Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:59
SNITCH Alignment1.18

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 02:24
2024-12-20 Friday 2864 02:24
2025-08-05 Tuesday 3059 02:27
2025-07-01 Tuesday 3029 02:31
2025-06-18 Wednesday 3018 02:31
2025-07-07 Monday 3034 02:33
2025-07-30 Wednesday 3054 02:36
2025-08-02 Saturday 3057 02:36
2025-03-28 Friday 2948 02:37
2025-05-12 Monday 2986 02:37

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
98 2025-08-18 3070 66 3072 77 3073 106 3074 144
118 2025-08-11 3064 135 3065 101
78 2025-08-04 3058 70 3059 61 3060 83 3061 96 3062 82
91 2025-07-28 3054 65 3055 96 3056 138
78 2025-07-21 3046 79 3047 102 3048 62 3049 71
103 2025-07-14 3040 81 3041 158 3042 79 3043 95
71 2025-07-07 3034 60 3035 72 3036 78 3037 74
80 2025-06-30 3028 84 3029 59 3030 77 3031 77 3032 107

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
98 2025-08-18 3070 101 3072 93 3073 103 3074 98
107 2025-08-11 3064 113 3065 101
85 2025-08-04 3058 94 3059 69 3060 90 3061 84 3062 89
98 2025-07-28 3054 76 3055 123 3056 112
103 2025-07-21 3046 103 3047 129 3048 91 3049 91
105 2025-07-14 3040 83 3041 137 3042 86 3043 114
80 2025-07-07 3034 77 3035 91 3036 78 3037 75
95 2025-06-30 3028 121 3029 85 3030 86 3031 77 3032 110

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 136 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).