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 | 64 | 04:49 | 79 (14) | 97 (14) | 100 (12) | 97 (12) | 130 (12) |
| 2 | Magoo | 54 | 05:40 | 78 (9) | 88 (10) | 95 (12) | 99 (12) | 133 (11) |
| 3 | Nathan Panning | 90 | 05:53 | 81 (22) | 102 (19) | 101 (17) | 102 (21) | 126 (11) |
| 4 | Jason | 105 | 06:20 | 74 (19) | 96 (25) | 101 (24) | 103 (21) | 129 (16) |
| 5 | escat49 | 121 | 06:33 | 88 (24) | 95 (24) | 99 (24) | 97 (23) | 117 (26) |
| 6 | Diskus | 100 | 06:49 | 82 (19) | 94 (18) | 105 (19) | 97 (24) | 120 (20) |
| 7 | mistigris | 92 | 07:01 | 77 (19) | 93 (19) | 109 (18) | 104 (19) | 117 (17) |
| 8 | hilarym | 68 | 07:23 | 80 (17) | 97 (16) | 104 (15) | 109 (14) | 128 (6) |
| 9 | verlaine | 125 | 07:33 | 74 (24) | 89 (26) | 100 (24) | 105 (25) | 128 (26) |
| 10 | aphis99 | 116 | 07:40 | 76 (22) | 88 (24) | 111 (23) | 109 (25) | 113 (22) |
| 11 | lili | 125 | 07:55 | 75 (24) | 106 (25) | 89 (26) | 106 (25) | 120 (25) |
| 12 | Paul Gilbert | 88 | 08:24 | 72 (19) | 88 (15) | 95 (17) | 120 (20) | 121 (17) |
| 13 | asaldanha | 98 | 08:55 | 76 (19) | 95 (21) | 97 (20) | 117 (19) | 113 (19) |
| 14 | trux | 48 | 08:56 | 71 (10) | 98 (10) | 103 (10) | 102 (11) | 134 (7) |
| 15 | richard | 65 | 08:59 | 80 (16) | 90 (13) | 112 (14) | 113 (14) | 108 (8) |
| 16 | scrabbler | 111 | 09:56 | 81 (24) | 102 (22) | 100 (23) | 107 (23) | 110 (19) |
| 17 | AlanS | 109 | 10:06 | 79 (24) | 106 (22) | 95 (20) | 101 (22) | 118 (21) |
| 18 | Topical Tim | 112 | 10:22 | 71 (22) | 98 (22) | 98 (23) | 104 (22) | 125 (23) |
| 19 | glheard | 107 | 10:25 | 73 (21) | 98 (24) | 105 (20) | 96 (22) | 128 (20) |
| 20 | jimpen | 106 | 10:31 | 88 (23) | 101 (19) | 96 (21) | 106 (21) | 106 (22) |
| 21 | chindit | 114 | 10:33 | 75 (24) | 95 (20) | 94 (25) | 108 (21) | 126 (24) |
| 22 | lickert | 99 | 10:38 | 83 (21) | 96 (20) | 104 (20) | 100 (22) | 119 (16) |
| 23 | philjordan1147 | 98 | 11:02 | 72 (19) | 93 (19) | 103 (21) | 103 (19) | 124 (20) |
| 24 | andy | 46 | 11:06 | 83 (11) | 96 (9) | 96 (7) | 92 (10) | 133 (9) |
| 25 | Kinghedger | 84 | 11:07 | 70 (17) | 100 (16) | 104 (19) | 107 (14) | 116 (18) |
| 26 | Heyesey | 73 | 11:08 | 73 (18) | 83 (13) | 106 (15) | 111 (13) | 131 (14) |
| 27 | keriothe_ | 110 | 11:20 | 74 (24) | 96 (24) | 106 (17) | 101 (23) | 125 (22) |
| 28 | xyster | 78 | 11:23 | 85 (22) | 98 (13) | 98 (12) | 108 (17) | 115 (14) |
| 29 | fshephe | 103 | 11:36 | 80 (24) | 95 (21) | 106 (21) | 103 (21) | 122 (16) |
| 30 | neilr | 112 | 11:55 | 83 (24) | 96 (23) | 106 (24) | 102 (23) | 115 (18) |
| 31 | tilbee | 92 | 12:16 | 78 (20) | 102 (20) | 105 (18) | 96 (19) | 124 (15) |
| 32 | Stavros | 73 | 12:19 | 78 (18) | 94 (17) | 98 (13) | 108 (14) | 133 (11) |
| 33 | markdobell | 102 | 12:32 | 75 (19) | 88 (24) | 102 (16) | 109 (21) | 123 (22) |
| 34 | Sheapey | 120 | 12:32 | 75 (25) | 91 (25) | 108 (24) | 101 (24) | 127 (22) |
| 35 | Tom Stubbs | 121 | 12:35 | 73 (26) | 87 (25) | 100 (22) | 110 (25) | 131 (23) |
| 36 | Secondbass | 89 | 12:40 | 76 (17) | 87 (15) | 106 (21) | 95 (18) | 129 (18) |
| 37 | MikeOsborne | 103 | 12:44 | 79 (22) | 103 (21) | 96 (23) | 109 (20) | 116 (17) |
| 38 | Sue Sweeper | 50 | 12:46 | 76 (9) | 95 (11) | 105 (11) | 103 (10) | 118 (9) |
| 39 | SimonAnthony | 93 | 12:50 | 68 (17) | 81 (19) | 118 (21) | 104 (17) | 122 (19) |
| 40 | David Crooks | 96 | 12:55 | 83 (21) | 96 (20) | 107 (17) | 94 (21) | 124 (17) |
| 41 | Finzi | 118 | 12:59 | 83 (23) | 103 (24) | 100 (23) | 98 (24) | 113 (24) |
| 42 | aphasic | 78 | 13:07 | 77 (20) | 98 (18) | 101 (13) | 104 (14) | 129 (13) |
| 43 | TB22 | 41 | 13:08 | 71 (10) | 82 (8) | 164 (7) | 93 (10) | 105 (6) |
| 44 | March | 102 | 13:10 | 76 (21) | 101 (22) | 103 (19) | 107 (24) | 114 (16) |
| 45 | HenryBW | 84 | 13:12 | 76 (20) | 90 (15) | 115 (17) | 105 (17) | 117 (15) |
| 46 | JimboFS | 101 | 13:12 | 76 (21) | 98 (24) | 108 (21) | 100 (20) | 121 (15) |
| 47 | Ben Staveley | 87 | 13:19 | 83 (19) | 94 (18) | 101 (16) | 107 (17) | 116 (17) |
| 48 | Silva | 119 | 13:19 | 78 (25) | 97 (24) | 100 (21) | 108 (25) | 115 (24) |
| 49 | Peponi13 | 84 | 13:26 | 89 (20) | 103 (21) | 101 (18) | 102 (15) | 107 (10) |
| 50 | Crucifer | 75 | 13:46 | 83 (19) | 105 (17) | 99 (16) | 103 (12) | 118 (11) |
| 51 | Penfold_61 | 94 | 13:56 | 80 (20) | 93 (18) | 99 (20) | 104 (17) | 122 (19) |
| 52 | Deane Short | 93 | 14:03 | 87 (18) | 98 (21) | 107 (22) | 97 (18) | 109 (14) |
| 53 | 7dPenguin | 77 | 14:10 | 75 (21) | 100 (17) | 102 (7) | 107 (17) | 124 (15) |
| 54 | jamesah | 90 | 14:11 | 83 (21) | 101 (20) | 104 (16) | 106 (20) | 108 (13) |
| 55 | tunflog | 49 | 14:14 | 88 (14) | 99 (14) | 107 (6) | 105 (8) | 111 (7) |
| 56 | Spur58 | 56 | 14:33 | 88 (10) | 94 (15) | 106 (11) | 106 (9) | 106 (11) |
| 57 | Tibthorpe | 93 | 14:34 | 71 (22) | 94 (22) | 113 (20) | 121 (16) | 112 (13) |
| 58 | grape | 43 | 14:37 | 85 (13) | 88 (8) | 103 (6) | 104 (8) | 128 (8) |
| 59 | pitcaithlie | 47 | 14:41 | 75 (15) | 92 (9) | 97 (8) | 121 (8) | 141 (7) |
| 60 | Achernar | 85 | 14:41 | 94 (23) | 94 (16) | 99 (17) | 103 (16) | 112 (13) |
| 61 | Ed freshpot | 95 | 14:46 | 73 (20) | 104 (17) | 103 (18) | 100 (21) | 119 (19) |
| 62 | Groucho | 83 | 14:50 | 76 (21) | 97 (20) | 107 (18) | 103 (15) | 136 (9) |
| 63 | JezWoolfrey | 60 | 14:59 | 77 (15) | 102 (11) | 99 (12) | 108 (15) | 126 (7) |
| 64 | alexh | 75 | 15:05 | 81 (20) | 102 (13) | 105 (14) | 105 (13) | 112 (15) |
| 65 | phthisis | 105 | 15:07 | 77 (20) | 94 (21) | 100 (19) | 104 (22) | 119 (23) |
| 66 | gabrojak | 68 | 15:22 | 79 (17) | 93 (14) | 115 (14) | 103 (14) | 120 (9) |
| 67 | njnclarke | 56 | 15:31 | 77 (16) | 96 (12) | 98 (9) | 106 (9) | 135 (10) |
| 68 | Looch | 113 | 15:32 | 77 (22) | 98 (22) | 94 (21) | 105 (23) | 119 (25) |
| 69 | LouWeed | 119 | 15:33 | 77 (25) | 100 (23) | 92 (24) | 108 (24) | 123 (23) |
| 70 | Pootle | 104 | 15:58 | 78 (22) | 96 (21) | 105 (21) | 100 (21) | 122 (19) |
| 71 | AndyR | 47 | 16:03 | 90 (13) | 100 (12) | 99 (9) | 107 (6) | 110 (7) |
| 72 | tapbarker | 99 | 16:19 | 74 (24) | 90 (16) | 104 (18) | 102 (22) | 132 (19) |
| 73 | andrewlake | 114 | 16:21 | 71 (24) | 98 (23) | 104 (24) | 111 (21) | 117 (22) |
| 74 | Squallaby | 68 | 16:28 | 80 (18) | 90 (17) | 109 (14) | 114 (11) | 127 (8) |
| 75 | CentralLine | 71 | 16:29 | 91 (13) | 88 (14) | 93 (15) | 110 (14) | 115 (15) |
| 76 | Semillon | 127 | 16:37 | 69 (25) | 92 (25) | 101 (26) | 107 (26) | 128 (25) |
| 77 | LJCN | 96 | 16:51 | 72 (22) | 99 (17) | 102 (16) | 103 (23) | 127 (18) |
| 78 | Craven | 114 | 16:56 | 84 (21) | 98 (22) | 99 (24) | 100 (25) | 116 (22) |
| 79 | ajcauk1 | 57 | 17:00 | 80 (11) | 93 (16) | 111 (12) | 107 (10) | 113 (8) |
| 80 | RobR | 44 | 17:01 | 77 (8) | 107 (10) | 102 (10) | 106 (9) | 101 (7) |
| 81 | Crossiant | 76 | 17:19 | 67 (14) | 103 (16) | 103 (16) | 104 (15) | 118 (15) |
| 82 | Ludo | 49 | 17:22 | 88 (12) | 107 (8) | 87 (11) | 112 (11) | 110 (7) |
| 83 | Valance | 83 | 17:24 | 71 (16) | 93 (18) | 109 (16) | 94 (16) | 130 (17) |
| 84 | DunPangolin | 79 | 17:31 | 79 (18) | 94 (16) | 104 (17) | 102 (13) | 121 (15) |
| 85 | cyrillic | 59 | 17:57 | 82 (10) | 88 (13) | 103 (12) | 102 (11) | 119 (13) |
| 86 | GMcD | 114 | 18:04 | 69 (22) | 101 (24) | 104 (24) | 111 (20) | 112 (24) |
| 87 | Zander | 98 | 18:23 | 66 (20) | 91 (23) | 102 (17) | 113 (22) | 131 (16) |
| 88 | Ease This Jam | 80 | 18:24 | 65 (13) | 91 (20) | 92 (11) | 112 (15) | 123 (21) |
| 89 | gsriordan52 | 86 | 18:24 | 80 (21) | 97 (18) | 103 (20) | 102 (15) | 129 (12) |
| 90 | endafk | 86 | 18:26 | 80 (21) | 90 (17) | 105 (18) | 110 (17) | 122 (13) |
| 91 | OliviaRhineb | 123 | 18:30 | 75 (24) | 98 (26) | 97 (23) | 104 (25) | 123 (25) |
| 92 | Andrew Whiffin | 65 | 18:43 | 78 (16) | 96 (14) | 101 (14) | 106 (8) | 123 (13) |
| 93 | pterodactyl | 82 | 18:44 | 90 (18) | 95 (16) | 100 (18) | 102 (17) | 115 (13) |
| 94 | Colin2355 | 94 | 18:45 | 81 (20) | 99 (20) | 102 (19) | 107 (19) | 111 (16) |
| 95 | robinh | 100 | 18:52 | 83 (20) | 93 (17) | 106 (23) | 104 (23) | 110 (17) |
| 96 | Hamish.S | 90 | 19:08 | 68 (20) | 90 (17) | 107 (18) | 116 (17) | 121 (18) |
| 97 | annbrew | 64 | 19:16 | 81 (18) | 105 (13) | 95 (8) | 110 (14) | 114 (11) |
| 98 | Zabadak | 84 | 19:16 | 75 (16) | 103 (17) | 109 (14) | 102 (19) | 108 (18) |
| 99 | David Bourne | 45 | 19:39 | 69 (11) | 92 (8) | 104 (8) | 106 (11) | 142 (7) |
| 100 | benedick | 63 | 19:47 | 83 (19) | 100 (11) | 101 (10) | 107 (11) | 117 (12) |
| 101 | Galspray | 81 | 20:19 | 70 (16) | 89 (17) | 123 (16) | 103 (18) | 115 (14) |
| 102 | pc8 | 111 | 20:21 | 74 (22) | 95 (22) | 105 (22) | 103 (22) | 120 (23) |
| 103 | cath23 | 47 | 20:25 | 70 (6) | 90 (9) | 108 (11) | 99 (12) | 119 (9) |
| 104 | barracuda | 109 | 20:30 | 75 (21) | 92 (24) | 109 (24) | 101 (18) | 120 (22) |
| 105 | wugahumph | 48 | 20:37 | 55 (6) | 96 (11) | 138 (12) | 64 (10) | 123 (9) |
| 106 | FrameShift | 106 | 20:37 | 63 (21) | 103 (21) | 102 (19) | 106 (21) | 121 (24) |
| 107 | Kevin Gregg | 81 | 20:41 | 73 (20) | 97 (20) | 101 (13) | 111 (15) | 129 (13) |
| 108 | crosswordian | 107 | 21:23 | 79 (25) | 99 (20) | 102 (20) | 108 (20) | 114 (22) |
| 109 | James P | 106 | 21:55 | 66 (21) | 96 (21) | 106 (22) | 106 (23) | 125 (19) |
| 110 | Stick Insect | 47 | 21:56 | 66 (9) | 110 (7) | 97 (12) | 99 (11) | 132 (8) |
| 111 | Waterloo | 80 | 21:59 | 76 (16) | 94 (16) | 100 (15) | 107 (21) | 124 (12) |
| 112 | george.garlick | 71 | 22:08 | 72 (16) | 104 (18) | 102 (11) | 99 (12) | 123 (14) |
| 113 | dec | 49 | 22:19 | 80 (12) | 81 (11) | 103 (8) | 122 (11) | 123 (7) |
| 114 | Terrier | 45 | 22:21 | 63 (8) | 95 (8) | 98 (7) | 109 (10) | 119 (12) |
| 115 | Jagsfan1971 | 59 | 22:29 | 67 (15) | 94 (12) | 132 (12) | 102 (13) | 120 (7) |
| 116 | Nangle | 50 | 22:52 | 72 (11) | 93 (12) | 93 (7) | 133 (13) | 97 (7) |
| 117 | Edprof | 60 | 22:55 | 74 (7) | 92 (14) | 100 (15) | 105 (11) | 116 (13) |
| 118 | MichelinPoitiers | 62 | 22:55 | 79 (14) | 94 (11) | 100 (11) | 104 (14) | 122 (12) |
| 119 | goblin | 125 | 23:06 | 80 (25) | 98 (25) | 102 (25) | 104 (26) | 113 (24) |
| 120 | UisceTe | 47 | 23:16 | 77 (11) | 83 (12) | 95 (7) | 118 (9) | 138 (8) |
| 121 | Corymbia | 98 | 24:16 | 75 (19) | 89 (16) | 101 (20) | 107 (24) | 123 (19) |
| 122 | DanSolo | 40 | 24:58 | 66 (8) | 94 (8) | 84 (6) | 108 (7) | 131 (11) |
| 123 | 1234 | 62 | 25:00 | 73 (16) | 97 (12) | 107 (14) | 107 (13) | 136 (7) |
| 124 | rjcassidy | 110 | 25:01 | 74 (21) | 98 (23) | 103 (23) | 103 (22) | 121 (21) |
| 125 | Pauline Minter | 67 | 25:06 | 75 (16) | 97 (11) | 104 (14) | 99 (10) | 122 (16) |
| 126 | Tudds | 114 | 25:11 | 74 (23) | 89 (24) | 102 (23) | 102 (24) | 136 (20) |
| 127 | Yatton50 | 53 | 25:15 | 85 (10) | 84 (9) | 107 (12) | 100 (13) | 119 (9) |
| 128 | timbo | 41 | 25:18 | 85 (9) | 88 (8) | 99 (9) | 106 (7) | 122 (8) |
| 129 | chris661554 | 108 | 25:59 | 72 (24) | 88 (22) | 100 (18) | 109 (21) | 130 (23) |
| 130 | JohnDun | 89 | 26:07 | 67 (19) | 96 (15) | 116 (18) | 104 (21) | 116 (16) |
| 131 | Fidelio | 74 | 26:18 | 79 (12) | 85 (16) | 108 (11) | 105 (17) | 116 (18) |
| 132 | eniamretrauq | 86 | 27:44 | 75 (18) | 93 (17) | 107 (16) | 104 (20) | 122 (15) |
| 133 | rowrhorowyourboat | 66 | 28:14 | 87 (15) | 93 (14) | 109 (11) | 98 (14) | 115 (12) |
| 134 | Crippens1 | 72 | 28:43 | 77 (17) | 92 (13) | 112 (15) | 102 (14) | 119 (13) |
| 135 | nekabue | 109 | 29:02 | 74 (22) | 97 (23) | 109 (20) | 102 (21) | 116 (23) |
| 136 | ulaca | 81 | 29:22 | 72 (15) | 102 (15) | 89 (17) | 115 (18) | 116 (16) |
| 137 | Mkgnao | 76 | 30:25 | 69 (19) | 87 (17) | 82 (14) | 201 (11) | 93 (15) |
| 138 | BertieVII | 63 | 30:44 | 79 (18) | 97 (12) | 96 (9) | 108 (14) | 130 (10) |
| 139 | Menelaus | 61 | 30:46 | 83 (17) | 102 (15) | 104 (10) | 111 (13) | 109 (6) |
| 140 | Mike Harper | 81 | 30:55 | 62 (11) | 94 (17) | 100 (17) | 99 (16) | 124 (20) |
| 141 | JoeyC | 82 | 31:08 | 59 (18) | 99 (14) | 100 (17) | 122 (17) | 121 (16) |
| 142 | koro | 110 | 31:56 | 76 (23) | 101 (22) | 100 (22) | 100 (24) | 124 (19) |
| 143 | rosselliot | 66 | 31:57 | 78 (13) | 89 (16) | 97 (10) | 109 (17) | 129 (10) |
| 144 | gbestanley | 99 | 32:05 | 78 (22) | 97 (24) | 106 (19) | 108 (17) | 115 (17) |
| 145 | klamery4 | 64 | 32:23 | 80 (14) | 92 (12) | 104 (12) | 113 (14) | 110 (12) |
| 146 | Pleasuredome | 73 | 34:31 | 77 (12) | 97 (18) | 97 (14) | 107 (16) | 117 (13) |
| 147 | starstruck | 92 | 37:27 | 70 (21) | 97 (19) | 109 (20) | 96 (14) | 129 (18) |
| 148 | BruceJohnston | 58 | 37:31 | 60 (11) | 68 (14) | 86 (10) | 170 (15) | 94 (8) |
| 149 | marp | 57 | 38:41 | 78 (11) | 89 (10) | 103 (11) | 111 (13) | 113 (12) |
| 150 | Ron's mum | 61 | 38:50 | 90 (11) | 95 (16) | 91 (14) | 121 (12) | 105 (8) |
| 151 | Manveru | 53 | 38:52 | 81 (18) | 69 (13) | 221 (6) | 106 (8) | 94 (8) |
| 152 | tyrotim | 60 | 40:32 | 79 (14) | 94 (13) | 110 (12) | 105 (12) | 117 (9) |
| 153 | WordPlodder | 113 | 40:53 | 65 (20) | 89 (23) | 103 (24) | 102 (21) | 132 (25) |
| 154 | kapietro | 71 | 42:03 | 73 (14) | 94 (12) | 93 (17) | 111 (16) | 130 (12) |
| 155 | Rookie | 73 | 42:29 | 73 (14) | 97 (17) | 95 (13) | 107 (17) | 128 (12) |
| 156 | Shushannah | 46 | 42:30 | 73 (8) | 87 (7) | 98 (8) | 104 (10) | 120 (13) |
| 157 | MartinP | 112 | 43:19 | 71 (23) | 96 (23) | 101 (20) | 99 (24) | 132 (22) |
| 158 | empty | 102 | 44:21 | 80 (23) | 99 (20) | 102 (17) | 102 (21) | 117 (21) |
| 159 | Cryptique | 66 | 56:48 | 62 (14) | 84 (11) | 71 (14) | 135 (14) | 145 (13) |