Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:34
SNITCH Alignment0.98

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-05-05 Tuesday 3293 02:05
2026-05-18 Monday 3304 02:09
2026-04-27 Monday 3286 02:21
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 02:21
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 02:21
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 02:24
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 02:24
2024-12-20 Friday 2864 02:24
2025-08-05 Tuesday 3059 02:27
2025-12-17 Wednesday 3174 02:27

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
104 2026-05-18 3304 60 3305 103 3307 150
79 2026-05-11 3298 73 3299 84 3300 86 3302 74
75 2026-05-04 3292 76 3293 58 3296 92
110 2026-04-27 3286 65 3287 75 3289 104 3290 142
97 2026-04-20 3280 78 3281 85 3282 82 3283 101 3284 72
111 2026-04-13 3274 109 3275 98 3276 90 3277 122

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
117 2026-05-18 3304 90 3305 124 3307 138
97 2026-05-11 3298 87 3299 101 3300 104 3302 98
80 2026-05-04 3292 91 3293 64 3296 86
109 2026-04-27 3286 78 3287 92 3289 102 3290 100
98 2026-04-20 3280 125 3281 82 3282 89 3283 87 3284 80
102 2026-04-13 3274 121 3275 85 3276 92 3277 110

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 130 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).