Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Deane Short

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time03:21
SNITCH Correlation0.58

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-06-29 Monday 3340 01:52
2026-05-05 Tuesday 3293 02:05
2026-05-18 Monday 3304 02:09
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 02:21
2025-11-10 Monday 3142 02:21
2026-04-27 Monday 3286 02:21
2025-04-29 Tuesday 2975 02:24
2026-03-16 Monday 3250 02:24
2024-12-20 Friday 2864 02:24
2026-07-21 Tuesday 3359 02:25

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
82 2026-07-20 3358 92 3359 72
109 2026-07-13 3354 95 3356 86
111 2026-07-06 3346 88 3347 116 3348 137 3350 103
108 2026-06-29 3340 55 3341 77 3344 113
105 2026-06-22 3334 100 3336 102 3337 104 3338 82
89 2026-06-15 3328 78 3329 85 3331 106
96 2026-06-08 3322 73 3323 78 3324 74 3326 136
95 2026-06-01 3316 82 3317 96 3319 107

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
108 2026-07-20 3358 112 3359 105
98 2026-07-13 3354 97 3356 94
123 2026-07-06 3346 122 3347 136 3348 130 3350 106
105 2026-06-29 3340 91 3341 97 3344 100
107 2026-06-22 3334 105 3336 103 3337 102 3338 81
95 2026-06-15 3328 114 3329 83 3331 89
97 2026-06-08 3322 82 3323 86 3324 78 3326 134
110 2026-06-01 3316 109 3317 105 3319 116

Correlation to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 103 correct entries. Only Monday to Friday data is included.

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).