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 Correlation0.7

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
92 2026-07-06 3346 75 3347 85 3348 108 3349 110 3350 83
100 2026-06-29 3340 75 3341 93 3342 107 3343 122 3344 107
111 2026-06-22 3335 86 3336 111 3337 135 3338 103
92 2026-06-15 3328 74 3329 106 3330 76 3331 115 3332 92
104 2026-06-08 3322 102 3324 116 3325 93
95 2026-06-01 3316 68 3317 113 3318 106 3319 90 3320 102

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
97 2026-07-06 3346 104 3347 100 3348 102 3349 97 3350 85
109 2026-06-29 3340 125 3341 117 3342 103 3343 109 3344 95
116 2026-06-22 3335 110 3336 112 3337 133 3338 101
99 2026-06-15 3328 108 3329 103 3330 89 3331 97 3332 100
108 2026-06-08 3322 114 3324 123 3325 106
102 2026-06-01 3316 90 3317 124 3318 91 3319 97 3320 112

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 121 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).