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 | 71 | 04:41 | 82 (15) | 93 (15) | 98 (14) | 102 (14) | 126 (13) |
| 2 | Magoo | 50 | 05:39 | 80 (8) | 81 (7) | 93 (12) | 101 (12) | 131 (11) |
| 3 | Nathan Panning | 95 | 05:53 | 82 (21) | 99 (20) | 96 (20) | 103 (21) | 130 (13) |
| 4 | Jason | 113 | 06:20 | 79 (24) | 94 (23) | 96 (24) | 104 (23) | 132 (19) |
| 5 | escat49 | 123 | 06:33 | 93 (24) | 93 (24) | 100 (23) | 97 (25) | 113 (27) |
| 6 | Diskus | 103 | 06:56 | 81 (20) | 88 (19) | 102 (19) | 98 (24) | 128 (21) |
| 7 | mistigris | 96 | 06:58 | 78 (18) | 89 (19) | 103 (20) | 107 (21) | 120 (18) |
| 8 | hilarym | 71 | 07:15 | 81 (17) | 95 (17) | 102 (17) | 110 (13) | 132 (7) |
| 9 | verlaine | 130 | 07:27 | 75 (24) | 87 (26) | 100 (27) | 105 (26) | 128 (27) |
| 10 | aphis99 | 121 | 07:36 | 77 (23) | 85 (25) | 110 (23) | 107 (27) | 117 (23) |
| 11 | lili | 126 | 07:53 | 75 (24) | 100 (25) | 96 (26) | 109 (25) | 117 (26) |
| 12 | richard | 72 | 08:32 | 78 (15) | 91 (15) | 101 (13) | 112 (16) | 118 (13) |
| 13 | asaldanha | 101 | 08:45 | 82 (19) | 89 (22) | 97 (19) | 113 (20) | 117 (21) |
| 14 | trux | 49 | 08:49 | 76 (12) | 97 (9) | 104 (10) | 106 (11) | 127 (7) |
| 15 | AlanS | 110 | 09:49 | 80 (24) | 104 (22) | 95 (21) | 103 (22) | 118 (21) |
| 16 | scrabbler | 116 | 10:05 | 80 (24) | 97 (23) | 102 (24) | 109 (24) | 109 (21) |
| 17 | chindit | 118 | 10:08 | 78 (25) | 92 (21) | 95 (26) | 109 (22) | 125 (24) |
| 18 | Topical Tim | 121 | 10:15 | 75 (24) | 93 (23) | 100 (25) | 100 (24) | 126 (25) |
| 19 | glheard | 116 | 10:22 | 76 (25) | 95 (23) | 105 (23) | 100 (24) | 126 (21) |
| 20 | lickert | 103 | 10:37 | 83 (21) | 93 (21) | 104 (23) | 104 (22) | 118 (16) |
| 21 | philjordan1147 | 100 | 10:45 | 77 (20) | 96 (20) | 97 (20) | 104 (19) | 122 (21) |
| 22 | Kinghedger | 88 | 10:55 | 74 (20) | 96 (16) | 104 (19) | 106 (15) | 120 (18) |
| 23 | andy | 56 | 11:03 | 86 (13) | 84 (10) | 101 (10) | 98 (13) | 132 (10) |
| 24 | Heyesey | 85 | 11:08 | 73 (20) | 77 (16) | 100 (18) | 120 (15) | 135 (16) |
| 25 | xyster | 83 | 11:09 | 86 (23) | 90 (15) | 102 (12) | 108 (17) | 117 (16) |
| 26 | keriothe_ | 114 | 11:13 | 76 (24) | 93 (25) | 105 (18) | 100 (24) | 126 (23) |
| 27 | fshephe | 104 | 11:32 | 86 (23) | 93 (22) | 105 (21) | 103 (21) | 115 (17) |
| 28 | neilr | 116 | 11:43 | 84 (24) | 94 (24) | 103 (25) | 103 (23) | 115 (20) |
| 29 | Stavros | 80 | 11:57 | 79 (19) | 91 (19) | 97 (15) | 105 (14) | 139 (13) |
| 30 | Tom Stubbs | 126 | 12:06 | 78 (27) | 84 (26) | 101 (24) | 112 (26) | 126 (23) |
| 31 | Secondbass | 103 | 12:13 | 80 (21) | 90 (19) | 98 (22) | 102 (21) | 127 (20) |
| 32 | tilbee | 99 | 12:16 | 77 (21) | 96 (19) | 108 (19) | 97 (21) | 122 (19) |
| 33 | markdobell | 102 | 12:19 | 79 (19) | 86 (24) | 96 (17) | 110 (21) | 125 (21) |
| 34 | Sheapey | 125 | 12:26 | 78 (26) | 90 (26) | 105 (25) | 100 (25) | 127 (23) |
| 35 | Sue Sweeper | 39 | 12:32 | 76 (8) | 92 (8) | 103 (9) | 105 (7) | 125 (7) |
| 36 | MikeOsborne | 104 | 12:41 | 75 (20) | 101 (21) | 96 (24) | 108 (21) | 119 (18) |
| 37 | SimonAnthony | 97 | 12:52 | 66 (16) | 77 (21) | 113 (22) | 109 (18) | 127 (20) |
| 38 | David Crooks | 102 | 12:53 | 81 (21) | 96 (22) | 105 (19) | 96 (22) | 124 (18) |
| 39 | HenryBW | 87 | 12:55 | 76 (19) | 84 (16) | 117 (19) | 110 (18) | 111 (15) |
| 40 | Finzi | 125 | 12:55 | 87 (25) | 101 (26) | 98 (24) | 99 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 41 | aphasic | 82 | 12:56 | 78 (19) | 95 (19) | 104 (14) | 97 (14) | 128 (16) |
| 42 | JimboFS | 107 | 12:57 | 79 (22) | 96 (24) | 108 (22) | 99 (22) | 121 (17) |
| 43 | March | 107 | 13:00 | 77 (21) | 96 (22) | 106 (21) | 103 (25) | 117 (18) |
| 44 | Silva | 121 | 13:01 | 82 (26) | 96 (24) | 93 (22) | 113 (26) | 113 (23) |
| 45 | Ben Staveley | 96 | 13:03 | 83 (20) | 93 (19) | 96 (18) | 110 (21) | 116 (18) |
| 46 | Peponi13 | 90 | 13:27 | 92 (21) | 104 (21) | 101 (19) | 97 (16) | 105 (13) |
| 47 | Crucifer | 73 | 13:36 | 81 (16) | 97 (17) | 100 (15) | 107 (14) | 119 (11) |
| 48 | Penfold_61 | 94 | 13:49 | 81 (19) | 92 (20) | 103 (18) | 101 (18) | 122 (19) |
| 49 | Deane Short | 98 | 13:50 | 87 (20) | 93 (22) | 107 (21) | 101 (19) | 112 (16) |
| 50 | 7dPenguin | 84 | 14:01 | 75 (20) | 96 (17) | 97 (9) | 105 (20) | 126 (18) |
| 51 | jamesah | 93 | 14:03 | 84 (21) | 99 (22) | 102 (17) | 108 (20) | 111 (13) |
| 52 | Spur58 | 50 | 14:08 | 90 (8) | 91 (15) | 108 (9) | 110 (7) | 105 (11) |
| 53 | tunflog | 54 | 14:15 | 93 (15) | 97 (16) | 105 (7) | 103 (8) | 109 (8) |
| 54 | pitcaithlie | 48 | 14:17 | 72 (12) | 83 (11) | 106 (10) | 115 (8) | 145 (7) |
| 55 | Achernar | 87 | 14:23 | 95 (24) | 95 (15) | 97 (18) | 104 (17) | 109 (13) |
| 56 | njnclarke | 47 | 14:26 | 84 (14) | 99 (11) | 98 (8) | 102 (7) | 130 (7) |
| 57 | Ed freshpot | 102 | 14:31 | 76 (20) | 98 (20) | 93 (18) | 100 (22) | 126 (22) |
| 58 | Tibthorpe | 99 | 14:40 | 73 (22) | 92 (23) | 112 (21) | 117 (18) | 113 (15) |
| 59 | phthisis | 94 | 14:44 | 77 (18) | 95 (19) | 97 (16) | 104 (20) | 121 (21) |
| 60 | JezWoolfrey | 62 | 14:45 | 79 (15) | 94 (11) | 97 (12) | 110 (14) | 124 (10) |
| 61 | Groucho | 90 | 15:02 | 77 (22) | 93 (20) | 109 (20) | 101 (16) | 133 (12) |
| 62 | alexh | 77 | 15:05 | 83 (19) | 97 (13) | 101 (13) | 106 (15) | 113 (17) |
| 63 | franceslc11 | 63 | 15:07 | 83 (15) | 87 (9) | 107 (10) | 101 (15) | 119 (14) |
| 64 | LouWeed | 120 | 15:11 | 77 (26) | 95 (22) | 97 (23) | 107 (25) | 123 (24) |
| 65 | gabrojak | 69 | 15:14 | 83 (16) | 97 (15) | 115 (13) | 99 (16) | 112 (9) |
| 66 | Looch | 115 | 15:20 | 77 (21) | 96 (24) | 95 (22) | 108 (23) | 118 (25) |
| 67 | AndyR | 50 | 15:30 | 89 (14) | 100 (13) | 102 (10) | 104 (7) | 114 (6) |
| 68 | Pootle | 112 | 15:47 | 78 (23) | 93 (22) | 108 (24) | 93 (22) | 126 (21) |
| 69 | Semillon | 132 | 16:05 | 70 (26) | 92 (26) | 101 (27) | 105 (27) | 129 (26) |
| 70 | tapbarker | 102 | 16:11 | 75 (25) | 88 (19) | 112 (16) | 101 (21) | 128 (21) |
| 71 | andrewlake | 121 | 16:12 | 76 (24) | 94 (25) | 104 (26) | 111 (23) | 115 (23) |
| 72 | CentralLine | 72 | 16:14 | 90 (13) | 87 (13) | 90 (16) | 107 (14) | 121 (16) |
| 73 | Squallaby | 70 | 16:26 | 81 (16) | 85 (20) | 105 (15) | 115 (11) | 142 (8) |
| 74 | Craven | 116 | 16:32 | 88 (22) | 94 (22) | 98 (23) | 101 (26) | 116 (23) |
| 75 | Ludo | 68 | 16:48 | 86 (15) | 101 (13) | 88 (14) | 109 (15) | 116 (11) |
| 76 | LJCN | 103 | 16:50 | 75 (24) | 97 (19) | 101 (18) | 103 (23) | 127 (19) |
| 77 | Ease This Jam | 84 | 17:02 | 67 (15) | 93 (21) | 98 (12) | 110 (15) | 122 (21) |
| 78 | Valance | 85 | 17:07 | 73 (16) | 94 (17) | 109 (18) | 96 (19) | 128 (15) |
| 79 | Crossiant | 86 | 17:19 | 72 (17) | 94 (16) | 102 (20) | 109 (15) | 119 (18) |
| 80 | ajcauk1 | 69 | 17:26 | 86 (13) | 88 (19) | 108 (15) | 105 (11) | 117 (11) |
| 81 | DunPangolin | 103 | 17:32 | 83 (23) | 91 (21) | 103 (22) | 104 (17) | 119 (20) |
| 82 | GMcD | 121 | 17:46 | 75 (23) | 97 (24) | 104 (26) | 111 (23) | 110 (25) |
| 83 | Zander | 102 | 17:48 | 66 (20) | 92 (23) | 104 (17) | 113 (24) | 125 (18) |
| 84 | endafk | 85 | 17:50 | 81 (19) | 90 (17) | 105 (18) | 111 (19) | 116 (12) |
| 85 | cyrillic | 62 | 18:00 | 87 (10) | 86 (13) | 94 (13) | 106 (13) | 121 (13) |
| 86 | OliviaRhineb | 128 | 18:07 | 72 (24) | 94 (27) | 98 (25) | 108 (26) | 123 (26) |
| 87 | gsriordan52 | 89 | 18:18 | 80 (21) | 99 (20) | 98 (21) | 102 (15) | 132 (12) |
| 88 | pterodactyl | 90 | 18:24 | 89 (19) | 92 (19) | 102 (20) | 105 (19) | 113 (13) |
| 89 | Andrew Whiffin | 66 | 18:29 | 84 (17) | 91 (15) | 104 (13) | 104 (8) | 122 (13) |
| 90 | Zabadak | 67 | 18:39 | 77 (13) | 107 (14) | 109 (11) | 99 (15) | 106 (14) |
| 91 | robinh | 94 | 18:40 | 84 (18) | 91 (17) | 104 (22) | 109 (21) | 109 (16) |
| 92 | uvofiz | 58 | 18:43 | 83 (12) | 94 (16) | 103 (11) | 111 (13) | 114 (6) |
| 93 | Colin2355 | 100 | 18:50 | 83 (19) | 92 (22) | 101 (20) | 102 (21) | 122 (18) |
| 94 | FrameShift | 111 | 18:55 | 62 (21) | 101 (22) | 104 (21) | 105 (22) | 120 (25) |
| 95 | Hamish.S | 95 | 19:08 | 73 (20) | 86 (18) | 106 (20) | 117 (19) | 115 (18) |
| 96 | annbrew | 72 | 19:22 | 84 (20) | 104 (15) | 95 (10) | 109 (15) | 112 (12) |
| 97 | David Bourne | 48 | 19:23 | 72 (12) | 93 (8) | 107 (9) | 106 (12) | 132 (7) |
| 98 | benedick | 54 | 19:47 | 80 (16) | 99 (9) | 103 (9) | 106 (9) | 119 (11) |
| 99 | barracuda | 114 | 20:10 | 79 (22) | 90 (25) | 107 (25) | 104 (20) | 118 (22) |
| 100 | KET | 36 | 20:12 | 69 (7) | 95 (7) | 110 (7) | 116 (9) | 103 (6) |
| 101 | Kevin Gregg | 92 | 20:18 | 76 (22) | 88 (21) | 104 (17) | 109 (18) | 135 (14) |
| 102 | Galspray | 84 | 20:26 | 75 (17) | 85 (15) | 119 (17) | 102 (19) | 115 (16) |
| 103 | pc8 | 116 | 20:41 | 79 (24) | 90 (23) | 107 (22) | 103 (24) | 120 (23) |
| 104 | LeyGal | 53 | 21:14 | 91 (12) | 93 (13) | 107 (7) | 101 (10) | 110 (11) |
| 105 | UisceTe | 51 | 21:22 | 85 (11) | 87 (14) | 103 (7) | 119 (10) | 113 (9) |
| 106 | Waterloo | 77 | 21:30 | 74 (15) | 94 (14) | 106 (15) | 105 (22) | 122 (11) |
| 107 | crosswordian | 99 | 21:31 | 81 (25) | 98 (18) | 104 (19) | 109 (18) | 111 (19) |
| 108 | dec | 44 | 21:46 | 81 (11) | 84 (11) | 109 (6) | 115 (10) | 126 (6) |
| 109 | Terrier | 47 | 21:52 | 71 (9) | 94 (8) | 97 (8) | 114 (9) | 114 (13) |
| 110 | James P | 108 | 22:07 | 70 (21) | 96 (20) | 103 (23) | 103 (23) | 124 (21) |
| 111 | Stick Insect | 41 | 22:18 | 65 (8) | 108 (7) | 99 (10) | 100 (10) | 136 (6) |
| 112 | george.garlick | 78 | 22:24 | 70 (14) | 94 (17) | 102 (15) | 106 (17) | 123 (15) |
| 113 | Jagsfan1971 | 61 | 22:28 | 68 (16) | 94 (11) | 124 (12) | 103 (13) | 125 (9) |
| 114 | Edprof | 65 | 22:33 | 73 (8) | 93 (15) | 97 (17) | 108 (12) | 118 (13) |
| 115 | Nangle | 57 | 22:53 | 84 (12) | 84 (13) | 98 (9) | 130 (15) | 92 (8) |
| 116 | MichelinPoitiers | 64 | 22:56 | 81 (15) | 90 (11) | 100 (11) | 106 (13) | 120 (14) |
| 117 | goblin | 130 | 23:03 | 81 (26) | 97 (26) | 99 (26) | 104 (27) | 117 (25) |
| 118 | Corymbia | 99 | 24:04 | 76 (20) | 90 (17) | 100 (19) | 106 (22) | 123 (21) |
| 119 | rjcassidy | 112 | 24:22 | 74 (21) | 97 (23) | 99 (24) | 104 (22) | 122 (22) |
| 120 | medodd | 45 | 24:27 | 72 (9) | 100 (12) | 105 (8) | 106 (9) | 119 (7) |
| 121 | Pauline Minter | 73 | 24:50 | 76 (17) | 96 (13) | 104 (18) | 103 (10) | 121 (15) |
| 122 | timbo | 40 | 25:11 | 86 (7) | 86 (9) | 100 (10) | 106 (7) | 123 (7) |
| 123 | DanSolo | 46 | 25:18 | 73 (10) | 89 (9) | 80 (6) | 117 (8) | 126 (13) |
| 124 | JohnDun | 91 | 25:29 | 70 (18) | 93 (14) | 112 (20) | 102 (21) | 117 (18) |
| 125 | Tudds | 120 | 25:31 | 77 (24) | 89 (24) | 103 (25) | 101 (25) | 130 (22) |
| 126 | chris661554 | 107 | 25:44 | 72 (22) | 87 (22) | 94 (18) | 114 (22) | 129 (23) |
| 127 | Yatton50 | 69 | 25:58 | 85 (14) | 81 (10) | 109 (17) | 93 (16) | 127 (12) |
| 128 | SlumdogEngineer | 43 | 26:19 | 70 (9) | 67 (9) | 129 (9) | 110 (10) | 132 (6) |
| 129 | rowrhorowyourboat | 46 | 26:21 | 83 (11) | 96 (10) | 122 (7) | 96 (10) | 111 (8) |
| 130 | Fidelio | 71 | 26:21 | 74 (11) | 85 (15) | 108 (10) | 104 (18) | 119 (17) |
| 131 | tony the butcher montana | 44 | 27:08 | 83 (10) | 90 (9) | 116 (10) | 96 (9) | 119 (6) |
| 132 | eniamretrauq | 87 | 27:32 | 77 (20) | 86 (18) | 112 (15) | 103 (19) | 129 (15) |
| 133 | Crippens1 | 78 | 28:24 | 80 (19) | 81 (14) | 115 (15) | 105 (14) | 119 (16) |
| 134 | ulaca | 87 | 28:38 | 73 (15) | 89 (16) | 89 (18) | 111 (20) | 128 (18) |
| 135 | nekabue | 112 | 28:41 | 73 (21) | 93 (23) | 107 (21) | 102 (22) | 119 (25) |
| 136 | Mike Harper | 82 | 29:13 | 70 (13) | 87 (18) | 101 (16) | 100 (15) | 128 (20) |
| 137 | Lloyd | 52 | 29:29 | 79 (17) | 87 (11) | 105 (11) | 120 (7) | 145 (6) |
| 138 | rosselliot | 68 | 30:00 | 78 (12) | 90 (18) | 99 (12) | 117 (16) | 113 (10) |
| 139 | Mkgnao | 77 | 30:34 | 69 (18) | 76 (17) | 89 (14) | 193 (13) | 92 (15) |
| 140 | BertieVII | 74 | 30:48 | 80 (20) | 89 (15) | 96 (11) | 111 (17) | 136 (11) |
| 141 | koro | 115 | 31:22 | 80 (24) | 92 (23) | 100 (22) | 103 (25) | 125 (21) |
| 142 | gbestanley | 95 | 31:48 | 80 (21) | 96 (23) | 104 (17) | 111 (16) | 111 (18) |
| 143 | klamery4 | 59 | 32:07 | 74 (14) | 93 (11) | 108 (10) | 113 (13) | 114 (11) |
| 144 | NAPASAI | 57 | 32:20 | 82 (9) | 132 (14) | 83 (9) | 85 (13) | 103 (12) |
| 145 | JoeyC | 86 | 32:27 | 62 (20) | 96 (14) | 99 (16) | 116 (19) | 129 (17) |
| 146 | dosbarth | 37 | 34:10 | 82 (6) | 79 (7) | 89 (11) | 127 (6) | 128 (7) |
| 147 | Pleasuredome | 78 | 35:58 | 75 (12) | 96 (19) | 91 (15) | 107 (16) | 122 (16) |
| 148 | starstruck | 94 | 35:58 | 71 (21) | 94 (18) | 106 (20) | 97 (16) | 132 (19) |
| 149 | Manveru | 61 | 37:20 | 79 (16) | 70 (14) | 180 (10) | 101 (13) | 91 (8) |
| 150 | marp | 59 | 37:38 | 81 (12) | 87 (9) | 100 (11) | 112 (16) | 111 (11) |
| 151 | Ron's mum | 62 | 39:43 | 93 (12) | 85 (16) | 84 (13) | 142 (12) | 100 (9) |
| 152 | tyrotim | 61 | 39:44 | 82 (14) | 93 (15) | 113 (11) | 105 (12) | 113 (9) |
| 153 | WordPlodder | 120 | 39:52 | 69 (22) | 86 (24) | 103 (26) | 105 (22) | 130 (26) |
| 154 | kapietro | 80 | 41:23 | 76 (16) | 91 (14) | 87 (18) | 108 (19) | 142 (13) |
| 155 | Rookie | 71 | 41:30 | 67 (11) | 95 (19) | 94 (13) | 112 (16) | 126 (12) |
| 156 | Shushannah | 55 | 41:32 | 76 (10) | 85 (9) | 99 (10) | 106 (11) | 120 (15) |
| 157 | BruceJohnston | 59 | 42:17 | 128 (12) | 58 (14) | 81 (12) | 144 (14) | 79 (7) |
| 158 | algyw | 39 | 42:19 | 76 (10) | 75 (6) | 119 (8) | 102 (8) | 129 (7) |
| 159 | MartinP | 114 | 42:51 | 71 (23) | 91 (23) | 100 (20) | 103 (25) | 132 (23) |
| 160 | empty | 100 | 43:14 | 81 (20) | 95 (19) | 101 (19) | 102 (22) | 119 (20) |
| 161 | Cryptique | 66 | 56:26 | 70 (14) | 75 (12) | 67 (14) | 167 (13) | 121 (13) |