Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:48
SNITCH Alignment1.12

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 02:21
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
2026-01-21 Wednesday 3204 02:30
2025-07-01 Tuesday 3029 02:31

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
61 2026-02-09 3220 61
97 2026-02-02 3215 76 3216 90 3217 114 3218 105
98 2026-01-26 3208 85 3209 104 3210 120 3211 93 3212 70
91 2026-01-19 3202 73 3203 90 3204 65 3205 97 3206 129
82 2026-01-12 3198 90 3199 69
99 2026-01-05 3190 101 3191 85 3193 117
88 2025-12-29 3184 84 3185 73 3186 82 3187 90 3188 89

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
77 2026-02-09 3220 77
88 2026-02-02 3215 71 3216 80 3217 100 3218 93
93 2026-01-26 3208 100 3209 100 3210 104 3211 83 3212 71
95 2026-01-19 3202 96 3203 79 3204 83 3205 102 3206 115
82 2026-01-12 3198 85 3199 76
103 2026-01-05 3190 126 3191 94 3193 110
87 2025-12-29 3184 91 3185 75 3186 76 3187 103 3188 91

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 124 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).