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 Time05:06
SNITCH Alignment1.06

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-10-13 Monday 3118 02:44
2025-09-15 Monday 3094 03:11
2025-11-24 Monday 3154 03:20
2025-04-14 Monday 2962 03:20
2023-06-08 Thursday 2413 03:23
2025-07-01 Tuesday 3029 03:23
2023-03-22 Wednesday 2357 03:26
2025-11-12 Wednesday 3144 03:27
2025-11-18 Tuesday 3149 03:29
2024-12-09 Monday 2854 03:30

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
79 2026-03-02 3238 77 3239 82 3241 78
74 2026-02-23 3234 79 3235 74 3236 70
89 2026-02-16 3226 82 3227 92 3230 94
85 2026-02-09 3224 85
104 2026-02-02 3214 74 3216 150 3218 90

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
90 2026-03-02 3238 97 3239 88 3241 85
85 2026-02-23 3234 95 3235 81 3236 79
93 2026-02-16 3226 97 3227 98 3230 86
90 2026-02-09 3224 90
96 2026-02-02 3214 76 3216 133 3218 80

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 86 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).