Quick SNITCH

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

Name: verlaine

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time02:32
SNITCH Correlation0.72

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-09-15 Monday 3094 01:27
2024-06-24 Monday 2710 01:31
2026-03-28 Saturday 3261 01:31
2025-03-03 Monday 2926 01:34
2024-10-07 Monday 2800 01:34
2024-07-26 Friday 2738 01:35
2025-02-21 Friday 2918 01:36
2026-04-20 Monday 3280 01:36
2026-06-15 Monday 3328 01:36
2025-10-09 Thursday 3115 01:37

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
109 2026-08-03 3370 100 3371 118
87 2026-07-27 3364 74 3365 80 3366 90 3367 129 3368 74
113 2026-07-20 3358 126 3359 75 3360 107 3361 109 3362 128
104 2026-07-13 3352 70 3353 122 3354 131 3355 84 3356 77
126 2026-07-06 3348 103 3349 118 3350 116
81 2026-06-29 3340 63 3341 88 3342 94

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
116 2026-08-03 3370 129 3371 103
93 2026-07-27 3364 107 3365 86 3366 98 3367 111 3368 79
117 2026-07-20 3358 153 3359 110 3360 104 3361 96 3362 130
102 2026-07-13 3352 90 3353 119 3354 135 3355 84 3356 84
116 2026-07-06 3348 98 3349 104 3350 119
102 2026-06-29 3340 105 3341 111 3342 91

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 122 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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