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 | 57 | 04:57 | 81 (15) | 102 (12) | 107 (13) | 96 (8) | 120 (9) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 83 | 05:56 | 85 (20) | 106 (20) | 94 (15) | 101 (18) | 119 (10) |
| 3 | Magoo | 59 | 06:05 | 78 (11) | 102 (14) | 106 (12) | 93 (11) | 118 (11) |
| 4 | Jason | 88 | 06:06 | 80 (17) | 100 (23) | 108 (20) | 92 (17) | 125 (11) |
| 5 | escat49 | 119 | 06:34 | 89 (24) | 99 (24) | 103 (24) | 94 (22) | 111 (25) |
| 6 | Diskus | 102 | 06:51 | 81 (21) | 103 (18) | 107 (19) | 94 (23) | 114 (21) |
| 7 | mistigris | 103 | 07:07 | 78 (21) | 103 (21) | 108 (19) | 100 (22) | 109 (20) |
| 8 | hilarym | 67 | 07:29 | 79 (16) | 102 (16) | 95 (13) | 113 (16) | 122 (6) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 111 | 07:41 | 81 (22) | 96 (24) | 108 (21) | 105 (23) | 108 (21) |
| 10 | verlaine | 115 | 07:41 | 81 (21) | 85 (24) | 104 (22) | 107 (24) | 118 (24) |
| 11 | lili | 119 | 08:18 | 77 (23) | 112 (24) | 95 (24) | 94 (24) | 119 (24) |
| 12 | Paul Gilbert | 86 | 08:20 | 66 (15) | 101 (18) | 104 (18) | 107 (22) | 117 (13) |
| 13 | Midas | 36 | 09:13 | 87 (8) | 103 (7) | 101 (7) | 90 (7) | 118 (7) |
| 14 | asaldanha | 96 | 09:14 | 71 (18) | 96 (18) | 107 (19) | 116 (20) | 105 (21) |
| 15 | richard | 70 | 09:15 | 82 (17) | 95 (16) | 121 (15) | 104 (15) | 96 (7) |
| 16 | trux | 48 | 09:35 | 73 (9) | 103 (11) | 103 (13) | 104 (9) | 118 (6) |
| 17 | scrabbler | 110 | 10:01 | 82 (24) | 100 (23) | 103 (21) | 105 (22) | 110 (20) |
| 18 | boulemiche | 60 | 10:02 | 91 (20) | 100 (14) | 98 (9) | 105 (11) | 117 (6) |
| 19 | chindit | 112 | 10:12 | 78 (24) | 100 (21) | 100 (23) | 102 (21) | 119 (23) |
| 20 | jimpen | 97 | 10:37 | 89 (23) | 105 (20) | 95 (16) | 103 (21) | 105 (17) |
| 21 | lickert | 97 | 10:48 | 83 (20) | 97 (20) | 106 (19) | 101 (21) | 112 (17) |
| 22 | philjordan1147 | 98 | 10:49 | 76 (21) | 92 (20) | 110 (20) | 103 (18) | 120 (19) |
| 23 | AlanS | 109 | 10:51 | 83 (22) | 93 (22) | 90 (19) | 109 (24) | 121 (22) |
| 24 | glheard | 101 | 10:56 | 78 (20) | 102 (21) | 111 (19) | 93 (21) | 113 (20) |
| 25 | Topical Tim | 110 | 10:56 | 73 (22) | 102 (21) | 103 (23) | 102 (22) | 119 (22) |
| 26 | Kinghedger | 95 | 10:59 | 73 (19) | 102 (17) | 105 (22) | 102 (18) | 115 (19) |
| 27 | Heyesey | 62 | 11:11 | 75 (16) | 94 (10) | 107 (13) | 117 (11) | 113 (12) |
| 28 | xyster | 91 | 11:25 | 83 (23) | 92 (15) | 95 (14) | 108 (21) | 121 (18) |
| 29 | keriothe_ | 104 | 11:45 | 73 (22) | 101 (24) | 101 (16) | 104 (21) | 120 (21) |
| 30 | fshephe | 99 | 11:54 | 79 (24) | 100 (19) | 106 (21) | 103 (21) | 120 (14) |
| 31 | neilr | 114 | 11:56 | 82 (25) | 95 (23) | 112 (23) | 98 (23) | 114 (20) |
| 32 | tilbee | 89 | 11:58 | 75 (20) | 99 (20) | 103 (15) | 104 (19) | 123 (15) |
| 33 | Secondbass | 67 | 12:21 | 74 (11) | 90 (12) | 111 (13) | 91 (13) | 119 (18) |
| 34 | Sheapey | 111 | 12:25 | 73 (23) | 100 (23) | 107 (24) | 103 (20) | 116 (21) |
| 35 | markdobell | 94 | 12:32 | 76 (18) | 92 (22) | 106 (17) | 108 (17) | 116 (20) |
| 36 | TB22 | 55 | 12:37 | 77 (14) | 92 (12) | 115 (8) | 106 (12) | 120 (9) |
| 37 | Tom Stubbs | 118 | 12:44 | 76 (25) | 88 (24) | 110 (22) | 104 (24) | 122 (23) |
| 38 | Finzi | 115 | 12:49 | 85 (23) | 98 (22) | 103 (22) | 101 (24) | 110 (24) |
| 39 | aphasic | 76 | 12:55 | 82 (18) | 100 (19) | 97 (11) | 106 (16) | 120 (12) |
| 40 | SimonAnthony | 100 | 12:57 | 66 (18) | 102 (20) | 107 (23) | 105 (17) | 113 (22) |
| 41 | MikeOsborne | 104 | 12:59 | 81 (22) | 101 (22) | 93 (20) | 106 (19) | 117 (21) |
| 42 | Sue Sweeper | 61 | 13:02 | 79 (13) | 100 (14) | 108 (12) | 110 (10) | 104 (12) |
| 43 | Stavros | 75 | 13:04 | 82 (17) | 91 (16) | 106 (12) | 106 (16) | 118 (14) |
| 44 | March | 101 | 13:07 | 80 (21) | 96 (21) | 100 (16) | 108 (25) | 114 (18) |
| 45 | HenryBW | 95 | 13:14 | 78 (23) | 93 (17) | 111 (18) | 105 (18) | 116 (19) |
| 46 | thomasp4 | 97 | 13:15 | 96 (22) | 100 (20) | 90 (19) | 100 (19) | 112 (17) |
| 47 | David Crooks | 103 | 13:26 | 83 (23) | 99 (22) | 106 (19) | 99 (22) | 117 (17) |
| 48 | JimboFS | 98 | 13:32 | 79 (19) | 105 (22) | 101 (20) | 96 (20) | 117 (17) |
| 49 | Ben Staveley | 97 | 13:39 | 81 (21) | 95 (21) | 108 (19) | 98 (18) | 120 (18) |
| 50 | Silva | 117 | 13:42 | 80 (24) | 96 (23) | 105 (21) | 107 (25) | 109 (24) |
| 51 | 7dPenguin | 80 | 13:45 | 79 (20) | 96 (16) | 101 (10) | 107 (17) | 118 (17) |
| 52 | Crucifer | 63 | 13:51 | 84 (17) | 112 (15) | 101 (14) | 87 (7) | 112 (10) |
| 53 | Peponi13 | 85 | 13:51 | 90 (20) | 98 (20) | 105 (16) | 102 (17) | 108 (12) |
| 54 | Groucho | 65 | 13:57 | 81 (20) | 99 (17) | 112 (12) | 103 (10) | 131 (6) |
| 55 | Penfold_61 | 97 | 14:04 | 81 (21) | 99 (18) | 95 (21) | 103 (17) | 121 (20) |
| 56 | jamesah | 96 | 14:13 | 84 (25) | 101 (20) | 105 (17) | 104 (18) | 111 (16) |
| 57 | Ed freshpot | 88 | 14:17 | 78 (19) | 108 (18) | 104 (17) | 98 (18) | 111 (16) |
| 58 | tunflog | 56 | 14:21 | 85 (15) | 101 (16) | 103 (10) | 105 (7) | 114 (8) |
| 59 | Tibthorpe | 89 | 14:37 | 80 (23) | 103 (21) | 108 (17) | 106 (16) | 110 (12) |
| 60 | fuzz | 52 | 14:49 | 83 (7) | 93 (7) | 112 (12) | 92 (12) | 106 (14) |
| 61 | gabrojak | 88 | 14:57 | 80 (20) | 92 (18) | 109 (19) | 106 (18) | 117 (13) |
| 62 | JezWoolfrey | 56 | 14:59 | 80 (13) | 96 (11) | 100 (12) | 109 (13) | 123 (7) |
| 63 | grape | 51 | 15:01 | 85 (16) | 89 (10) | 97 (8) | 105 (8) | 135 (9) |
| 64 | alexh | 73 | 15:01 | 86 (18) | 103 (13) | 99 (17) | 109 (14) | 107 (11) |
| 65 | Spur58 | 58 | 15:09 | 84 (11) | 93 (14) | 107 (12) | 98 (9) | 115 (12) |
| 66 | njnclarke | 61 | 15:11 | 82 (17) | 93 (14) | 97 (10) | 105 (10) | 134 (10) |
| 67 | Deane Short | 80 | 15:15 | 90 (16) | 96 (19) | 105 (18) | 102 (16) | 107 (11) |
| 68 | phthisis | 103 | 15:19 | 77 (20) | 103 (20) | 100 (20) | 96 (22) | 121 (21) |
| 69 | Looch | 107 | 15:24 | 79 (21) | 100 (21) | 93 (21) | 103 (21) | 120 (23) |
| 70 | jonathan.leather | 41 | 15:34 | 86 (9) | 105 (7) | 90 (11) | 108 (8) | 119 (6) |
| 71 | franceslc11 | 63 | 15:40 | 73 (14) | 94 (8) | 106 (10) | 106 (14) | 115 (17) |
| 72 | LouWeed | 116 | 15:53 | 78 (25) | 98 (21) | 94 (22) | 108 (24) | 120 (24) |
| 73 | Pootle | 104 | 16:04 | 81 (20) | 103 (20) | 100 (22) | 98 (20) | 114 (22) |
| 74 | CentralLine | 81 | 16:09 | 89 (16) | 85 (17) | 92 (13) | 110 (18) | 118 (17) |
| 75 | Achernar | 89 | 16:10 | 90 (20) | 96 (19) | 105 (17) | 103 (18) | 107 (15) |
| 76 | andrewlake | 113 | 16:30 | 70 (24) | 98 (20) | 112 (23) | 104 (23) | 116 (23) |
| 77 | tapbarker | 96 | 16:32 | 75 (22) | 95 (17) | 107 (16) | 102 (21) | 122 (20) |
| 78 | Semillon | 117 | 16:33 | 75 (22) | 100 (23) | 100 (24) | 103 (25) | 117 (23) |
| 79 | LJCN | 90 | 16:35 | 74 (18) | 98 (15) | 102 (19) | 106 (22) | 117 (16) |
| 80 | cyrillic | 67 | 16:36 | 82 (11) | 98 (15) | 109 (15) | 98 (13) | 106 (13) |
| 81 | Craven | 110 | 16:45 | 83 (20) | 101 (23) | 100 (22) | 103 (24) | 109 (21) |
| 82 | ajcauk1 | 55 | 16:47 | 84 (14) | 95 (13) | 119 (9) | 99 (10) | 111 (9) |
| 83 | RobR | 68 | 17:12 | 76 (14) | 101 (13) | 103 (15) | 111 (16) | 106 (10) |
| 84 | Valance | 78 | 17:15 | 72 (16) | 99 (17) | 116 (13) | 97 (15) | 115 (17) |
| 85 | Squallaby | 73 | 17:20 | 78 (22) | 98 (15) | 107 (12) | 110 (12) | 123 (12) |
| 86 | DunPangolin | 43 | 17:38 | 81 (10) | 90 (8) | 100 (10) | 101 (6) | 128 (9) |
| 87 | GMcD | 112 | 18:09 | 77 (23) | 102 (23) | 99 (22) | 109 (21) | 112 (23) |
| 88 | Zander | 84 | 18:17 | 69 (19) | 97 (20) | 105 (16) | 108 (15) | 131 (14) |
| 89 | gsriordan52 | 84 | 18:17 | 85 (19) | 95 (19) | 106 (16) | 101 (18) | 118 (12) |
| 90 | Hamish.S | 79 | 18:25 | 73 (17) | 94 (20) | 102 (15) | 111 (13) | 126 (14) |
| 91 | Ease This Jam | 64 | 18:26 | 66 (13) | 94 (15) | 90 (8) | 110 (12) | 129 (16) |
| 92 | OliviaRhineb | 122 | 18:34 | 77 (24) | 99 (25) | 100 (23) | 105 (25) | 116 (25) |
| 93 | John Arnold | 47 | 18:49 | 87 (13) | 83 (10) | 102 (8) | 110 (10) | 134 (6) |
| 94 | uvofiz | 56 | 18:49 | 81 (13) | 97 (18) | 115 (11) | 103 (7) | 113 (7) |
| 95 | robinh | 102 | 18:50 | 80 (21) | 94 (19) | 104 (22) | 107 (22) | 113 (18) |
| 96 | Colin2355 | 85 | 18:58 | 78 (18) | 99 (18) | 102 (17) | 102 (16) | 119 (16) |
| 97 | Pete_Hartley | 65 | 19:03 | 78 (14) | 97 (12) | 94 (11) | 108 (13) | 118 (15) |
| 98 | cath23 | 48 | 19:08 | 67 (7) | 88 (9) | 106 (8) | 95 (13) | 129 (11) |
| 99 | pterodactyl | 83 | 19:10 | 92 (18) | 99 (18) | 101 (14) | 99 (16) | 107 (17) |
| 100 | Andrew Whiffin | 62 | 19:17 | 76 (12) | 98 (12) | 101 (17) | 100 (10) | 124 (11) |
| 101 | endafk | 95 | 19:20 | 78 (24) | 94 (20) | 104 (16) | 112 (18) | 119 (17) |
| 102 | Crossiant | 83 | 19:32 | 74 (15) | 104 (18) | 101 (17) | 101 (15) | 114 (18) |
| 103 | Zabadak | 107 | 19:34 | 77 (22) | 97 (20) | 110 (18) | 101 (23) | 111 (24) |
| 104 | benedick | 57 | 19:45 | 85 (15) | 98 (11) | 98 (9) | 108 (8) | 113 (14) |
| 105 | Galspray | 75 | 20:13 | 75 (17) | 97 (17) | 116 (15) | 112 (15) | 100 (11) |
| 106 | pc8 | 105 | 20:50 | 75 (21) | 101 (21) | 107 (20) | 99 (20) | 115 (23) |
| 107 | Kevin Gregg | 80 | 21:00 | 75 (19) | 97 (20) | 88 (11) | 106 (14) | 133 (16) |
| 108 | barracuda | 112 | 21:06 | 79 (23) | 95 (24) | 109 (22) | 103 (19) | 112 (24) |
| 109 | george.garlick | 70 | 21:26 | 79 (19) | 106 (17) | 111 (11) | 99 (12) | 114 (11) |
| 110 | Terrier | 47 | 21:37 | 63 (8) | 104 (10) | 111 (8) | 91 (8) | 116 (13) |
| 111 | Jagsfan1971 | 55 | 21:38 | 66 (11) | 78 (11) | 142 (10) | 100 (14) | 120 (9) |
| 112 | James P | 104 | 21:39 | 66 (20) | 97 (17) | 105 (22) | 101 (25) | 127 (20) |
| 113 | crosswordian | 106 | 21:41 | 83 (21) | 97 (19) | 100 (22) | 105 (21) | 111 (23) |
| 114 | FrameShift | 106 | 21:51 | 72 (21) | 116 (21) | 105 (20) | 92 (21) | 112 (23) |
| 115 | Waterloo | 86 | 22:25 | 82 (18) | 101 (18) | 97 (16) | 102 (19) | 118 (15) |
| 116 | cmcnsmith | 48 | 22:40 | 85 (14) | 98 (10) | 105 (10) | 103 (8) | 120 (6) |
| 117 | MichelinPoitiers | 64 | 22:54 | 80 (14) | 95 (12) | 100 (11) | 101 (15) | 124 (12) |
| 118 | goblin | 122 | 23:11 | 79 (25) | 96 (24) | 106 (24) | 101 (24) | 115 (25) |
| 119 | dec | 56 | 23:24 | 75 (12) | 86 (10) | 101 (10) | 116 (13) | 118 (11) |
| 120 | Nangle | 49 | 23:56 | 73 (11) | 94 (11) | 95 (7) | 131 (10) | 106 (10) |
| 121 | Pauline Minter | 61 | 24:36 | 80 (16) | 105 (11) | 109 (9) | 95 (10) | 113 (15) |
| 122 | Corymbia | 99 | 24:36 | 78 (21) | 99 (16) | 100 (20) | 105 (22) | 116 (20) |
| 123 | rjcassidy | 104 | 24:49 | 76 (21) | 101 (22) | 103 (20) | 96 (20) | 121 (21) |
| 124 | Tudds | 111 | 25:20 | 73 (24) | 94 (23) | 103 (21) | 105 (23) | 128 (20) |
| 125 | 1234 | 69 | 25:27 | 74 (15) | 87 (12) | 103 (14) | 111 (16) | 125 (12) |
| 126 | Yatton50 | 42 | 25:38 | 77 (8) | 96 (7) | 104 (6) | 98 (12) | 121 (9) |
| 127 | Fidelio | 70 | 25:38 | 82 (13) | 87 (13) | 116 (10) | 111 (19) | 101 (15) |
| 128 | JohnDun | 88 | 26:08 | 67 (19) | 101 (11) | 112 (18) | 106 (21) | 112 (19) |
| 129 | Mkgnao | 74 | 26:10 | 79 (17) | 110 (18) | 103 (13) | 106 (11) | 102 (15) |
| 130 | eniamretrauq | 74 | 26:14 | 73 (16) | 98 (14) | 110 (14) | 101 (15) | 117 (15) |
| 131 | chris661554 | 102 | 26:22 | 81 (24) | 95 (20) | 101 (18) | 106 (18) | 117 (22) |
| 132 | klamery4 | 59 | 26:41 | 77 (15) | 87 (12) | 101 (10) | 127 (12) | 113 (10) |
| 133 | nekabue | 106 | 28:19 | 77 (23) | 102 (23) | 107 (18) | 99 (21) | 115 (21) |
| 134 | WombleHustler | 85 | 28:22 | 83 (20) | 96 (16) | 99 (15) | 105 (19) | 118 (15) |
| 135 | Crippens1 | 61 | 28:58 | 75 (14) | 94 (11) | 109 (13) | 109 (11) | 115 (12) |
| 136 | JoeyC | 77 | 29:04 | 70 (19) | 102 (12) | 108 (16) | 115 (18) | 109 (12) |
| 137 | rowrhorowyourboat | 80 | 29:32 | 81 (16) | 93 (18) | 113 (13) | 98 (17) | 116 (16) |
| 138 | ulaca | 85 | 29:35 | 73 (16) | 105 (16) | 93 (18) | 111 (18) | 113 (17) |
| 139 | Big Nug | 50 | 29:54 | 85 (13) | 102 (12) | 100 (7) | 112 (11) | 102 (7) |
| 140 | Mike Harper | 72 | 31:14 | 63 (11) | 104 (16) | 104 (14) | 101 (15) | 115 (16) |
| 141 | BertieVII | 56 | 31:57 | 78 (18) | 90 (10) | 107 (10) | 123 (12) | 120 (6) |
| 142 | gbestanley | 96 | 32:19 | 81 (21) | 97 (23) | 103 (18) | 106 (18) | 117 (16) |
| 143 | koro | 105 | 32:22 | 73 (23) | 113 (21) | 97 (20) | 104 (21) | 113 (20) |
| 144 | rosselliot | 65 | 32:42 | 84 (14) | 92 (11) | 95 (12) | 100 (14) | 124 (14) |
| 145 | Menelaus | 69 | 32:43 | 80 (17) | 103 (16) | 107 (12) | 103 (15) | 113 (9) |
| 146 | NAPASAI | 48 | 35:54 | 79 (8) | 182 (9) | 79 (9) | 74 (9) | 87 (13) |
| 147 | Pleasuredome | 75 | 36:48 | 72 (13) | 92 (13) | 98 (15) | 100 (18) | 128 (16) |
| 148 | marp | 63 | 38:34 | 76 (12) | 96 (12) | 102 (12) | 112 (13) | 109 (14) |
| 149 | starstruck | 91 | 38:59 | 75 (20) | 103 (19) | 102 (20) | 105 (15) | 117 (17) |
| 150 | tyrotim | 61 | 41:12 | 76 (12) | 93 (13) | 108 (13) | 104 (12) | 118 (11) |
| 151 | kapietro | 70 | 41:28 | 78 (15) | 102 (12) | 97 (16) | 105 (16) | 121 (11) |
| 152 | Ron's mum | 38 | 41:33 | 59 (6) | 100 (10) | 102 (8) | 104 (8) | 128 (6) |
| 153 | WordPlodder | 105 | 42:21 | 66 (18) | 93 (22) | 106 (22) | 99 (20) | 127 (23) |
| 154 | MartinP | 109 | 42:52 | 75 (22) | 93 (21) | 108 (19) | 100 (24) | 120 (23) |
| 155 | Rookie | 67 | 43:36 | 75 (13) | 100 (14) | 98 (11) | 108 (16) | 115 (13) |
| 156 | Cryptique | 80 | 43:37 | 77 (16) | 102 (16) | 91 (19) | 96 (13) | 133 (16) |
| 157 | empty | 103 | 44:14 | 82 (23) | 103 (21) | 102 (18) | 100 (20) | 112 (21) |