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
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
141 2026-08-24 3388 90 3389 119 3390 262 3391 96
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
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
146 2026-08-24 3388 107 3389 135 3390 222 3391 123
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
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 100 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).