Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Puzzleplease

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time06:58
SNITCH Alignment1.19

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
2025-12-02 Tuesday 3161 03:54
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

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
99 2026-01-12 3197 106 3198 117 3199 76 3200 96
88 2026-01-05 3191 93 3193 95 3194 84
106 2025-12-29 3185 134 3186 107 3187 79
116 2025-12-22 3178 102 3179 117 3180 83 3181 106 3182 118
134 2025-12-15 3174 83 3176 160
133 2025-12-08 3167 116 3168 151
94 2025-12-01 3160 101 3161 55 3162 76 3163 110 3164 97

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
95 2026-01-12 3197 100 3198 111 3199 84 3200 82
88 2026-01-05 3191 103 3193 89 3194 91
109 2025-12-29 3185 138 3186 100 3187 90
104 2025-12-22 3178 108 3179 117 3180 90 3181 101 3182 83
126 2025-12-15 3174 105 3176 155
107 2025-12-08 3167 100 3168 115
101 2025-12-01 3160 105 3161 70 3162 86 3163 122 3164 94

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 111 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).