Quick SNITCH

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

Name: ian.shepherd

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time16:09
SNITCH Alignment0.95

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
2026-05-15 Friday 3302 10:40

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
84 2026-06-08 3322 84
96 2026-06-01 3316 105 3317 112 3319 99 3320 68
110 2026-05-25 3310 145 3311 143 3312 91
77 2026-05-18 3305 74 3306 78 3308 80
83 2026-05-11 3299 105 3301 79 3302 65
66 2026-05-04 3292 66
111 2026-04-27 3286 88 3287 132 3288 89 3290 146

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
95 2026-06-08 3322 95
111 2026-06-01 3316 140 3317 123 3319 107 3320 74
128 2026-05-25 3310 181 3311 181 3312 95
78 2026-05-18 3305 89 3306 73 3308 72
105 2026-05-11 3299 126 3301 103 3302 86
79 2026-05-04 3292 79
115 2026-04-27 3286 106 3287 162 3288 96 3290 102

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 112 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).