Quick SNITCH

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

Name: ian.shepherd

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time17:14
SNITCH Correlation0.42

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-03-28 Saturday 3261 07:53
2026-08-19 Wednesday 3384 09:11
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

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
92 2026-09-14 3406 80 3407 84 3408 114
85 2026-09-07 3400 88 3401 71 3402 64 3403 118
91 2026-08-31 3394 66 3395 108 3396 85 3397 85
131 2026-08-24 3388 90 3389 119 3390 262 3391 96 3392 93
107 2026-08-17 3382 120 3383 197 3384 55 3385 89 3386 69
102 2026-08-10 3376 70 3377 65 3378 93 3379 132 3380 154
119 2026-08-03 3370 124 3371 136 3374 116

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
104 2026-09-14 3406 96 3407 92 3408 126
86 2026-09-07 3400 96 3401 74 3402 68 3403 108
105 2026-08-31 3394 100 3395 131 3396 104 3397 96
132 2026-08-24 3388 107 3389 135 3390 222 3391 124 3392 114
110 2026-08-17 3382 120 3383 184 3384 64 3385 98 3386 73
102 2026-08-10 3376 73 3377 76 3378 103 3379 114 3380 145
121 2026-08-03 3370 161 3371 121 3374 96

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 99 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).