Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Puzzleplease

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time07:29
SNITCH Alignment0.89

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2024-12-06 Friday 2852 01:41
2023-05-16 Tuesday 2396 03:29
2024-02-07 Wednesday 2592 03:42
2024-06-14 Friday 2702 03:54
2024-10-07 Monday 2800 04:00
2023-11-06 Monday 2520 04:03
2024-08-07 Wednesday 2748 04:05
2025-06-10 Tuesday 3011 04:05
2025-06-09 Monday 3010 04:07
2024-06-24 Monday 2710 04:07

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
111 2025-06-16 3016 102 3017 120
78 2025-06-09 3010 55 3011 54 3012 77 3013 116 3014 92
115 2025-06-02 3005 107 3006 120 3008 120
73 2025-05-26 2998 59 2999 55 3000 69 3001 104
120 2025-05-19 2992 139 2993 104 2994 119 2995 108 2996 118
105 2025-05-12 2986 96 2987 107 2990 95
100 2025-05-05 2980 97 2981 93 2982 98 2984 112
102 2025-04-28 2974 82 2975 78 2976 80 2977 154 2978 135

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
124 2025-06-16 3016 130 3017 118
94 2025-06-09 3010 90 3011 79 3012 83 3013 126 3014 94
108 2025-06-02 3005 98 3006 115 3008 113
92 2025-05-26 2998 71 2999 82 3000 90 3001 120
121 2025-05-19 2992 149 2993 111 2994 95 2995 127 2996 121
128 2025-05-12 2986 139 2987 140 2990 114
109 2025-05-05 2980 110 2981 97 2982 116 2984 113
116 2025-04-28 2974 85 2975 120 2976 97 2977 175 2978 126

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 143 correct entries

Monthly average times

The plot below shows the monthly solving times for Puzzleplease. These are six-month rolling averages (i.e. the result for each month averages the solving times for the past six months).