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 | 62 | 05:13 | 78 (15) | 92 (13) | 107 (14) | 107 (9) | 121 (11) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 89 | 05:59 | 87 (20) | 101 (23) | 91 (17) | 103 (17) | 123 (12) |
| 3 | Magoo | 58 | 06:17 | 80 (10) | 100 (14) | 109 (11) | 92 (10) | 111 (13) |
| 4 | Jason | 95 | 06:20 | 81 (18) | 93 (24) | 102 (20) | 100 (20) | 132 (13) |
| 5 | escat49 | 124 | 06:37 | 87 (25) | 97 (25) | 102 (26) | 98 (23) | 112 (25) |
| 6 | Diskus | 105 | 06:43 | 81 (21) | 99 (20) | 103 (19) | 98 (24) | 117 (21) |
| 7 | mistigris | 107 | 07:28 | 78 (22) | 96 (21) | 109 (20) | 104 (22) | 111 (22) |
| 8 | hilarym | 70 | 07:50 | 78 (16) | 99 (19) | 101 (13) | 110 (16) | 130 (6) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 114 | 07:54 | 82 (24) | 89 (24) | 110 (22) | 105 (22) | 115 (22) |
| 10 | verlaine | 119 | 07:54 | 82 (22) | 84 (25) | 104 (23) | 105 (24) | 121 (25) |
| 11 | mauefw | 36 | 08:16 | 63 (8) | 97 (8) | 102 (7) | 104 (6) | 138 (7) |
| 12 | lili | 121 | 08:22 | 77 (24) | 108 (24) | 97 (25) | 94 (24) | 121 (24) |
| 13 | asaldanha | 100 | 09:16 | 76 (19) | 95 (20) | 107 (20) | 109 (21) | 108 (20) |
| 14 | richard | 92 | 09:22 | 85 (21) | 91 (21) | 118 (20) | 104 (20) | 102 (10) |
| 15 | Midas | 59 | 09:29 | 90 (13) | 96 (11) | 98 (11) | 96 (12) | 118 (12) |
| 16 | trux | 63 | 09:55 | 79 (11) | 96 (14) | 102 (16) | 99 (11) | 121 (11) |
| 17 | scrabbler | 109 | 10:12 | 83 (23) | 95 (24) | 105 (20) | 106 (22) | 110 (20) |
| 18 | boulemiche | 63 | 10:15 | 95 (20) | 97 (15) | 97 (9) | 102 (12) | 118 (7) |
| 19 | chindit | 120 | 10:35 | 78 (26) | 96 (24) | 99 (24) | 102 (22) | 125 (24) |
| 20 | jimpen | 103 | 10:47 | 92 (24) | 102 (23) | 95 (16) | 103 (23) | 107 (17) |
| 21 | Kinghedger | 94 | 10:56 | 76 (18) | 94 (16) | 108 (23) | 96 (19) | 120 (18) |
| 22 | AlanS | 110 | 11:02 | 83 (22) | 84 (22) | 93 (19) | 110 (25) | 125 (22) |
| 23 | lickert | 100 | 11:06 | 84 (21) | 92 (21) | 105 (19) | 104 (21) | 116 (18) |
| 24 | philjordan1147 | 102 | 11:07 | 79 (23) | 88 (21) | 109 (20) | 101 (19) | 125 (19) |
| 25 | Topical Tim | 115 | 11:16 | 81 (23) | 95 (21) | 101 (24) | 103 (24) | 116 (23) |
| 26 | glheard | 99 | 11:28 | 76 (19) | 93 (20) | 110 (18) | 110 (21) | 107 (21) |
| 27 | xyster | 95 | 11:50 | 83 (23) | 91 (17) | 96 (16) | 106 (20) | 123 (19) |
| 28 | keriothe_ | 104 | 12:08 | 75 (23) | 94 (24) | 100 (16) | 106 (20) | 125 (21) |
| 29 | neilr | 118 | 12:16 | 80 (26) | 93 (25) | 108 (23) | 102 (24) | 120 (20) |
| 30 | Heyesey | 67 | 12:23 | 70 (16) | 86 (11) | 102 (14) | 139 (12) | 108 (14) |
| 31 | Secondbass | 54 | 12:29 | 74 (8) | 81 (10) | 115 (9) | 90 (10) | 121 (17) |
| 32 | tilbee | 103 | 12:29 | 78 (22) | 97 (23) | 96 (17) | 107 (22) | 121 (19) |
| 33 | fshephe | 103 | 12:36 | 82 (24) | 95 (21) | 107 (20) | 103 (21) | 117 (17) |
| 34 | markdobell | 79 | 12:42 | 76 (16) | 88 (19) | 111 (14) | 113 (13) | 114 (17) |
| 35 | Sheapey | 116 | 12:48 | 70 (25) | 98 (24) | 109 (25) | 105 (20) | 119 (22) |
| 36 | TB22 | 67 | 12:54 | 87 (17) | 94 (17) | 113 (8) | 100 (14) | 117 (11) |
| 37 | Finzi | 100 | 12:56 | 83 (19) | 95 (19) | 103 (19) | 102 (21) | 112 (22) |
| 38 | SimonAnthony | 106 | 12:58 | 70 (21) | 97 (21) | 106 (24) | 107 (18) | 117 (22) |
| 39 | Tom Stubbs | 120 | 12:59 | 76 (26) | 85 (24) | 113 (22) | 102 (25) | 124 (23) |
| 40 | Stavros | 84 | 13:04 | 84 (17) | 88 (17) | 102 (16) | 105 (18) | 120 (16) |
| 41 | Sue Sweeper | 66 | 13:10 | 82 (17) | 94 (14) | 110 (13) | 111 (10) | 109 (12) |
| 42 | March | 102 | 13:18 | 79 (22) | 89 (20) | 100 (17) | 112 (25) | 118 (18) |
| 43 | aphasic | 81 | 13:22 | 79 (18) | 94 (20) | 103 (12) | 102 (17) | 129 (14) |
| 44 | HenryBW | 88 | 13:23 | 78 (22) | 91 (17) | 108 (17) | 108 (15) | 120 (17) |
| 45 | MikeOsborne | 111 | 13:24 | 82 (23) | 93 (24) | 95 (21) | 108 (20) | 120 (23) |
| 46 | JimboFS | 93 | 13:33 | 85 (19) | 99 (22) | 104 (18) | 95 (18) | 117 (16) |
| 47 | 7dPenguin | 81 | 13:48 | 80 (21) | 87 (14) | 99 (12) | 110 (16) | 122 (18) |
| 48 | David Crooks | 101 | 13:58 | 84 (22) | 93 (21) | 103 (18) | 102 (22) | 121 (18) |
| 49 | Silva | 122 | 14:04 | 80 (24) | 95 (26) | 100 (22) | 108 (25) | 114 (25) |
| 50 | thomasp4 | 93 | 14:05 | 95 (21) | 98 (21) | 92 (18) | 101 (17) | 114 (16) |
| 51 | Ben Staveley | 98 | 14:05 | 81 (20) | 95 (22) | 111 (21) | 91 (17) | 120 (18) |
| 52 | Crucifer | 61 | 14:12 | 88 (16) | 108 (15) | 105 (12) | 89 (8) | 107 (10) |
| 53 | Ed freshpot | 86 | 14:13 | 85 (19) | 100 (18) | 107 (18) | 99 (17) | 110 (14) |
| 54 | jamesah | 89 | 14:19 | 87 (23) | 98 (19) | 107 (17) | 102 (16) | 111 (14) |
| 55 | Peponi13 | 84 | 14:21 | 87 (18) | 100 (21) | 109 (17) | 99 (16) | 106 (12) |
| 56 | tunflog | 56 | 14:24 | 85 (15) | 100 (16) | 99 (9) | 110 (7) | 115 (9) |
| 57 | Tibthorpe | 89 | 14:33 | 84 (21) | 98 (22) | 102 (17) | 107 (18) | 116 (11) |
| 58 | SimonB | 41 | 14:34 | 97 (6) | 88 (8) | 93 (6) | 106 (11) | 107 (10) |
| 59 | Penfold_61 | 102 | 14:37 | 81 (21) | 97 (20) | 88 (21) | 110 (20) | 123 (20) |
| 60 | pitcaithlie | 46 | 14:46 | 76 (16) | 103 (9) | 97 (7) | 119 (7) | 132 (7) |
| 61 | alexh | 72 | 15:09 | 86 (18) | 102 (16) | 98 (16) | 108 (12) | 114 (10) |
| 62 | JezWoolfrey | 58 | 15:10 | 83 (13) | 95 (14) | 99 (11) | 108 (12) | 121 (8) |
| 63 | gabrojak | 94 | 15:11 | 81 (20) | 92 (19) | 108 (21) | 102 (19) | 117 (15) |
| 64 | fuzz | 57 | 15:28 | 80 (7) | 90 (9) | 108 (13) | 95 (13) | 110 (15) |
| 65 | Spur58 | 58 | 15:31 | 85 (12) | 90 (12) | 104 (12) | 98 (9) | 119 (13) |
| 66 | Deane Short | 76 | 15:36 | 92 (16) | 94 (18) | 103 (17) | 108 (14) | 105 (11) |
| 67 | jonathan.leather | 45 | 15:37 | 79 (8) | 98 (10) | 96 (12) | 108 (8) | 122 (7) |
| 68 | Looch | 111 | 15:42 | 79 (20) | 95 (21) | 94 (23) | 107 (23) | 118 (24) |
| 69 | grape | 51 | 15:47 | 82 (14) | 84 (13) | 101 (8) | 114 (8) | 140 (8) |
| 70 | phthisis | 107 | 15:53 | 78 (21) | 94 (22) | 105 (22) | 98 (22) | 124 (20) |
| 71 | njnclarke | 61 | 16:00 | 81 (15) | 90 (15) | 92 (10) | 114 (11) | 134 (10) |
| 72 | Pootle | 105 | 16:04 | 85 (21) | 93 (20) | 102 (22) | 102 (19) | 114 (23) |
| 73 | franceslc11 | 76 | 16:14 | 75 (17) | 96 (9) | 106 (12) | 104 (17) | 114 (21) |
| 74 | LouWeed | 119 | 16:21 | 79 (26) | 96 (21) | 97 (23) | 107 (24) | 119 (25) |
| 75 | ajcauk1 | 59 | 16:39 | 85 (15) | 96 (13) | 115 (11) | 98 (11) | 111 (9) |
| 76 | cyrillic | 83 | 17:00 | 84 (14) | 101 (18) | 102 (18) | 100 (17) | 109 (16) |
| 77 | CentralLine | 85 | 17:00 | 84 (17) | 79 (19) | 108 (15) | 109 (18) | 122 (16) |
| 78 | Valance | 77 | 17:03 | 73 (18) | 96 (17) | 121 (12) | 100 (15) | 117 (15) |
| 79 | Craven | 111 | 17:03 | 82 (20) | 99 (24) | 100 (23) | 105 (24) | 111 (20) |
| 80 | LJCN | 94 | 17:06 | 78 (19) | 86 (16) | 98 (19) | 113 (23) | 120 (17) |
| 81 | Semillon | 122 | 17:11 | 77 (23) | 95 (24) | 100 (25) | 104 (26) | 120 (24) |
| 82 | Squallaby | 78 | 17:17 | 78 (22) | 101 (16) | 106 (13) | 106 (13) | 119 (14) |
| 83 | tapbarker | 103 | 17:29 | 76 (21) | 92 (18) | 102 (18) | 104 (24) | 122 (22) |
| 84 | andrewlake | 115 | 17:29 | 73 (24) | 92 (21) | 113 (23) | 103 (24) | 116 (23) |
| 85 | RobR | 83 | 17:37 | 76 (17) | 97 (17) | 105 (17) | 108 (18) | 114 (14) |
| 86 | Achernar | 94 | 17:54 | 87 (22) | 91 (21) | 103 (18) | 106 (19) | 119 (14) |
| 87 | gsriordan52 | 84 | 18:07 | 89 (19) | 92 (18) | 106 (17) | 100 (19) | 120 (11) |
| 88 | Hamish.S | 72 | 18:29 | 72 (15) | 85 (18) | 106 (14) | 109 (11) | 133 (14) |
| 89 | GMcD | 117 | 18:35 | 76 (25) | 95 (25) | 104 (21) | 110 (22) | 115 (24) |
| 90 | robinh | 107 | 18:42 | 82 (21) | 93 (22) | 102 (24) | 108 (23) | 114 (17) |
| 91 | Ease This Jam | 73 | 18:53 | 73 (14) | 89 (18) | 87 (9) | 111 (15) | 129 (17) |
| 92 | OliviaRhineb | 126 | 18:56 | 77 (25) | 93 (26) | 101 (23) | 110 (26) | 116 (26) |
| 93 | pterodactyl | 83 | 19:15 | 93 (18) | 97 (19) | 99 (14) | 100 (16) | 110 (16) |
| 94 | Colin2355 | 87 | 19:18 | 81 (18) | 98 (19) | 100 (17) | 100 (17) | 122 (16) |
| 95 | John Arnold | 49 | 19:20 | 84 (13) | 97 (12) | 91 (8) | 110 (9) | 129 (7) |
| 96 | Pete_Hartley | 87 | 19:21 | 80 (17) | 93 (17) | 95 (15) | 108 (18) | 117 (20) |
| 97 | uvofiz | 64 | 19:26 | 85 (16) | 94 (21) | 112 (12) | 107 (8) | 119 (7) |
| 98 | Zander | 87 | 19:31 | 64 (18) | 89 (20) | 104 (17) | 116 (17) | 132 (15) |
| 99 | benedick | 64 | 19:53 | 83 (15) | 98 (14) | 100 (11) | 107 (10) | 112 (14) |
| 100 | Zabadak | 112 | 20:05 | 80 (24) | 91 (20) | 108 (21) | 104 (23) | 114 (24) |
| 101 | Crossiant | 85 | 20:11 | 72 (16) | 97 (18) | 106 (18) | 103 (17) | 119 (16) |
| 102 | Andrew Whiffin | 63 | 20:12 | 78 (13) | 90 (11) | 100 (16) | 110 (11) | 120 (12) |
| 103 | endafk | 96 | 20:16 | 76 (21) | 92 (22) | 103 (17) | 107 (17) | 125 (19) |
| 104 | David Bourne | 46 | 20:27 | 80 (12) | 98 (13) | 96 (6) | 107 (9) | 133 (6) |
| 105 | Galspray | 71 | 20:36 | 77 (15) | 92 (17) | 118 (15) | 112 (12) | 103 (12) |
| 106 | annbrew | 56 | 20:37 | 90 (16) | 88 (10) | 98 (6) | 111 (13) | 112 (11) |
| 107 | cath23 | 43 | 20:44 | 65 (7) | 80 (7) | 108 (6) | 98 (12) | 131 (11) |
| 108 | pc8 | 108 | 21:32 | 75 (20) | 93 (20) | 102 (22) | 106 (22) | 117 (24) |
| 109 | Terrier | 47 | 21:41 | 68 (7) | 98 (10) | 106 (9) | 97 (8) | 115 (13) |
| 110 | Jagsfan1971 | 51 | 21:52 | 64 (10) | 65 (9) | 130 (9) | 106 (14) | 133 (9) |
| 111 | crosswordian | 117 | 21:53 | 84 (22) | 98 (22) | 99 (23) | 104 (25) | 110 (25) |
| 112 | barracuda | 113 | 21:55 | 78 (21) | 94 (24) | 107 (22) | 105 (22) | 112 (24) |
| 113 | James P | 105 | 22:35 | 68 (23) | 91 (18) | 105 (22) | 104 (22) | 131 (20) |
| 114 | george.garlick | 66 | 22:38 | 77 (16) | 101 (16) | 108 (14) | 101 (10) | 120 (10) |
| 115 | Kevin Gregg | 88 | 22:58 | 71 (18) | 94 (22) | 89 (13) | 101 (17) | 140 (18) |
| 116 | MichelinPoitiers | 67 | 23:14 | 86 (17) | 99 (13) | 97 (10) | 100 (15) | 122 (12) |
| 117 | dec | 49 | 23:25 | 75 (10) | 87 (8) | 102 (11) | 114 (11) | 118 (9) |
| 118 | goblin | 127 | 23:34 | 81 (26) | 91 (25) | 106 (25) | 104 (25) | 115 (26) |
| 119 | Waterloo | 89 | 23:35 | 83 (17) | 95 (22) | 102 (17) | 98 (18) | 123 (15) |
| 120 | FrameShift | 113 | 24:09 | 74 (24) | 109 (23) | 99 (20) | 96 (22) | 119 (24) |
| 121 | Nangle | 49 | 24:39 | 70 (10) | 93 (13) | 103 (8) | 122 (8) | 116 (10) |
| 122 | Pauline Minter | 67 | 25:24 | 80 (16) | 97 (13) | 107 (10) | 104 (12) | 114 (16) |
| 123 | Corymbia | 104 | 25:25 | 78 (22) | 98 (18) | 101 (20) | 104 (22) | 117 (22) |
| 124 | rjcassidy | 105 | 25:34 | 78 (21) | 92 (22) | 101 (20) | 99 (21) | 128 (21) |
| 125 | 1234 | 70 | 25:38 | 78 (15) | 87 (13) | 95 (13) | 109 (17) | 131 (12) |
| 126 | Fidelio | 71 | 26:15 | 81 (13) | 84 (13) | 120 (8) | 108 (22) | 105 (15) |
| 127 | Mkgnao | 76 | 26:16 | 80 (17) | 103 (19) | 110 (15) | 106 (11) | 102 (14) |
| 128 | medodd | 57 | 26:23 | 78 (13) | 96 (13) | 103 (10) | 104 (13) | 129 (8) |
| 129 | eniamretrauq | 70 | 26:26 | 72 (14) | 91 (14) | 109 (14) | 107 (12) | 116 (16) |
| 130 | timbo | 33 | 26:39 | 92 (7) | 96 (6) | 103 (7) | 105 (6) | 102 (7) |
| 131 | Tudds | 111 | 26:59 | 74 (24) | 84 (23) | 97 (19) | 117 (23) | 127 (22) |
| 132 | JohnDun | 91 | 27:15 | 67 (20) | 98 (13) | 109 (19) | 104 (18) | 119 (21) |
| 133 | klamery4 | 70 | 27:18 | 84 (18) | 82 (11) | 102 (14) | 123 (15) | 106 (12) |
| 134 | chris661554 | 107 | 27:22 | 85 (26) | 94 (24) | 100 (17) | 110 (19) | 114 (21) |
| 135 | Cookincats | 45 | 28:21 | 85 (9) | 101 (12) | 89 (8) | 109 (10) | 117 (6) |
| 136 | Jadebee | 50 | 28:28 | 80 (13) | 94 (10) | 118 (6) | 105 (11) | 113 (10) |
| 137 | Crippens1 | 66 | 28:53 | 78 (14) | 91 (14) | 108 (16) | 110 (10) | 115 (12) |
| 138 | nekabue | 111 | 28:59 | 77 (24) | 100 (24) | 99 (18) | 104 (22) | 120 (23) |
| 139 | WombleHustler | 90 | 29:36 | 84 (20) | 97 (16) | 101 (18) | 103 (21) | 118 (15) |
| 140 | rowrhorowyourboat | 70 | 29:37 | 82 (13) | 91 (17) | 112 (11) | 96 (15) | 120 (14) |
| 141 | Big Nug | 44 | 29:49 | 87 (12) | 92 (10) | 106 (6) | 117 (10) | 101 (6) |
| 142 | ulaca | 85 | 30:14 | 72 (16) | 105 (15) | 94 (16) | 109 (18) | 114 (20) |
| 143 | JoeyC | 81 | 30:37 | 71 (21) | 102 (14) | 109 (16) | 114 (17) | 111 (13) |
| 144 | gbestanley | 90 | 32:57 | 81 (22) | 97 (20) | 100 (17) | 107 (17) | 122 (14) |
| 145 | Mike Harper | 77 | 33:07 | 72 (13) | 98 (16) | 98 (14) | 104 (16) | 118 (18) |
| 146 | Menelaus | 62 | 33:09 | 81 (16) | 98 (16) | 113 (10) | 102 (13) | 121 (7) |
| 147 | koro | 113 | 33:18 | 74 (24) | 107 (22) | 100 (21) | 104 (23) | 114 (23) |
| 148 | rosselliot | 62 | 33:49 | 80 (11) | 87 (10) | 102 (13) | 93 (14) | 128 (14) |
| 149 | dosbarth | 44 | 34:22 | 84 (10) | 95 (14) | 101 (7) | 109 (6) | 122 (7) |
| 150 | Pleasuredome | 79 | 37:08 | 71 (14) | 87 (12) | 100 (16) | 104 (19) | 124 (18) |
| 151 | starstruck | 95 | 39:28 | 74 (20) | 99 (20) | 97 (20) | 112 (17) | 119 (18) |
| 152 | Bertiethethird | 40 | 39:37 | 79 (7) | 81 (8) | 118 (6) | 112 (8) | 107 (11) |
| 153 | NAPASAI | 39 | 39:45 | 80 (6) | 184 (7) | 78 (9) | 72 (6) | 88 (11) |
| 154 | maryht | 53 | 40:16 | 98 (13) | 97 (9) | 100 (8) | 95 (12) | 108 (11) |
| 155 | marp | 66 | 40:30 | 75 (12) | 94 (12) | 102 (15) | 114 (13) | 109 (14) |
| 156 | tyrotim | 67 | 41:44 | 74 (12) | 94 (15) | 107 (15) | 105 (13) | 116 (12) |
| 157 | kapietro | 67 | 41:52 | 84 (15) | 96 (10) | 98 (16) | 104 (13) | 119 (13) |
| 158 | WordPlodder | 104 | 43:01 | 66 (18) | 94 (22) | 102 (21) | 95 (20) | 133 (23) |
| 159 | empty | 101 | 44:27 | 81 (22) | 100 (19) | 106 (18) | 101 (21) | 112 (21) |
| 160 | MartinP | 111 | 44:37 | 77 (24) | 93 (24) | 109 (20) | 96 (21) | 126 (22) |
| 161 | Cryptique | 84 | 45:01 | 55 (15) | 92 (18) | 92 (20) | 128 (16) | 133 (15) |
| 162 | Rookie | 71 | 45:07 | 76 (14) | 96 (14) | 100 (13) | 111 (17) | 113 (13) |