Quick SNITCH

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

Name: ian.shepherd

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time17:16
SNITCH Correlation0.43

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-03-28 Saturday 3261 07:53
2026-09-28 Monday 3418 08:19
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

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
86 2026-10-05 3424 96 3425 76
109 2026-09-28 3418 48 3420 103 3421 130 3422 173
107 2026-09-21 3412 85 3413 113 3414 107 3415 112
95 2026-09-14 3406 80 3407 84 3408 114 3410 100
85 2026-09-07 3400 88 3401 71 3402 64 3403 118
91 2026-08-31 3394 66 3395 108 3396 85 3397 85

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
114 2026-10-05 3424 124 3425 104
113 2026-09-28 3418 80 3420 98 3421 127 3422 163
96 2026-09-21 3412 78 3413 103 3414 91 3415 119
98 2026-09-14 3406 96 3407 92 3408 126 3410 98
86 2026-09-07 3400 96 3401 74 3402 68 3403 108
105 2026-08-31 3394 100 3395 131 3396 104 3397 96

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 97 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).