Quick SNITCH

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

Name: Mike Harper

TftT NameMike Harper
Solver Typereference
Average Time07:35
SNITCH Alignment1.3

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2025-06-09 Monday 3010 03:23
2024-05-06 Monday 2668 03:42
2023-10-30 Monday 2515 03:58
2023-06-13 Tuesday 2416 04:00
2025-02-24 Monday 2920 04:01
2023-08-22 Tuesday 2466 04:01
2024-08-28 Wednesday 2766 04:04
2024-05-07 Tuesday 2669 04:10
2025-03-28 Friday 2948 04:11
2024-12-10 Tuesday 2855 04:17

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
90 2025-08-04 3058 61 3059 115 3060 94
92 2025-07-28 3052 83 3053 101 3054 66 3055 75 3056 136
100 2025-07-21 3046 81 3047 97 3048 70 3049 87 3050 87
123 2025-07-14 3040 126 3041 121 3042 136 3043 90 3044 169
99 2025-07-07 3034 69 3035 63 3036 126 3037 138
103 2025-06-30 3028 69 3029 83 3030 129 3031 105 3032 69

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
103 2025-08-04 3058 82 3059 130 3060 97
99 2025-07-28 3052 90 3053 106 3054 77 3055 96 3056 110
118 2025-07-21 3046 106 3047 122 3048 102 3049 111 3050 102
127 2025-07-14 3040 129 3041 105 3042 149 3043 108 3044 167
108 2025-07-07 3034 89 3035 79 3036 126 3037 140
115 2025-06-30 3028 100 3029 120 3030 144 3031 105 3032 71

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 152 correct entries

Monthly average times

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