Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Puzzleplease

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time07:20
SNITCH Correlation0.74

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
2026-04-20 Monday 3280 03:36
2024-02-07 Wednesday 2592 03:42
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 03:42
2025-12-02 Tuesday 3161 03:54
2024-06-14 Friday 2702 03:54
2026-02-23 Monday 3232 03:56
2024-10-07 Monday 2800 04:00
2023-11-06 Monday 2520 04:03

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
94 2026-11-09 3455 81 3456 72 3457 116 3458 110
110 2026-11-02 3448 66 3449 97 3450 169 3451 116 3452 104
93 2026-10-26 3442 73 3443 58 3444 99 3446 143
100 2026-10-19 3436 73 3437 129 3438 107 3440 74
118 2026-10-12 3431 93 3433 128
98 2026-10-05 3424 87 3425 71 3426 92 3427 76 3428 154
107 2026-09-28 3418 57 3420 122 3421 121 3422 122

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
105 2026-11-09 3455 92 3456 92 3457 116 3458 123
114 2026-11-02 3448 91 3449 108 3450 159 3451 111 3452 115
101 2026-10-26 3442 98 3443 66 3444 120 3446 120
105 2026-10-19 3436 94 3437 132 3438 110 3440 75
113 2026-10-12 3431 100 3433 105
108 2026-10-05 3424 112 3425 97 3426 109 3427 84 3428 142
113 2026-09-28 3418 95 3420 116 3421 118 3422 115

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 122 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

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).