Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Puzzleplease

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time07:11
SNITCH Alignment1.21

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
111 2026-05-18 3305 111
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
99 2026-04-20 3280 50 3281 153 3282 107 3284 68
125 2026-04-13 3274 126 3275 138 3276 90 3277 129 3278 146
95 2026-04-06 3268 105 3269 82 3270 65 3271 58 3272 164
114 2026-03-30 3262 76 3263 164 3265 127 3266 104

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
132 2026-05-18 3305 132
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
102 2026-04-20 3280 80 3281 148 3282 116 3284 75
111 2026-04-13 3274 140 3275 121 3276 92 3277 117 3278 105
102 2026-04-06 3268 110 3269 95 3270 78 3271 73 3272 154
113 2026-03-30 3262 97 3263 160 3265 98 3266 114

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 139 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).