Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:45
SNITCH Alignment1.06

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 02:21
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 02:21
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 02:24
2024-12-20 Friday 2864 02:24
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 02:24
2025-08-05 Tuesday 3059 02:27
2025-12-17 Wednesday 3174 02:27
2025-12-24 Wednesday 3180 02:28
2026-01-21 Wednesday 3204 02:30
2025-09-08 Monday 3088 02:30

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
88 2026-03-16 3250 64 3251 113
82 2026-03-09 3244 67 3245 81 3246 90 3247 90 3248 79
92 2026-03-02 3238 144 3239 81 3240 76 3241 69 3242 83
96 2026-02-23 3233 79 3235 80 3236 71
98 2026-02-16 3226 103 3227 117 3229 76 3230 105
79 2026-02-09 3220 61 3222 104 3224 73
97 2026-02-02 3215 76 3216 90 3217 114 3218 105

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
106 2026-03-16 3250 103 3251 109
89 2026-03-09 3244 89 3245 92 3246 94 3247 98 3248 84
100 2026-03-02 3238 182 3239 87 3240 83 3241 75 3242 86
99 2026-02-23 3233 95 3235 87 3236 80
107 2026-02-16 3226 122 3227 125 3229 76 3230 96
89 2026-02-09 3220 80 3222 110 3224 77
88 2026-02-02 3215 71 3216 80 3217 100 3218 93

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 130 correct entries

Monthly average times

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