Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:46
SNITCH Alignment0.99

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
2025-09-08 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
2025-07-07 Monday 3034 02:33
2025-10-24 Friday 3128 02:33

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
113 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
125 2025-10-27 3130 121 3132 143 3133 112
107 2025-10-20 3126 156 3128 66
105 2025-10-13 3118 76 3119 84 3120 150 3122 103
105 2025-10-06 3113 97 3114 129 3115 74
89 2025-09-29 3106 66 3108 72 3110 88

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
114 2025-11-17 3148 96 3151 132
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
125 2025-10-27 3130 119 3132 141 3133 115
104 2025-10-20 3126 123 3128 77
115 2025-10-13 3118 115 3119 95 3120 168 3122 99
117 2025-10-06 3113 110 3114 141 3115 100
87 2025-09-29 3106 81 3108 72 3110 88

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 128 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).