Quick SNITCH

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

Name: ian.shepherd

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time16:20
SNITCH Alignment1.14

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
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 10:15
2026-01-19 Monday 3202 10:24
2026-03-06 Friday 3242 10:33
2026-03-25 Wednesday 3258 10:48
2025-12-29 Monday 3184 10:53

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
92 2026-04-06 3268 109 3269 99 3270 70
94 2026-03-30 3262 61 3263 149 3266 79
87 2026-03-23 3256 110 3257 113 3258 64 3259 76 3260 117
127 2026-03-16 3253 114 3254 115
88 2026-03-09 3244 70 3245 101 3246 86 3247 87
87 2026-03-02 3239 82 3242 63

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
104 2026-04-06 3268 114 3269 115 3270 85
99 2026-03-30 3262 78 3263 146 3266 86
106 2026-03-23 3256 126 3257 136 3258 78 3259 98 3260 140
101 2026-03-16 3253 90 3254 105
95 2026-03-09 3244 93 3245 114 3246 90 3247 95
85 2026-03-02 3239 88 3242 65

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 103 correct entries

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).