Quick SNITCH

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

Name: barracuda

TftT Namebarracuda
Solver Typereference
Average Time08:50
SNITCH Correlation0.68

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2023-01-30 Monday 2320 03:46
2023-02-13 Monday 2330 04:11
2023-10-24 Tuesday 2511 04:15
2022-11-21 Monday 2270 04:22
2023-01-03 Tuesday 2301 04:42
2024-01-04 Thursday 2563 04:43
2023-12-04 Monday 2540 04:52
2023-03-30 Thursday 2363 04:55
2023-02-09 Thursday 2328 04:57
2023-02-02 Thursday 2323 04:58

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
111 2026-09-07 3400 110 3401 108 3402 92 3403 136
99 2026-08-31 3394 72 3395 86 3396 95 3397 89 3398 132
77 2026-08-24 3388 81 3389 80 3391 72
102 2026-08-17 3382 107 3384 84 3385 96 3386 73
133 2026-08-10 3376 136 3377 77 3379 168
101 2026-08-03 3370 82 3373 142

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
113 2026-09-07 3400 120 3401 113 3402 98 3403 123
104 2026-08-31 3394 109 3395 104 3396 117 3397 101 3398 98
93 2026-08-24 3388 96 3389 90 3391 93
109 2026-08-17 3382 107 3384 98 3385 106 3386 77
125 2026-08-10 3376 143 3377 90 3379 146
106 2026-08-03 3370 106 3373 129

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 95 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

The plot below shows the monthly solving times for barracuda. These are six-month rolling averages (i.e. the result for each month averages the solving times for the past six months).