Quick SNITCH

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

Name: gimmicky

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time18:47
SNITCH Alignment1.08

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-03-09 Monday 3244 08:08
2026-02-24 Tuesday 3233 08:37
2025-11-18 Tuesday 3149 09:02
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 10:25
2026-01-09 Friday 3194 11:29
2026-01-13 Tuesday 3197 12:03
2026-02-02 Monday 3214 12:05
2025-11-15 Saturday 3147 12:08
2025-12-23 Tuesday 3179 12:31
2025-11-21 Friday 3152 12:46

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
74 2026-03-09 3244 43 3245 80 3247 86 3248 87
113 2026-03-02 3239 89 3242 141
87 2026-02-23 3233 46 3234 129 3235 75
153 2026-02-16 3227 154 3228 231 3230 74
119 2026-02-09 3220 83 3222 80 3224 108
94 2026-02-02 3214 65 3216 106 3218 118

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
82 2026-03-09 3244 57 3245 90 3247 94 3248 90
112 2026-03-02 3239 95 3242 146
94 2026-02-23 3233 55 3234 155 3235 82
150 2026-02-16 3227 165 3228 220 3230 67
123 2026-02-09 3220 109 3222 85 3224 114
88 2026-02-02 3214 67 3216 94 3218 105

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 71 correct entries

Monthly average times

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