Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:38
SNITCH Alignment1.06

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
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 02:24
2024-12-20 Friday 2864 02:24
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 02:24
2025-08-05 Tuesday 3059 02:27
2025-12-17 Wednesday 3174 02:27
2025-12-24 Wednesday 3180 02:28
2026-01-21 Wednesday 3204 02:30
2025-09-08 Monday 3088 02:30

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
80 2026-03-23 3256 66 3257 78 3258 84
97 2026-03-16 3250 64 3251 113 3252 72 3253 108 3254 78
82 2026-03-09 3244 67 3245 81 3246 90 3247 90 3248 79
92 2026-03-02 3238 144 3239 81 3240 76 3241 69 3242 83

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
96 2026-03-23 3256 75 3257 93 3258 102
91 2026-03-16 3250 103 3251 108 3252 75 3253 85 3254 71
89 2026-03-09 3244 89 3245 92 3246 94 3247 98 3248 84
100 2026-03-02 3238 182 3239 87 3240 83 3241 75 3242 86

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 123 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).