Quick SNITCH

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

Name: esmeralda

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time05:40
SNITCH Alignment1.38

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2023-04-17 Monday 2375 02:17
2023-11-06 Monday 2520 02:26
2023-03-27 Monday 2360 02:28
2023-09-18 Monday 2485 02:32
2025-09-15 Monday 3094 02:33
2024-07-22 Monday 2734 02:39
2025-08-19 Tuesday 3071 02:47
2023-07-12 Wednesday 2437 02:47
2024-08-15 Thursday 2755 02:49
2025-02-25 Tuesday 2921 03:01

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
98 2026-03-16 3250 54 3251 142
97 2026-03-09 3244 53 3245 128 3246 118 3247 82 3248 89
97 2026-03-02 3238 80 3240 76 3241 103 3242 129
93 2026-02-23 3232 81 3233 102 3234 77 3235 109 3236 82
103 2026-02-16 3226 63 3227 127 3229 88 3230 148
110 2026-02-09 3220 74 3221 139 3222 104 3223 86 3224 164
129 2026-02-02 3214 95 3217 117 3218 116

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
112 2026-03-16 3250 87 3251 137
104 2026-03-09 3244 70 3245 145 3246 124 3247 90 3248 94
107 2026-03-02 3238 101 3240 83 3241 113 3242 134
107 2026-02-23 3232 124 3233 122 3234 92 3235 119 3236 93
111 2026-02-16 3226 75 3227 136 3229 88 3230 135
115 2026-02-09 3220 97 3221 144 3222 110 3223 84 3224 174
122 2026-02-02 3214 97 3217 103 3218 103

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 127 correct entries

Monthly average times

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