Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Paul Hammond

TftT NamePaul Hammond
Solver Typereference
Average Time05:15
SNITCH Correlation0.61

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-10-13 Monday 3118 02:44
2026-05-15 Friday 3302 02:45
2026-05-18 Monday 3304 03:06
2025-09-15 Monday 3094 03:11
2025-11-24 Monday 3154 03:20
2025-04-14 Monday 2962 03:20
2025-07-01 Tuesday 3029 03:23
2023-06-08 Thursday 2413 03:23
2026-03-30 Monday 3262 03:24
2023-03-22 Wednesday 2357 03:26

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
67 2026-06-08 3322 67
85 2026-06-01 3316 70 3317 100

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
75 2026-06-08 3322 75
101 2026-06-01 3316 93 3317 109

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 66 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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