Quick SNITCH

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

Name: verlaine

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time02:33
SNITCH Alignment0.88

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
2025-10-09 Thursday 3115 01:37
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 01:39
2025-12-17 Wednesday 3174 01:40

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
103 2026-04-06 3268 114 3269 92
105 2026-03-30 3262 84 3263 103 3264 157 3265 94 3266 96
86 2026-03-23 3256 99 3257 94 3258 85 3259 103 3260 80
112 2026-03-16 3250 75 3251 104 3252 110 3253 123 3254 100
103 2026-03-09 3244 73 3245 94 3246 120 3247 90 3248 98
100 2026-03-02 3238 80 3239 122 3240 103 3241 90 3242 115

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
113 2026-04-06 3268 120 3269 106
98 2026-03-30 3262 107 3263 100 3264 112 3265 72 3266 105
105 2026-03-23 3256 113 3257 113 3258 103 3259 133 3260 96
106 2026-03-16 3250 120 3251 100 3252 114 3253 97 3254 91
109 2026-03-09 3244 97 3245 106 3246 126 3247 98 3248 104
107 2026-03-02 3238 101 3239 131 3240 113 3241 98 3242 119

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 154 correct entries

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).