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 Alignment1.08

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
103 2026-06-08 3322 102 3324 116 3325 93
95 2026-06-01 3316 68 3317 113 3318 106 3319 90 3320 102
100 2026-05-25 3310 97 3311 79 3312 102 3313 69 3314 136
125 2026-05-18 3305 111 3306 131 3307 119 3308 136
89 2026-05-11 3298 99 3299 102 3300 90 3301 96 3302 58
109 2026-05-04 3292 119 3293 130 3294 75 3295 90 3296 135
94 2026-04-27 3286 106 3287 78 3288 97

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
114 2026-06-08 3322 114 3324 123 3325 106
102 2026-06-01 3316 90 3317 124 3318 91 3319 97 3320 112
100 2026-05-25 3310 121 3311 100 3312 107 3313 79 3314 85
121 2026-05-18 3305 133 3306 123 3307 112 3308 123
110 2026-05-11 3298 119 3299 122 3300 109 3301 126 3302 77
117 2026-05-04 3292 143 3293 144 3294 88 3295 86 3296 127
107 2026-04-27 3286 127 3287 96 3288 105

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 137 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).