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 | 70 | 04:34 | 82 (17) | 95 (14) | 94 (14) | 106 (14) | 131 (11) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 92 | 05:54 | 82 (19) | 95 (18) | 97 (21) | 101 (20) | 129 (14) |
| 3 | Jason | 106 | 06:31 | 76 (22) | 97 (21) | 97 (23) | 102 (21) | 130 (19) |
| 4 | escat49 | 99 | 06:40 | 94 (19) | 93 (20) | 99 (18) | 96 (20) | 114 (22) |
| 5 | mistigris | 90 | 06:58 | 79 (18) | 90 (19) | 102 (18) | 107 (19) | 121 (16) |
| 6 | Diskus | 102 | 07:00 | 79 (21) | 91 (19) | 96 (20) | 102 (23) | 131 (19) |
| 7 | verlaine | 123 | 07:23 | 74 (23) | 91 (24) | 100 (25) | 104 (25) | 125 (26) |
| 8 | aphis99 | 116 | 07:34 | 76 (22) | 86 (23) | 108 (23) | 107 (26) | 120 (22) |
| 9 | lili | 122 | 07:46 | 80 (24) | 103 (25) | 91 (25) | 110 (23) | 115 (25) |
| 10 | richard | 77 | 08:30 | 78 (16) | 91 (14) | 98 (14) | 111 (16) | 118 (17) |
| 11 | asaldanha | 102 | 08:45 | 83 (20) | 86 (21) | 100 (21) | 108 (19) | 120 (21) |
| 12 | trux | 51 | 08:58 | 73 (13) | 97 (10) | 93 (8) | 116 (13) | 130 (7) |
| 13 | AlanS | 105 | 09:39 | 77 (25) | 103 (20) | 102 (21) | 100 (19) | 121 (20) |
| 14 | chindit | 112 | 09:54 | 77 (24) | 87 (20) | 97 (24) | 111 (21) | 126 (23) |
| 15 | glheard | 107 | 10:19 | 77 (25) | 93 (20) | 103 (20) | 104 (24) | 128 (18) |
| 16 | scrabbler | 112 | 10:21 | 81 (22) | 95 (21) | 99 (23) | 109 (24) | 111 (22) |
| 17 | Topical Tim | 118 | 10:22 | 71 (23) | 98 (23) | 100 (25) | 101 (23) | 127 (24) |
| 18 | philjordan1147 | 86 | 10:50 | 78 (17) | 99 (18) | 95 (18) | 109 (16) | 118 (17) |
| 19 | Kinghedger | 77 | 10:52 | 75 (20) | 98 (15) | 102 (15) | 112 (11) | 122 (16) |
| 20 | lickert | 100 | 10:52 | 80 (19) | 94 (20) | 105 (21) | 104 (23) | 114 (17) |
| 21 | Heyesey | 83 | 10:57 | 70 (19) | 78 (17) | 103 (18) | 123 (14) | 135 (15) |
| 22 | andy | 64 | 10:58 | 85 (15) | 81 (9) | 100 (13) | 103 (15) | 126 (12) |
| 23 | keriothe_ | 109 | 11:06 | 79 (22) | 92 (23) | 97 (19) | 101 (22) | 128 (23) |
| 24 | xyster | 79 | 11:19 | 87 (23) | 84 (11) | 101 (12) | 104 (17) | 122 (16) |
| 25 | fshephe | 103 | 11:29 | 89 (22) | 95 (22) | 103 (21) | 103 (21) | 110 (17) |
| 26 | neilr | 113 | 11:57 | 82 (23) | 94 (23) | 104 (24) | 105 (23) | 115 (20) |
| 27 | Tom Stubbs | 122 | 11:59 | 75 (26) | 85 (25) | 101 (24) | 114 (25) | 127 (22) |
| 28 | Stavros | 73 | 12:03 | 80 (18) | 91 (17) | 95 (14) | 108 (13) | 141 (11) |
| 29 | tilbee | 97 | 12:10 | 76 (20) | 94 (18) | 106 (20) | 97 (20) | 125 (19) |
| 30 | markdobell | 102 | 12:10 | 73 (19) | 83 (23) | 96 (17) | 113 (22) | 130 (21) |
| 31 | ChuckB | 43 | 12:22 | 80 (10) | 92 (10) | 109 (9) | 106 (8) | 121 (6) |
| 32 | Secondbass | 96 | 12:24 | 75 (20) | 90 (18) | 101 (22) | 109 (20) | 127 (16) |
| 33 | aphasic | 79 | 12:31 | 80 (20) | 95 (18) | 107 (13) | 96 (13) | 127 (15) |
| 34 | HenryBW | 82 | 12:34 | 73 (18) | 87 (15) | 116 (17) | 111 (17) | 112 (15) |
| 35 | MikeOsborne | 96 | 12:35 | 74 (16) | 104 (21) | 97 (23) | 104 (19) | 117 (17) |
| 36 | David Crooks | 92 | 12:41 | 81 (20) | 96 (20) | 104 (17) | 98 (18) | 121 (17) |
| 37 | SimonAnthony | 93 | 12:47 | 65 (15) | 75 (20) | 116 (20) | 105 (19) | 131 (19) |
| 38 | Finzi | 119 | 12:47 | 86 (24) | 102 (25) | 97 (22) | 100 (24) | 113 (24) |
| 39 | Silva | 114 | 12:48 | 80 (25) | 94 (22) | 92 (21) | 113 (25) | 119 (21) |
| 40 | Sheapey | 119 | 12:49 | 76 (24) | 90 (26) | 103 (23) | 102 (24) | 129 (22) |
| 41 | Ben Staveley | 88 | 12:54 | 85 (18) | 95 (18) | 100 (18) | 112 (20) | 105 (14) |
| 42 | March | 105 | 13:00 | 77 (21) | 99 (22) | 106 (20) | 105 (24) | 112 (18) |
| 43 | JimboFS | 101 | 13:01 | 74 (22) | 99 (21) | 106 (22) | 100 (20) | 125 (16) |
| 44 | Peponi13 | 89 | 13:28 | 92 (22) | 103 (19) | 103 (19) | 98 (16) | 104 (13) |
| 45 | Deane Short | 92 | 13:28 | 85 (19) | 90 (20) | 107 (19) | 104 (19) | 116 (15) |
| 46 | Jim Conner | 38 | 13:45 | 72 (7) | 100 (7) | 106 (8) | 101 (8) | 115 (8) |
| 47 | Penfold_61 | 91 | 13:50 | 81 (17) | 90 (21) | 104 (17) | 101 (18) | 122 (18) |
| 48 | Spur58 | 49 | 13:51 | 86 (10) | 93 (13) | 102 (7) | 111 (8) | 110 (11) |
| 49 | Crucifer | 73 | 13:56 | 78 (17) | 99 (18) | 101 (14) | 107 (15) | 124 (9) |
| 50 | 7dPenguin | 77 | 13:56 | 71 (16) | 101 (18) | 90 (9) | 105 (20) | 128 (14) |
| 51 | jamesah | 84 | 14:05 | 82 (19) | 98 (19) | 98 (15) | 109 (18) | 115 (13) |
| 52 | Achernar | 83 | 14:14 | 91 (23) | 99 (15) | 100 (18) | 105 (14) | 110 (13) |
| 53 | tunflog | 55 | 14:18 | 95 (15) | 96 (15) | 106 (9) | 100 (10) | 108 (6) |
| 54 | JezWoolfrey | 58 | 14:20 | 83 (15) | 89 (10) | 96 (11) | 113 (14) | 125 (8) |
| 55 | pitcaithlie | 55 | 14:32 | 72 (14) | 86 (13) | 105 (11) | 114 (9) | 144 (8) |
| 56 | Ed freshpot | 100 | 14:43 | 76 (19) | 97 (20) | 93 (19) | 100 (21) | 128 (21) |
| 57 | LouWeed | 113 | 14:44 | 78 (25) | 92 (19) | 99 (22) | 111 (24) | 118 (23) |
| 58 | grape | 48 | 14:51 | 84 (14) | 88 (9) | 109 (9) | 109 (10) | 123 (6) |
| 59 | franceslc11 | 60 | 14:52 | 81 (13) | 95 (10) | 103 (10) | 95 (13) | 122 (14) |
| 60 | phthisis | 86 | 14:52 | 81 (16) | 99 (18) | 89 (15) | 105 (19) | 120 (18) |
| 61 | Groucho | 84 | 14:55 | 79 (21) | 96 (19) | 103 (17) | 102 (14) | 131 (13) |
| 62 | Tibthorpe | 101 | 14:57 | 71 (20) | 91 (23) | 111 (21) | 112 (20) | 116 (17) |
| 63 | alexh | 78 | 15:03 | 82 (19) | 98 (12) | 99 (14) | 106 (16) | 114 (17) |
| 64 | gabrojak | 57 | 15:20 | 83 (14) | 101 (14) | 109 (11) | 101 (12) | 111 (6) |
| 65 | AndyR | 48 | 15:23 | 85 (13) | 102 (12) | 103 (10) | 104 (7) | 115 (6) |
| 66 | Looch | 111 | 15:35 | 76 (21) | 94 (24) | 100 (21) | 108 (21) | 117 (24) |
| 67 | Pootle | 108 | 15:36 | 79 (23) | 92 (23) | 105 (20) | 99 (22) | 127 (20) |
| 68 | tapbarker | 100 | 15:46 | 76 (25) | 91 (19) | 111 (17) | 98 (20) | 130 (19) |
| 69 | Semillon | 129 | 16:04 | 70 (26) | 93 (26) | 101 (26) | 105 (26) | 130 (25) |
| 70 | andrewlake | 116 | 16:16 | 76 (24) | 96 (25) | 105 (24) | 111 (21) | 113 (22) |
| 71 | CentralLine | 72 | 16:19 | 89 (14) | 89 (12) | 87 (15) | 105 (15) | 122 (16) |
| 72 | Ease This Jam | 82 | 16:26 | 66 (14) | 92 (19) | 103 (15) | 110 (16) | 120 (18) |
| 73 | Craven | 109 | 16:31 | 88 (21) | 96 (21) | 97 (22) | 102 (24) | 115 (21) |
| 74 | Squallaby | 67 | 16:48 | 80 (14) | 86 (18) | 103 (16) | 114 (11) | 136 (8) |
| 75 | LJCN | 104 | 16:55 | 74 (23) | 99 (21) | 106 (18) | 102 (23) | 123 (19) |
| 76 | Ludo | 63 | 16:59 | 84 (15) | 100 (11) | 91 (13) | 110 (15) | 118 (9) |
| 77 | Crossiant | 80 | 17:13 | 72 (16) | 99 (15) | 97 (18) | 104 (14) | 125 (17) |
| 78 | Valance | 84 | 17:13 | 72 (14) | 97 (17) | 105 (19) | 96 (18) | 123 (16) |
| 79 | endafk | 68 | 17:18 | 80 (16) | 93 (14) | 106 (14) | 113 (15) | 111 (9) |
| 80 | DunPangolin | 109 | 17:18 | 84 (25) | 92 (22) | 102 (23) | 105 (19) | 119 (20) |
| 81 | ajcauk1 | 71 | 17:44 | 82 (13) | 88 (18) | 107 (17) | 103 (11) | 121 (12) |
| 82 | GMcD | 113 | 17:44 | 75 (21) | 96 (23) | 104 (25) | 108 (22) | 113 (22) |
| 83 | robinh | 82 | 18:11 | 82 (16) | 93 (16) | 106 (17) | 106 (20) | 111 (13) |
| 84 | Zander | 100 | 18:14 | 65 (20) | 94 (21) | 110 (18) | 109 (24) | 123 (17) |
| 85 | pterodactyl | 90 | 18:22 | 88 (21) | 91 (18) | 102 (21) | 106 (17) | 118 (13) |
| 86 | uvofiz | 61 | 18:29 | 88 (13) | 90 (16) | 103 (12) | 113 (13) | 109 (7) |
| 87 | OliviaRhineb | 121 | 18:35 | 73 (24) | 95 (26) | 100 (23) | 108 (24) | 122 (24) |
| 88 | Colin2355 | 94 | 18:40 | 81 (19) | 90 (19) | 100 (18) | 102 (18) | 125 (20) |
| 89 | gsriordan52 | 74 | 18:42 | 79 (17) | 94 (18) | 102 (18) | 107 (11) | 132 (10) |
| 90 | Andrew Whiffin | 60 | 18:52 | 83 (13) | 94 (16) | 104 (11) | 98 (8) | 122 (12) |
| 91 | annbrew | 69 | 18:55 | 85 (18) | 102 (16) | 93 (10) | 109 (16) | 116 (9) |
| 92 | KET | 40 | 19:03 | 67 (9) | 116 (8) | 82 (7) | 120 (9) | 112 (7) |
| 93 | cyrillic | 49 | 19:09 | 84 (7) | 83 (10) | 95 (10) | 104 (11) | 124 (11) |
| 94 | Hamish.S | 93 | 19:10 | 72 (21) | 88 (19) | 113 (20) | 118 (17) | 113 (16) |
| 95 | benedick | 38 | 19:38 | 83 (12) | 92 (6) | 104 (6) | 103 (6) | 125 (8) |
| 96 | David Bourne | 49 | 19:38 | 73 (12) | 93 (8) | 107 (13) | 110 (10) | 128 (6) |
| 97 | Zabadak | 45 | 19:43 | 75 (8) | 112 (9) | 112 (7) | 95 (11) | 105 (10) |
| 98 | Kevin Gregg | 91 | 19:46 | 77 (22) | 87 (20) | 106 (19) | 111 (17) | 133 (13) |
| 99 | barracuda | 110 | 20:05 | 79 (22) | 88 (23) | 112 (23) | 104 (21) | 116 (21) |
| 100 | Galspray | 87 | 20:18 | 73 (19) | 84 (15) | 114 (16) | 106 (20) | 121 (17) |
| 101 | FrameShift | 110 | 20:23 | 65 (22) | 102 (22) | 101 (19) | 109 (23) | 118 (24) |
| 102 | pc8 | 113 | 20:32 | 78 (23) | 93 (23) | 103 (22) | 103 (22) | 121 (23) |
| 103 | UisceTe | 49 | 21:02 | 85 (11) | 86 (13) | 106 (8) | 118 (10) | 113 (7) |
| 104 | Waterloo | 78 | 21:02 | 75 (18) | 94 (14) | 104 (14) | 108 (22) | 123 (10) |
| 105 | crosswordian | 95 | 21:03 | 84 (23) | 99 (19) | 101 (18) | 107 (17) | 113 (18) |
| 106 | dec | 47 | 21:40 | 71 (10) | 90 (13) | 110 (6) | 112 (10) | 128 (8) |
| 107 | LeyGal | 56 | 21:43 | 93 (11) | 96 (15) | 104 (8) | 98 (11) | 109 (11) |
| 108 | Terrier | 45 | 21:51 | 70 (11) | 102 (9) | 91 (7) | 118 (7) | 120 (11) |
| 109 | Edprof | 60 | 21:58 | 74 (10) | 93 (14) | 96 (15) | 114 (11) | 124 (10) |
| 110 | Nangle | 62 | 22:06 | 83 (14) | 86 (14) | 99 (10) | 126 (17) | 97 (7) |
| 111 | george.garlick | 75 | 22:18 | 71 (13) | 95 (16) | 105 (14) | 105 (17) | 117 (15) |
| 112 | Stick Insect | 35 | 22:30 | 64 (7) | 107 (7) | 99 (8) | 98 (7) | 134 (6) |
| 113 | James P | 100 | 22:42 | 68 (19) | 102 (20) | 96 (20) | 104 (20) | 124 (21) |
| 114 | goblin | 125 | 22:52 | 79 (25) | 96 (25) | 98 (25) | 102 (26) | 123 (24) |
| 115 | MichelinPoitiers | 70 | 22:54 | 80 (16) | 89 (12) | 102 (14) | 105 (14) | 123 (14) |
| 116 | Jagsfan1971 | 55 | 23:13 | 64 (13) | 95 (8) | 120 (14) | 101 (11) | 120 (9) |
| 117 | BlackburnRover | 42 | 23:50 | 82 (8) | 95 (9) | 103 (10) | 107 (8) | 111 (7) |
| 118 | Corymbia | 91 | 23:58 | 74 (19) | 94 (16) | 102 (18) | 107 (19) | 120 (19) |
| 119 | JohnDun | 84 | 24:16 | 70 (19) | 88 (13) | 111 (18) | 102 (19) | 130 (15) |
| 120 | rjcassidy | 108 | 24:24 | 72 (21) | 99 (21) | 101 (22) | 101 (22) | 123 (22) |
| 121 | medodd | 46 | 24:34 | 75 (10) | 103 (11) | 110 (8) | 101 (9) | 113 (8) |
| 122 | Tudds | 114 | 24:51 | 76 (23) | 89 (22) | 106 (24) | 101 (26) | 131 (19) |
| 123 | DanSolo | 43 | 25:28 | 70 (10) | 90 (7) | 87 (7) | 116 (7) | 127 (12) |
| 124 | Pauline Minter | 69 | 25:33 | 75 (15) | 96 (11) | 101 (19) | 101 (10) | 126 (14) |
| 125 | chris661554 | 99 | 25:47 | 71 (20) | 92 (19) | 86 (17) | 110 (21) | 133 (22) |
| 126 | Fidelio | 59 | 26:23 | 72 (9) | 86 (13) | 106 (8) | 105 (14) | 119 (15) |
| 127 | Yatton50 | 76 | 26:33 | 82 (16) | 84 (13) | 110 (19) | 91 (16) | 134 (12) |
| 128 | eniamretrauq | 82 | 27:12 | 76 (18) | 89 (17) | 110 (13) | 101 (17) | 126 (17) |
| 129 | tony the butcher montana | 39 | 27:28 | 77 (7) | 97 (9) | 119 (8) | 89 (9) | 120 (6) |
| 130 | SlumdogEngineer | 45 | 27:28 | 63 (8) | 63 (8) | 120 (10) | 109 (11) | 134 (8) |
| 131 | Crippens1 | 74 | 27:39 | 80 (20) | 83 (13) | 113 (14) | 106 (13) | 123 (14) |
| 132 | Mike Harper | 80 | 28:33 | 68 (14) | 91 (17) | 100 (17) | 103 (14) | 130 (18) |
| 133 | nekabue | 106 | 28:57 | 70 (19) | 98 (23) | 105 (21) | 103 (20) | 118 (23) |
| 134 | ulaca | 78 | 29:02 | 71 (14) | 87 (13) | 91 (16) | 111 (20) | 130 (15) |
| 135 | rosselliot | 61 | 29:03 | 86 (12) | 88 (16) | 96 (11) | 124 (14) | 105 (8) |
| 136 | Mkgnao | 73 | 30:16 | 68 (19) | 74 (14) | 87 (14) | 198 (12) | 96 (14) |
| 137 | klamery4 | 49 | 30:33 | 74 (12) | 93 (11) | 108 (9) | 110 (9) | 126 (8) |
| 138 | Lloyd | 57 | 30:38 | 71 (16) | 92 (12) | 103 (11) | 113 (10) | 145 (8) |
| 139 | NAPASAI | 56 | 31:01 | 85 (10) | 121 (15) | 83 (9) | 90 (13) | 109 (9) |
| 140 | BertieVII | 75 | 31:05 | 83 (19) | 82 (14) | 96 (13) | 111 (16) | 132 (13) |
| 141 | koro | 114 | 31:39 | 81 (23) | 90 (23) | 100 (23) | 101 (24) | 129 (21) |
| 142 | gbestanley | 93 | 31:40 | 79 (20) | 98 (22) | 104 (18) | 110 (16) | 110 (17) |
| 143 | JoeyC | 80 | 32:11 | 62 (19) | 93 (13) | 95 (15) | 115 (17) | 136 (16) |
| 144 | starstruck | 93 | 35:32 | 70 (22) | 92 (16) | 103 (19) | 97 (16) | 137 (20) |
| 145 | marp | 56 | 36:25 | 82 (12) | 89 (8) | 94 (12) | 115 (15) | 115 (9) |
| 146 | Manveru | 66 | 36:41 | 78 (15) | 71 (16) | 177 (11) | 98 (15) | 93 (9) |
| 147 | Pleasuredome | 72 | 36:52 | 77 (13) | 97 (17) | 91 (15) | 105 (14) | 129 (13) |
| 148 | Rookie | 69 | 38:01 | 69 (10) | 95 (17) | 97 (15) | 108 (17) | 128 (10) |
| 149 | tyrotim | 68 | 38:43 | 81 (16) | 95 (16) | 112 (12) | 104 (14) | 114 (10) |
| 150 | Ron's mum | 66 | 38:58 | 93 (12) | 92 (17) | 87 (14) | 125 (13) | 104 (10) |
| 151 | WordPlodder | 117 | 39:09 | 71 (22) | 84 (22) | 102 (24) | 105 (23) | 130 (26) |
| 152 | Shushannah | 56 | 41:11 | 76 (9) | 88 (9) | 97 (10) | 104 (11) | 116 (17) |
| 153 | algyw | 40 | 41:29 | 73 (10) | 75 (7) | 121 (8) | 112 (8) | 123 (7) |
| 154 | kapietro | 79 | 41:29 | 74 (17) | 91 (12) | 90 (17) | 107 (20) | 141 (13) |
| 155 | MartinP | 107 | 42:24 | 67 (23) | 91 (20) | 97 (20) | 105 (23) | 140 (21) |
| 156 | empty | 93 | 43:09 | 81 (18) | 93 (15) | 105 (20) | 100 (22) | 116 (18) |
| 157 | BruceJohnston | 57 | 43:43 | 147 (9) | 59 (15) | 82 (13) | 143 (13) | 76 (7) |
| 158 | Cryptique | 64 | 56:10 | 66 (15) | 76 (14) | 76 (12) | 182 (11) | 117 (12) |