Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Encota

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time05:33
SNITCH Alignment1.06

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2024-12-06 Friday 2852 02:47
2025-11-12 Wednesday 3144 03:11
2023-02-13 Monday 2330 03:11
2025-06-30 Monday 3028 03:13
2025-06-09 Monday 3010 03:13
2025-09-02 Tuesday 3083 03:16
2024-10-07 Monday 2800 03:19
2024-06-11 Tuesday 2699 03:22
2024-02-21 Wednesday 2604 03:23
2025-11-13 Thursday 3145 03:24

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
86 2026-05-11 3298 90 3300 82
94 2026-05-04 3292 78 3293 92 3294 93 3295 127 3296 82
85 2026-04-27 3287 65 3288 93 3289 116
107 2026-04-20 3280 86 3281 136 3282 83 3283 133 3284 97
113 2026-04-13 3274 112 3276 106 3277 80
94 2026-04-06 3268 118 3269 95 3270 77 3271 63 3272 113
110 2026-03-30 3262 100 3263 90 3264 132 3265 122 3266 109

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
104 2026-05-11 3298 108 3300 100
100 2026-05-04 3292 93 3293 102 3294 109 3295 122 3296 77
91 2026-04-27 3287 80 3288 101 3289 114
116 2026-04-20 3280 138 3281 132 3282 90 3283 115 3284 107
105 2026-04-13 3274 124 3276 109 3277 72
102 2026-04-06 3268 124 3269 110 3270 92 3271 79 3272 106
104 2026-03-30 3262 128 3263 88 3264 94 3265 94 3266 119

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 111 correct entries

Monthly average times

The plot below shows the monthly solving times for Encota. These are six-month rolling averages (i.e. the result for each month averages the solving times for the past six months).