Quick SNITCH

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

Name: ian.shepherd

TftT Name
Solver Typereference
Average Time16:21
SNITCH Alignment1.16

Top Ten Results

Date Day of week Crossword Solving Time (m:ss)
2026-03-28 Saturday 3261 07:53
2025-11-18 Tuesday 3149 09:34
2026-02-25 Wednesday 3234 09:39
2025-09-15 Monday 3094 09:43
2026-03-30 Monday 3262 10:05
2026-02-09 Monday 3220 10:15
2026-01-19 Monday 3202 10:24
2026-03-06 Friday 3242 10:33
2026-03-25 Wednesday 3258 10:48
2025-12-29 Monday 3184 10:53

Recent Results

Personal NITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
113 2026-04-27 3286 88 3287 132 3288 89 3290 146
105 2026-04-20 3280 74 3281 115 3282 101 3283 108 3284 127
123 2026-04-13 3274 104 3275 179 3276 92 3277 122
94 2026-04-06 3268 109 3269 99 3270 70 3271 77 3272 119
94 2026-03-30 3262 61 3263 149 3266 79

WITCH results

Week beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
116 2026-04-27 3286 106 3287 162 3288 96 3290 102
114 2026-04-20 3280 119 3281 111 3282 109 3283 93 3284 141
113 2026-04-13 3274 115 3275 157 3276 94 3277 110
103 2026-04-06 3268 114 3269 115 3270 84 3271 97 3272 112
99 2026-03-30 3262 78 3263 146 3266 86

Alignment to SNITCH

Plotting alignment results for the last 114 correct entries

Monthly average times

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