Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:22
SNITCH Correlation0.64

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
2026-04-27 Monday 3286 02:21
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 02:21
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 02:21
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 02:24
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 02:24

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
92 2026-08-31 3394 90 3395 82 3396 106
100 2026-08-24 3389 100
100 2026-08-17 3382 102 3383 93 3384 100 3385 95 3386 112
104 2026-08-10 3376 98 3377 93 3378 66 3379 126 3380 140
111 2026-08-03 3370 76 3372 123 3373 142 3374 104

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
122 2026-08-31 3394 136 3395 100 3396 130
113 2026-08-24 3389 113
105 2026-08-17 3382 102 3383 86 3384 117 3385 105 3386 119
105 2026-08-10 3376 103 3377 109 3378 73 3379 109 3380 132
114 2026-08-03 3370 98 3372 144 3373 129 3374 86

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 93 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).