-09 3010 101 3011 111 3012 111 3013 84 3014 121
117 2025-06-02 3005 111 3006 160 3008 104

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 146 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).