Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:27
SNITCH Correlation0.63

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
2026-09-28 Monday 3418 02:15
2026-04-27 Monday 3286 02:21
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 02:21
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 02:21
2026-11-02 Monday 3448 02:23

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
69 2026-11-02 3448 69
101 2026-10-26 3443 94 3446 109
102 2026-10-19 3436 81 3437 100 3438 122 3439 74 3440 137
103 2026-10-12 3430 101 3431 116 3433 110 3434 88
91 2026-10-05 3425 103 3426 84 3428 86
89 2026-09-28 3418 64 3419 105 3420 81 3421 105 3422 93

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
95 2026-11-02 3448 95
99 2026-10-26 3443 108 3446 91
111 2026-10-19 3436 105 3437 103 3438 125 3439 87 3440 139
107 2026-10-12 3430 113 3431 124 3433 90 3434 103
106 2026-10-05 3425 141 3426 100 3428 79
96 2026-09-28 3418 106 3419 109 3420 77 3421 102 3422 87

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 100 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).