Quick SNITCH

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

Name: ian.shepherd

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time16:37
SNITCH Correlation0.47

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-03-28 Saturday 3261 07:53
2025-11-18 Tuesday 3149 09:34
2026-02-25 Wednesday 3234 09:39
2025-09-15 Monday 3094 09:43
2026-03-30 Monday 3262 10:05
2026-05-30 Saturday 3315 10:10
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 10:15
2026-01-19 Monday 3202 10:24
2026-03-06 Friday 3242 10:33
2026-06-12 Friday 3326 10:37

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
125 2026-08-03 3370 124 3371 136 3374 116
90 2026-07-27 3365 70 3366 116
162 2026-07-20 3360 120 3361 204
114 2026-07-13 3352 96 3354 114 3355 117 3356 129
96 2026-07-06 3350 82
127 2026-06-29 3341 128 3343 126

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
126 2026-08-03 3370 161 3371 121 3374 97
96 2026-07-27 3365 76 3366 127
148 2026-07-20 3360 117 3361 180
125 2026-07-13 3352 124 3354 117 3355 118 3356 141
89 2026-07-06 3350 84
137 2026-06-29 3341 162 3343 113

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 86 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

Monthly average times

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