The following solvers are used as references for the NITCH calculations in this month. The time indicated is their average solving time for error-free puzzles during the prior six months. The solvers average NITCH for each day of week is also shown, with the number of solutions for that day.
| Rank | Solver | Solutions used | Average time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mohn | 68 | 05:21 | 80 (15) | 90 (14) | 108 (13) | 104 (13) | 118 (13) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 84 | 06:01 | 90 (20) | 103 (22) | 87 (16) | 106 (16) | 121 (10) |
| 3 | Magoo | 55 | 06:26 | 83 (9) | 103 (12) | 107 (9) | 94 (9) | 105 (16) |
| 4 | Jason | 98 | 06:34 | 83 (20) | 90 (24) | 103 (20) | 106 (20) | 126 (14) |
| 5 | escat49 | 127 | 06:40 | 88 (26) | 99 (25) | 102 (26) | 101 (25) | 109 (25) |
| 6 | Diskus | 112 | 06:48 | 83 (22) | 98 (22) | 103 (20) | 100 (24) | 113 (24) |
| 7 | mistigris | 115 | 07:32 | 82 (24) | 96 (22) | 104 (22) | 107 (23) | 109 (24) |
| 8 | aphis99 | 120 | 07:52 | 82 (26) | 91 (25) | 108 (23) | 105 (22) | 114 (24) |
| 9 | hilarym | 78 | 07:56 | 82 (18) | 98 (21) | 93 (15) | 112 (15) | 128 (9) |
| 10 | verlaine | 119 | 07:56 | 86 (23) | 84 (24) | 101 (23) | 107 (24) | 119 (25) |
| 11 | mauefw | 48 | 08:21 | 67 (10) | 99 (11) | 100 (9) | 103 (8) | 129 (10) |
| 12 | lili | 116 | 08:28 | 76 (23) | 109 (23) | 99 (24) | 96 (23) | 117 (23) |
| 13 | Midas | 79 | 09:17 | 91 (17) | 94 (15) | 99 (15) | 100 (16) | 114 (16) |
| 14 | richard | 90 | 09:31 | 88 (20) | 92 (20) | 117 (20) | 98 (21) | 106 (9) |
| 15 | asaldanha | 100 | 09:33 | 80 (20) | 91 (20) | 107 (20) | 113 (20) | 106 (20) |
| 16 | trux | 76 | 09:54 | 83 (13) | 95 (17) | 101 (18) | 102 (14) | 115 (14) |
| 17 | chriswords | 52 | 10:10 | 93 (14) | 92 (17) | 96 (8) | 109 (6) | 128 (7) |
| 18 | scrabbler | 112 | 10:18 | 85 (24) | 95 (24) | 105 (21) | 108 (22) | 107 (21) |
| 19 | boulemiche | 62 | 10:22 | 95 (19) | 99 (15) | 96 (10) | 101 (11) | 117 (7) |
| 20 | chindit | 117 | 10:46 | 77 (24) | 94 (24) | 98 (23) | 106 (22) | 123 (24) |
| 21 | jimpen | 100 | 10:50 | 94 (24) | 101 (23) | 96 (17) | 101 (21) | 109 (15) |
| 22 | AlanS | 107 | 11:01 | 85 (21) | 85 (21) | 92 (19) | 113 (25) | 120 (21) |
| 23 | Kinghedger | 98 | 11:07 | 81 (18) | 89 (16) | 107 (24) | 97 (20) | 117 (20) |
| 24 | lickert | 102 | 11:09 | 81 (20) | 92 (23) | 104 (19) | 108 (21) | 114 (19) |
| 25 | philjordan1147 | 99 | 11:31 | 81 (23) | 88 (18) | 107 (20) | 105 (19) | 119 (19) |
| 26 | Topical Tim | 113 | 11:39 | 89 (22) | 93 (21) | 95 (24) | 104 (23) | 115 (23) |
| 27 | glheard | 94 | 11:43 | 76 (17) | 91 (21) | 108 (18) | 115 (18) | 107 (20) |
| 28 | xyster | 98 | 12:03 | 82 (21) | 94 (19) | 98 (18) | 105 (21) | 121 (19) |
| 29 | Heyesey | 66 | 12:23 | 73 (17) | 87 (11) | 94 (13) | 133 (13) | 118 (12) |
| 30 | keriothe_ | 105 | 12:23 | 78 (23) | 93 (24) | 97 (17) | 113 (20) | 120 (21) |
| 31 | neilr | 116 | 12:25 | 80 (24) | 91 (25) | 107 (23) | 105 (23) | 116 (21) |
| 32 | Sheapey | 117 | 12:41 | 73 (24) | 97 (24) | 101 (26) | 113 (20) | 117 (23) |
| 33 | fshephe | 106 | 12:42 | 83 (25) | 96 (20) | 105 (20) | 105 (21) | 113 (20) |
| 34 | SimonAnthony | 107 | 12:44 | 74 (22) | 100 (22) | 102 (23) | 110 (18) | 115 (22) |
| 35 | TB22 | 70 | 12:55 | 92 (18) | 94 (20) | 105 (8) | 100 (13) | 117 (11) |
| 36 | tilbee | 106 | 12:55 | 77 (23) | 97 (22) | 96 (18) | 110 (22) | 118 (21) |
| 37 | markdobell | 65 | 12:56 | 74 (13) | 92 (15) | 109 (12) | 111 (12) | 114 (13) |
| 38 | Stavros | 87 | 13:04 | 86 (18) | 88 (17) | 103 (16) | 108 (20) | 113 (16) |
| 39 | HenryBW | 92 | 13:06 | 83 (23) | 95 (19) | 97 (16) | 104 (16) | 124 (18) |
| 40 | Finzi | 84 | 13:07 | 85 (16) | 96 (15) | 103 (17) | 103 (18) | 109 (18) |
| 41 | Tom Stubbs | 120 | 13:10 | 81 (26) | 86 (24) | 107 (23) | 108 (24) | 119 (23) |
| 42 | p.wild | 43 | 13:16 | 96 (9) | 95 (9) | 96 (9) | 108 (8) | 103 (8) |
| 43 | Sue Sweeper | 74 | 13:27 | 88 (18) | 91 (16) | 106 (14) | 111 (11) | 108 (15) |
| 44 | aphasic | 79 | 13:39 | 77 (17) | 93 (19) | 106 (13) | 104 (17) | 125 (13) |
| 45 | March | 104 | 13:39 | 80 (22) | 91 (20) | 96 (18) | 115 (25) | 113 (19) |
| 46 | MikeOsborne | 110 | 13:50 | 82 (23) | 94 (22) | 95 (22) | 111 (20) | 116 (23) |
| 47 | 7dPenguin | 87 | 13:54 | 84 (21) | 85 (16) | 94 (14) | 111 (16) | 122 (20) |
| 48 | JimboFS | 91 | 13:54 | 89 (18) | 99 (22) | 102 (18) | 97 (18) | 113 (15) |
| 49 | Ed freshpot | 85 | 14:08 | 85 (18) | 100 (18) | 107 (18) | 95 (16) | 112 (15) |
| 50 | Silva | 124 | 14:13 | 82 (24) | 96 (26) | 98 (24) | 108 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 51 | Ben Staveley | 100 | 14:21 | 80 (18) | 92 (23) | 107 (22) | 95 (18) | 122 (19) |
| 52 | jamesah | 77 | 14:30 | 88 (21) | 97 (15) | 104 (16) | 105 (13) | 110 (12) |
| 53 | David Crooks | 104 | 14:31 | 86 (22) | 91 (21) | 101 (20) | 106 (22) | 116 (19) |
| 54 | Crucifer | 61 | 14:32 | 91 (17) | 109 (14) | 97 (13) | 97 (7) | 105 (10) |
| 55 | Peponi13 | 78 | 14:42 | 88 (17) | 100 (20) | 108 (15) | 100 (15) | 105 (11) |
| 56 | tunflog | 62 | 14:45 | 85 (16) | 102 (15) | 98 (12) | 109 (8) | 112 (11) |
| 57 | Penfold_61 | 103 | 14:47 | 83 (20) | 96 (21) | 89 (21) | 113 (21) | 116 (20) |
| 58 | SimonB | 45 | 14:49 | 95 (6) | 85 (8) | 99 (9) | 107 (12) | 105 (10) |
| 59 | thomasp4 | 99 | 14:52 | 93 (22) | 100 (21) | 93 (19) | 102 (20) | 112 (17) |
| 60 | Tibthorpe | 93 | 15:00 | 87 (20) | 98 (22) | 95 (18) | 106 (20) | 118 (13) |
| 61 | gabrojak | 90 | 15:16 | 87 (19) | 92 (18) | 105 (20) | 106 (18) | 110 (15) |
| 62 | alexh | 65 | 15:31 | 87 (17) | 102 (13) | 97 (15) | 108 (11) | 115 (9) |
| 63 | fuzz | 61 | 15:37 | 86 (9) | 92 (9) | 107 (14) | 93 (14) | 111 (15) |
| 64 | Looch | 109 | 15:41 | 82 (20) | 97 (22) | 93 (22) | 108 (22) | 115 (23) |
| 65 | jonathan.leather | 46 | 15:43 | 82 (8) | 98 (12) | 95 (12) | 106 (7) | 123 (7) |
| 66 | Spur58 | 53 | 15:43 | 87 (12) | 95 (8) | 101 (14) | 95 (7) | 116 (12) |
| 67 | JezWoolfrey | 57 | 15:48 | 81 (10) | 97 (15) | 96 (12) | 107 (11) | 121 (9) |
| 68 | grape | 54 | 15:59 | 84 (14) | 82 (12) | 95 (9) | 114 (9) | 134 (10) |
| 69 | franceslc11 | 77 | 16:10 | 76 (18) | 96 (9) | 106 (12) | 106 (17) | 112 (21) |
| 70 | njnclarke | 55 | 16:11 | 77 (12) | 91 (15) | 89 (8) | 116 (11) | 135 (9) |
| 71 | phthisis | 108 | 16:15 | 80 (21) | 94 (22) | 104 (21) | 100 (23) | 119 (21) |
| 72 | LouWeed | 121 | 16:22 | 81 (26) | 97 (21) | 100 (25) | 107 (24) | 114 (25) |
| 73 | Deane Short | 73 | 16:28 | 93 (17) | 91 (15) | 97 (16) | 116 (15) | 101 (10) |
| 74 | Pootle | 110 | 16:30 | 86 (22) | 91 (21) | 104 (23) | 105 (20) | 110 (24) |
| 75 | ajcauk1 | 60 | 16:53 | 87 (15) | 97 (14) | 113 (11) | 101 (11) | 106 (9) |
| 76 | Squallaby | 78 | 16:58 | 79 (22) | 102 (16) | 106 (13) | 108 (13) | 115 (14) |
| 77 | Craven | 109 | 17:21 | 84 (21) | 99 (24) | 99 (23) | 108 (24) | 108 (17) |
| 78 | cyrillic | 94 | 17:22 | 83 (16) | 99 (19) | 99 (21) | 105 (20) | 109 (18) |
| 79 | RobR | 89 | 17:27 | 78 (19) | 93 (19) | 103 (17) | 115 (20) | 111 (14) |
| 80 | LJCN | 95 | 17:32 | 83 (20) | 89 (13) | 96 (22) | 112 (23) | 114 (17) |
| 81 | Valance | 74 | 17:39 | 74 (16) | 95 (17) | 109 (10) | 108 (15) | 116 (16) |
| 82 | CentralLine | 87 | 17:41 | 83 (16) | 77 (18) | 110 (16) | 106 (20) | 121 (17) |
| 83 | Semillon | 122 | 17:46 | 81 (23) | 98 (23) | 97 (25) | 106 (26) | 114 (25) |
| 84 | tapbarker | 104 | 18:04 | 76 (21) | 93 (16) | 97 (19) | 108 (25) | 118 (23) |
| 85 | andrewlake | 114 | 18:07 | 79 (24) | 92 (21) | 110 (23) | 103 (23) | 114 (23) |
| 86 | gsriordan52 | 86 | 18:14 | 86 (18) | 96 (20) | 102 (17) | 105 (20) | 116 (11) |
| 87 | robinh | 108 | 18:33 | 83 (22) | 94 (22) | 100 (26) | 108 (22) | 116 (16) |
| 88 | GMcD | 115 | 18:34 | 79 (23) | 96 (25) | 103 (22) | 105 (22) | 114 (23) |
| 89 | Achernar | 95 | 18:42 | 87 (22) | 87 (20) | 107 (21) | 108 (19) | 116 (13) |
| 90 | Hamish.S | 72 | 19:03 | 74 (15) | 86 (16) | 97 (14) | 111 (13) | 133 (14) |
| 91 | OliviaRhineb | 124 | 19:14 | 82 (25) | 93 (26) | 100 (22) | 111 (26) | 112 (25) |
| 92 | Ease This Jam | 75 | 19:22 | 79 (14) | 86 (18) | 88 (9) | 114 (16) | 122 (18) |
| 93 | Colin2355 | 87 | 19:27 | 83 (20) | 96 (20) | 97 (16) | 103 (15) | 123 (16) |
| 94 | pterodactyl | 81 | 19:33 | 93 (18) | 98 (18) | 98 (15) | 104 (15) | 106 (15) |
| 95 | Pete_Hartley | 104 | 19:33 | 82 (21) | 92 (20) | 94 (18) | 108 (22) | 118 (23) |
| 96 | benedick | 67 | 20:02 | 84 (14) | 99 (14) | 97 (12) | 108 (12) | 109 (15) |
| 97 | uvofiz | 66 | 20:04 | 88 (16) | 94 (20) | 107 (13) | 107 (9) | 116 (8) |
| 98 | Galspray | 70 | 20:05 | 80 (16) | 95 (15) | 109 (14) | 117 (13) | 101 (12) |
| 99 | Zander | 87 | 20:10 | 65 (18) | 92 (20) | 96 (18) | 124 (17) | 129 (14) |
| 100 | Andrew Whiffin | 55 | 20:17 | 78 (13) | 95 (9) | 98 (14) | 118 (9) | 117 (10) |
| 101 | Zabadak | 111 | 20:22 | 82 (23) | 92 (21) | 105 (20) | 109 (23) | 110 (24) |
| 102 | John Arnold | 54 | 20:34 | 91 (13) | 94 (11) | 92 (11) | 108 (11) | 120 (8) |
| 103 | Jagsfan1971 | 46 | 20:41 | 69 (10) | 70 (9) | 137 (6) | 113 (12) | 120 (9) |
| 104 | annbrew | 53 | 20:42 | 94 (15) | 88 (8) | 99 (7) | 107 (11) | 107 (12) |
| 105 | Crossiant | 88 | 20:42 | 79 (16) | 98 (20) | 101 (20) | 103 (16) | 117 (16) |
| 106 | endafk | 93 | 21:10 | 77 (19) | 93 (21) | 100 (18) | 112 (16) | 118 (19) |
| 107 | pc8 | 108 | 21:41 | 81 (21) | 95 (20) | 100 (22) | 103 (22) | 116 (23) |
| 108 | crosswordian | 114 | 22:15 | 82 (21) | 98 (22) | 99 (23) | 104 (24) | 112 (24) |
| 109 | barracuda | 112 | 22:31 | 83 (21) | 95 (23) | 99 (23) | 109 (22) | 111 (23) |
| 110 | george.garlick | 64 | 22:52 | 77 (13) | 99 (16) | 103 (15) | 107 (9) | 115 (11) |
| 111 | James P | 101 | 22:54 | 67 (21) | 93 (17) | 103 (22) | 105 (22) | 131 (19) |
| 112 | Kevin Gregg | 87 | 23:44 | 71 (18) | 97 (22) | 87 (14) | 100 (15) | 140 (18) |
| 113 | FrameShift | 112 | 23:44 | 79 (24) | 106 (22) | 94 (22) | 108 (21) | 113 (23) |
| 114 | goblin | 126 | 23:47 | 84 (25) | 90 (25) | 104 (26) | 105 (25) | 114 (25) |
| 115 | Waterloo | 88 | 24:09 | 83 (16) | 93 (22) | 98 (17) | 110 (17) | 116 (16) |
| 116 | MichelinPoitiers | 60 | 24:11 | 85 (16) | 106 (11) | 93 (10) | 100 (12) | 119 (11) |
| 117 | Nangle | 50 | 25:24 | 76 (10) | 95 (12) | 104 (9) | 108 (8) | 116 (11) |
| 118 | rjcassidy | 106 | 25:32 | 82 (22) | 93 (21) | 93 (21) | 107 (21) | 124 (21) |
| 119 | timbo | 36 | 25:38 | 91 (9) | 99 (6) | 100 (7) | 105 (7) | 105 (7) |
| 120 | Pauline Minter | 68 | 25:52 | 82 (18) | 94 (14) | 104 (9) | 113 (13) | 112 (14) |
| 121 | Corymbia | 102 | 25:55 | 83 (22) | 96 (18) | 100 (20) | 105 (21) | 114 (21) |
| 122 | 1234 | 77 | 26:17 | 80 (15) | 82 (15) | 100 (14) | 108 (18) | 125 (15) |
| 123 | Fidelio | 65 | 26:55 | 84 (10) | 84 (11) | 114 (9) | 107 (21) | 103 (14) |
| 124 | Mkgnao | 77 | 27:02 | 82 (16) | 101 (21) | 113 (15) | 106 (10) | 98 (15) |
| 125 | Tudds | 108 | 27:02 | 77 (24) | 85 (23) | 92 (17) | 121 (22) | 124 (22) |
| 126 | eniamretrauq | 67 | 27:19 | 79 (15) | 96 (11) | 101 (14) | 111 (12) | 113 (15) |
| 127 | medodd | 63 | 27:29 | 84 (13) | 94 (16) | 97 (12) | 105 (13) | 127 (9) |
| 128 | JohnDun | 90 | 27:56 | 75 (19) | 94 (14) | 108 (18) | 104 (19) | 115 (20) |
| 129 | Crippens1 | 62 | 28:09 | 80 (15) | 89 (15) | 109 (15) | 119 (8) | 117 (9) |
| 130 | chris661554 | 107 | 28:46 | 87 (25) | 93 (23) | 96 (19) | 112 (19) | 113 (21) |
| 131 | klamery4 | 66 | 29:05 | 81 (17) | 78 (8) | 98 (16) | 138 (14) | 98 (11) |
| 132 | Cookincats | 56 | 29:33 | 84 (10) | 93 (14) | 96 (12) | 113 (12) | 116 (8) |
| 133 | nekabue | 110 | 29:49 | 80 (24) | 100 (24) | 100 (19) | 105 (21) | 115 (22) |
| 134 | JoeyC | 75 | 30:08 | 74 (20) | 106 (13) | 103 (16) | 113 (16) | 114 (10) |
| 135 | WombleHustler | 88 | 30:29 | 88 (19) | 97 (15) | 100 (19) | 101 (21) | 115 (14) |
| 136 | Big Nug | 41 | 30:39 | 89 (11) | 93 (9) | 103 (6) | 118 (9) | 98 (6) |
| 137 | jonw2504 | 42 | 30:43 | 63 (6) | 74 (6) | 106 (9) | 119 (11) | 110 (10) |
| 138 | ulaca | 85 | 31:02 | 80 (16) | 105 (14) | 89 (17) | 115 (18) | 106 (20) |
| 139 | rowrhorowyourboat | 54 | 31:13 | 84 (9) | 91 (13) | 112 (9) | 96 (12) | 116 (11) |
| 140 | koro | 116 | 33:18 | 79 (25) | 104 (23) | 98 (21) | 105 (23) | 113 (24) |
| 141 | gbestanley | 87 | 33:25 | 83 (21) | 97 (19) | 97 (15) | 104 (17) | 123 (15) |
| 142 | Mike Harper | 80 | 33:33 | 80 (12) | 96 (18) | 96 (16) | 105 (17) | 116 (17) |
| 143 | Menelaus | 56 | 34:19 | 83 (13) | 100 (14) | 108 (11) | 97 (11) | 121 (7) |
| 144 | dosbarth | 50 | 34:23 | 86 (11) | 96 (15) | 100 (8) | 106 (7) | 116 (9) |
| 145 | rosselliot | 63 | 34:37 | 77 (10) | 89 (12) | 106 (12) | 95 (14) | 122 (15) |
| 146 | Lloyd | 47 | 37:00 | 76 (12) | 100 (9) | 83 (9) | 132 (11) | 112 (6) |
| 147 | Pleasuredome | 76 | 37:06 | 71 (15) | 89 (13) | 99 (15) | 107 (18) | 128 (15) |
| 148 | starstruck | 97 | 39:44 | 83 (20) | 94 (21) | 94 (17) | 112 (19) | 115 (20) |
| 149 | Bertiethethird | 46 | 40:37 | 77 (7) | 82 (8) | 109 (9) | 109 (9) | 109 (13) |
| 150 | marp | 68 | 41:16 | 79 (13) | 95 (10) | 103 (16) | 111 (14) | 106 (15) |
| 151 | maryht | 65 | 41:25 | 97 (13) | 100 (11) | 96 (12) | 95 (15) | 109 (14) |
| 152 | tyrotim | 64 | 42:29 | 74 (10) | 96 (17) | 104 (17) | 105 (9) | 116 (11) |
| 153 | kapietro | 66 | 43:50 | 83 (14) | 95 (10) | 93 (16) | 109 (13) | 118 (13) |
| 154 | WordPlodder | 103 | 43:51 | 67 (16) | 95 (23) | 106 (22) | 99 (20) | 123 (22) |
| 155 | Rookie | 77 | 44:29 | 80 (17) | 98 (16) | 96 (14) | 115 (15) | 111 (15) |
| 156 | Cryptique | 86 | 46:43 | 58 (15) | 91 (19) | 87 (20) | 132 (16) | 130 (16) |