Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:49
SNITCH Alignment1.16

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 02:21
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 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
2025-09-08 Monday 3088 02:30
2025-07-01 Tuesday 3029 02:31
2025-06-18 Wednesday 3018 02:31
2025-09-29 Monday 3106 02:33

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
78 2025-12-29 3184 84 3185 73
79 2025-12-22 3178 110 3179 68 3180 62 3181 78
86 2025-12-15 3172 77 3174 62 3175 104 3176 84
96 2025-12-08 3166 94 3167 111 3168 114 3169 74 3170 72
98 2025-12-01 3160 131 3161 74 3162 103 3163 91 3164 91
95 2025-11-24 3154 83 3155 82 3156 106 3157 98 3158 91
127 2025-11-17 3148 73 3151 154
125 2025-11-10 3142 62 3143 128 3144 126 3145 83 3146 230
130 2025-11-03 3136 186 3137 103 3138 192 3139 80 3140 109

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
83 2025-12-29 3184 92 3185 75
81 2025-12-22 3178 117 3179 68 3180 67 3181 75
88 2025-12-15 3172 101 3174 78 3175 104 3176 81
92 2025-12-08 3166 116 3167 95 3168 87 3169 75 3170 76
107 2025-12-01 3160 136 3161 94 3162 117 3163 101 3164 88
107 2025-11-24 3154 107 3155 109 3156 126 3157 115 3158 86
121 2025-11-17 3148 96 3151 137
134 2025-11-10 3142 91 3143 118 3144 157 3145 101 3146 207
125 2025-11-03 3136 202 3137 107 3138 141 3139 96 3140 94

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 132 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).