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 Time05:11
SNITCH Alignment1.14

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
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
2025-11-12 Wednesday 3144 03:27

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
68 2026-05-11 3300 81 3301 72 3302 53
115 2026-05-04 3292 115 3293 94 3294 78 3295 164 3296 126
121 2026-04-27 3287 110 3288 148 3289 105
122 2026-04-20 3280 119 3282 92 3283 142
114 2026-04-13 3275 107 3276 121
98 2026-04-06 3268 92 3269 125 3271 86 3272 92
128 2026-03-30 3262 67 3263 83 3264 231 3265 160 3266 103

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
87 2026-05-11 3300 98 3301 94 3302 70
121 2026-05-04 3292 138 3293 104 3294 91 3295 157 3296 118
132 2026-04-27 3287 135 3288 160 3289 103
130 2026-04-20 3280 191 3282 100 3283 123
108 2026-04-13 3275 93 3276 124
108 2026-04-06 3268 96 3269 145 3271 108 3272 86
113 2026-03-30 3262 85 3263 81 3264 166 3265 124 3266 113

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 92 correct entries

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).