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 | 75 | 04:43 | 81 (18) | 96 (15) | 91 (12) | 101 (17) | 135 (13) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 86 | 05:57 | 88 (18) | 94 (17) | 93 (20) | 101 (19) | 132 (12) |
| 3 | Jason | 105 | 06:41 | 77 (23) | 98 (20) | 100 (22) | 100 (20) | 124 (20) |
| 4 | escat49 | 82 | 06:48 | 95 (16) | 95 (16) | 99 (14) | 96 (18) | 111 (18) |
| 5 | mistigris | 93 | 07:00 | 79 (18) | 91 (20) | 103 (19) | 107 (19) | 119 (17) |
| 6 | Diskus | 109 | 07:07 | 81 (22) | 91 (21) | 97 (22) | 104 (24) | 126 (20) |
| 7 | verlaine | 124 | 07:22 | 75 (24) | 92 (24) | 98 (25) | 107 (25) | 123 (26) |
| 8 | aphis99 | 119 | 07:36 | 76 (23) | 87 (24) | 108 (23) | 106 (25) | 120 (24) |
| 9 | lili | 121 | 07:42 | 81 (24) | 102 (25) | 91 (25) | 109 (22) | 114 (25) |
| 10 | Paul Gilbert | 91 | 07:55 | 78 (22) | 91 (16) | 95 (18) | 109 (20) | 133 (15) |
| 11 | richard | 78 | 08:23 | 80 (15) | 89 (14) | 91 (14) | 111 (17) | 119 (18) |
| 12 | asaldanha | 103 | 08:56 | 86 (20) | 81 (21) | 101 (22) | 112 (19) | 119 (21) |
| 13 | trux | 52 | 09:08 | 72 (12) | 99 (11) | 88 (8) | 115 (13) | 128 (8) |
| 14 | AlanS | 107 | 09:48 | 76 (25) | 105 (21) | 105 (22) | 106 (19) | 111 (20) |
| 15 | chindit | 109 | 10:02 | 80 (23) | 87 (19) | 97 (24) | 110 (21) | 124 (22) |
| 16 | glheard | 100 | 10:21 | 76 (24) | 95 (20) | 100 (17) | 107 (24) | 132 (15) |
| 17 | scrabbler | 109 | 10:29 | 81 (21) | 98 (21) | 97 (22) | 108 (23) | 110 (22) |
| 18 | lickert | 104 | 10:51 | 78 (21) | 94 (21) | 108 (21) | 105 (24) | 115 (17) |
| 19 | Heyesey | 88 | 10:56 | 69 (20) | 80 (18) | 98 (19) | 124 (16) | 139 (15) |
| 20 | philjordan1147 | 84 | 11:04 | 77 (15) | 103 (18) | 91 (18) | 110 (17) | 114 (16) |
| 21 | andy | 78 | 11:06 | 86 (16) | 87 (13) | 96 (17) | 108 (18) | 120 (14) |
| 22 | Topical Tim | 119 | 11:11 | 71 (23) | 93 (24) | 99 (25) | 107 (23) | 127 (24) |
| 23 | keriothe_ | 108 | 11:13 | 83 (22) | 90 (23) | 101 (20) | 98 (21) | 126 (22) |
| 24 | Kinghedger | 79 | 11:16 | 76 (20) | 91 (16) | 102 (16) | 115 (11) | 123 (16) |
| 25 | xyster | 81 | 11:18 | 85 (22) | 88 (13) | 103 (14) | 104 (18) | 123 (14) |
| 26 | fshephe | 105 | 11:41 | 89 (23) | 96 (22) | 101 (20) | 105 (20) | 108 (20) |
| 27 | neilr | 110 | 12:08 | 88 (23) | 94 (23) | 102 (24) | 105 (21) | 110 (19) |
| 28 | markdobell | 106 | 12:11 | 73 (19) | 86 (23) | 93 (18) | 112 (25) | 128 (21) |
| 29 | Tom Stubbs | 124 | 12:12 | 78 (26) | 85 (25) | 98 (25) | 116 (26) | 124 (22) |
| 30 | tilbee | 92 | 12:27 | 76 (20) | 93 (16) | 107 (19) | 98 (18) | 123 (19) |
| 31 | Stavros | 76 | 12:31 | 80 (19) | 94 (17) | 97 (15) | 100 (13) | 141 (12) |
| 32 | HenryBW | 84 | 12:31 | 79 (19) | 88 (16) | 112 (16) | 107 (18) | 115 (15) |
| 33 | aphasic | 72 | 12:39 | 82 (20) | 94 (16) | 107 (12) | 96 (10) | 127 (14) |
| 34 | Sheapey | 119 | 12:39 | 75 (24) | 91 (25) | 98 (24) | 106 (24) | 130 (22) |
| 35 | Secondbass | 97 | 12:50 | 77 (19) | 92 (18) | 101 (25) | 109 (21) | 123 (14) |
| 36 | Silva | 114 | 12:51 | 81 (25) | 96 (22) | 94 (22) | 109 (24) | 120 (21) |
| 37 | David Crooks | 88 | 12:54 | 82 (19) | 95 (19) | 102 (16) | 101 (15) | 119 (19) |
| 38 | March | 106 | 12:59 | 78 (22) | 100 (22) | 104 (20) | 106 (24) | 112 (18) |
| 39 | Finzi | 122 | 13:00 | 88 (25) | 102 (25) | 97 (24) | 101 (25) | 110 (23) |
| 40 | Ben Staveley | 91 | 13:05 | 84 (16) | 96 (19) | 101 (20) | 110 (22) | 102 (14) |
| 41 | MikeOsborne | 97 | 13:08 | 76 (16) | 104 (21) | 97 (23) | 104 (19) | 114 (18) |
| 42 | JimboFS | 98 | 13:10 | 76 (21) | 99 (21) | 104 (21) | 99 (19) | 126 (16) |
| 43 | Deane Short | 89 | 13:13 | 86 (20) | 95 (19) | 98 (17) | 107 (19) | 117 (14) |
| 44 | SimonAnthony | 91 | 13:15 | 65 (15) | 75 (21) | 120 (18) | 105 (18) | 129 (19) |
| 45 | Jim Conner | 38 | 13:45 | 72 (7) | 100 (7) | 106 (8) | 101 (8) | 115 (8) |
| 46 | Peponi13 | 85 | 13:45 | 93 (21) | 103 (17) | 100 (18) | 97 (15) | 107 (14) |
| 47 | Penfold_61 | 90 | 13:54 | 85 (17) | 90 (21) | 107 (17) | 101 (17) | 116 (18) |
| 48 | jamesah | 78 | 14:11 | 86 (18) | 95 (16) | 94 (15) | 111 (17) | 117 (12) |
| 49 | Achernar | 80 | 14:22 | 92 (23) | 99 (14) | 101 (20) | 102 (12) | 109 (11) |
| 50 | 7dPenguin | 79 | 14:28 | 73 (16) | 101 (19) | 97 (11) | 103 (19) | 126 (14) |
| 51 | grape | 55 | 14:31 | 88 (15) | 87 (10) | 102 (12) | 109 (11) | 123 (7) |
| 52 | tunflog | 63 | 14:31 | 95 (17) | 96 (16) | 105 (11) | 100 (11) | 108 (8) |
| 53 | Crucifer | 77 | 14:31 | 79 (19) | 98 (17) | 100 (17) | 106 (14) | 131 (10) |
| 54 | JezWoolfrey | 60 | 14:33 | 82 (14) | 92 (10) | 100 (14) | 107 (13) | 123 (9) |
| 55 | Ed freshpot | 101 | 14:49 | 76 (19) | 93 (22) | 92 (18) | 103 (21) | 131 (21) |
| 56 | LouWeed | 114 | 14:50 | 79 (25) | 92 (19) | 101 (23) | 110 (25) | 116 (22) |
| 57 | franceslc11 | 66 | 15:08 | 83 (13) | 93 (12) | 101 (12) | 101 (14) | 116 (15) |
| 58 | Groucho | 85 | 15:08 | 81 (22) | 95 (18) | 105 (16) | 98 (15) | 129 (14) |
| 59 | Tibthorpe | 104 | 15:12 | 73 (19) | 90 (23) | 109 (21) | 109 (22) | 116 (19) |
| 60 | alexh | 73 | 15:21 | 83 (18) | 98 (11) | 101 (13) | 105 (15) | 114 (16) |
| 61 | phthisis | 87 | 15:26 | 81 (16) | 98 (17) | 92 (16) | 104 (20) | 118 (18) |
| 62 | AndyR | 45 | 15:36 | 86 (12) | 103 (10) | 102 (10) | 103 (7) | 113 (6) |
| 63 | Pootle | 110 | 15:48 | 79 (23) | 94 (24) | 101 (20) | 101 (23) | 126 (20) |
| 64 | Looch | 110 | 15:55 | 80 (20) | 91 (25) | 101 (20) | 107 (21) | 116 (24) |
| 65 | Semillon | 130 | 16:12 | 71 (26) | 94 (26) | 98 (26) | 108 (26) | 127 (26) |
| 66 | tapbarker | 102 | 16:13 | 76 (25) | 90 (16) | 109 (20) | 98 (21) | 129 (20) |
| 67 | CentralLine | 71 | 16:15 | 91 (13) | 91 (12) | 87 (15) | 105 (16) | 120 (15) |
| 68 | gabrojak | 52 | 16:25 | 83 (12) | 99 (14) | 109 (10) | 108 (10) | 104 (6) |
| 69 | andrewlake | 118 | 16:29 | 78 (24) | 94 (26) | 102 (24) | 112 (21) | 115 (23) |
| 70 | MK76 | 54 | 16:30 | 77 (14) | 97 (11) | 107 (10) | 107 (13) | 127 (6) |
| 71 | Ease This Jam | 82 | 16:36 | 71 (15) | 90 (19) | 104 (13) | 108 (16) | 121 (19) |
| 72 | Squallaby | 66 | 16:40 | 81 (14) | 95 (17) | 100 (15) | 107 (12) | 132 (8) |
| 73 | Ludo | 63 | 16:48 | 85 (15) | 96 (14) | 93 (12) | 114 (14) | 117 (8) |
| 74 | Craven | 109 | 16:49 | 90 (22) | 96 (21) | 96 (22) | 102 (23) | 114 (21) |
| 75 | LJCN | 111 | 17:10 | 75 (24) | 102 (21) | 105 (21) | 102 (24) | 117 (21) |
| 76 | Crossiant | 81 | 17:14 | 74 (15) | 97 (17) | 91 (18) | 106 (14) | 128 (17) |
| 77 | Valance | 86 | 17:22 | 75 (13) | 94 (19) | 101 (21) | 99 (16) | 123 (17) |
| 78 | DunPangolin | 106 | 17:22 | 88 (24) | 93 (21) | 100 (22) | 106 (20) | 115 (19) |
| 79 | endafk | 60 | 17:32 | 80 (14) | 95 (11) | 103 (14) | 117 (13) | 105 (8) |
| 80 | robinh | 86 | 17:46 | 83 (17) | 97 (17) | 103 (19) | 103 (20) | 115 (13) |
| 81 | ajcauk1 | 71 | 17:49 | 84 (12) | 88 (19) | 106 (18) | 104 (11) | 120 (11) |
| 82 | GMcD | 113 | 18:13 | 77 (20) | 102 (22) | 102 (25) | 103 (23) | 111 (23) |
| 83 | pterodactyl | 89 | 18:40 | 86 (21) | 89 (16) | 99 (22) | 113 (18) | 117 (12) |
| 84 | OliviaRhineb | 101 | 18:44 | 74 (20) | 96 (22) | 98 (19) | 109 (20) | 120 (20) |
| 85 | Zander | 103 | 18:48 | 69 (20) | 95 (21) | 105 (20) | 110 (24) | 118 (18) |
| 86 | gsriordan52 | 62 | 18:49 | 79 (14) | 94 (16) | 102 (15) | 108 (8) | 130 (9) |
| 87 | uvofiz | 63 | 18:55 | 89 (13) | 96 (15) | 99 (14) | 110 (14) | 107 (7) |
| 88 | Andrew Whiffin | 61 | 19:04 | 81 (14) | 98 (15) | 104 (12) | 100 (7) | 117 (13) |
| 89 | Colin2355 | 94 | 19:11 | 84 (20) | 85 (20) | 98 (16) | 103 (18) | 128 (20) |
| 90 | annbrew | 62 | 19:16 | 83 (15) | 104 (15) | 98 (12) | 107 (13) | 113 (7) |
| 91 | cyrillic | 53 | 19:39 | 81 (8) | 86 (11) | 94 (11) | 105 (11) | 124 (12) |
| 92 | hugh schofield | 56 | 19:44 | 70 (11) | 94 (12) | 95 (12) | 115 (15) | 135 (6) |
| 93 | KET | 38 | 19:55 | 66 (8) | 109 (9) | 86 (6) | 124 (8) | 109 (7) |
| 94 | Hamish.S | 94 | 20:01 | 71 (22) | 91 (18) | 112 (20) | 120 (17) | 109 (17) |
| 95 | Galspray | 85 | 20:14 | 78 (21) | 92 (13) | 101 (17) | 111 (18) | 120 (16) |
| 96 | Kevin Gregg | 88 | 20:19 | 80 (24) | 86 (19) | 105 (18) | 110 (15) | 137 (12) |
| 97 | David Bourne | 52 | 20:33 | 71 (14) | 92 (7) | 108 (13) | 109 (10) | 130 (8) |
| 98 | pc8 | 117 | 20:40 | 81 (24) | 92 (23) | 105 (23) | 98 (24) | 122 (23) |
| 99 | barracuda | 111 | 20:45 | 79 (22) | 92 (23) | 110 (24) | 101 (21) | 116 (21) |
| 100 | UisceTe | 48 | 21:02 | 83 (11) | 84 (13) | 106 (8) | 120 (10) | 121 (6) |
| 101 | crosswordian | 89 | 21:17 | 85 (21) | 99 (19) | 101 (17) | 105 (15) | 112 (17) |
| 102 | Waterloo | 80 | 21:31 | 78 (18) | 93 (15) | 105 (15) | 111 (21) | 115 (11) |
| 103 | FrameShift | 110 | 21:31 | 68 (22) | 98 (21) | 104 (20) | 113 (23) | 113 (24) |
| 104 | LeyGal | 55 | 21:57 | 92 (9) | 95 (15) | 110 (10) | 94 (10) | 108 (11) |
| 105 | george.garlick | 74 | 22:31 | 72 (12) | 94 (15) | 104 (15) | 108 (16) | 112 (16) |
| 106 | Nangle | 66 | 22:45 | 84 (13) | 90 (15) | 100 (11) | 117 (19) | 100 (8) |
| 107 | James P | 96 | 22:47 | 68 (18) | 101 (19) | 93 (18) | 104 (19) | 124 (22) |
| 108 | Stick Insect | 34 | 22:52 | 67 (6) | 105 (7) | 97 (8) | 96 (7) | 132 (6) |
| 109 | Edprof | 62 | 23:04 | 80 (11) | 94 (13) | 90 (14) | 108 (13) | 127 (11) |
| 110 | BlackburnRover | 61 | 23:05 | 87 (12) | 94 (13) | 99 (13) | 106 (12) | 113 (11) |
| 111 | goblin | 126 | 23:06 | 80 (25) | 95 (26) | 98 (26) | 101 (26) | 126 (23) |
| 112 | Leegoods | 43 | 23:09 | 81 (11) | 116 (6) | 97 (11) | 102 (8) | 117 (7) |
| 113 | Jagsfan1971 | 55 | 23:39 | 67 (14) | 98 (7) | 121 (14) | 103 (10) | 114 (10) |
| 114 | MichelinPoitiers | 61 | 23:56 | 80 (13) | 91 (9) | 100 (14) | 108 (12) | 117 (13) |
| 115 | Corymbia | 86 | 24:10 | 77 (20) | 95 (15) | 101 (17) | 105 (17) | 122 (17) |
| 116 | Onelug | 51 | 24:33 | 80 (14) | 88 (9) | 92 (7) | 116 (10) | 124 (11) |
| 117 | rjcassidy | 113 | 24:40 | 78 (22) | 98 (22) | 94 (22) | 106 (23) | 120 (24) |
| 118 | JohnDun | 82 | 25:01 | 80 (19) | 89 (14) | 104 (16) | 99 (19) | 134 (14) |
| 119 | DanSolo | 45 | 25:17 | 70 (10) | 91 (8) | 85 (7) | 113 (9) | 130 (11) |
| 120 | Tudds | 113 | 25:19 | 78 (23) | 90 (22) | 105 (24) | 101 (25) | 128 (19) |
| 121 | medodd | 50 | 25:27 | 79 (10) | 100 (13) | 108 (8) | 98 (9) | 113 (10) |
| 122 | Pauline Minter | 74 | 26:01 | 76 (16) | 94 (14) | 102 (18) | 101 (12) | 127 (14) |
| 123 | chris661554 | 101 | 26:23 | 73 (20) | 90 (19) | 87 (18) | 108 (21) | 133 (23) |
| 124 | Fidelio | 56 | 26:47 | 77 (6) | 84 (13) | 99 (11) | 104 (12) | 120 (14) |
| 125 | Yatton50 | 77 | 27:00 | 83 (18) | 83 (12) | 108 (19) | 94 (16) | 134 (12) |
| 126 | Crippens1 | 73 | 27:25 | 84 (20) | 80 (14) | 109 (12) | 110 (13) | 122 (14) |
| 127 | eniamretrauq | 82 | 27:43 | 76 (19) | 93 (15) | 102 (15) | 108 (16) | 121 (17) |
| 128 | tony the butcher montana | 35 | 28:03 | 80 (6) | 95 (10) | 116 (7) | 88 (6) | 118 (6) |
| 129 | NAPASAI | 60 | 28:35 | 62 (8) | 110 (16) | 95 (12) | 103 (14) | 113 (10) |
| 130 | Mike Harper | 81 | 28:38 | 67 (12) | 93 (18) | 97 (20) | 99 (15) | 134 (16) |
| 131 | SlumdogEngineer | 52 | 29:04 | 70 (10) | 63 (9) | 107 (11) | 114 (12) | 136 (10) |
| 132 | ulaca | 80 | 29:50 | 73 (13) | 88 (14) | 89 (18) | 116 (21) | 125 (14) |
| 133 | nekabue | 103 | 29:59 | 71 (19) | 99 (21) | 106 (22) | 104 (19) | 114 (22) |
| 134 | rosselliot | 61 | 30:09 | 92 (12) | 87 (15) | 101 (13) | 120 (13) | 99 (8) |
| 135 | klamery4 | 45 | 30:14 | 67 (10) | 97 (10) | 108 (10) | 109 (6) | 122 (9) |
| 136 | Mkgnao | 76 | 30:59 | 70 (19) | 74 (14) | 86 (15) | 186 (13) | 99 (15) |
| 137 | Manveru | 67 | 31:20 | 84 (14) | 83 (15) | 115 (12) | 112 (16) | 107 (10) |
| 138 | gbestanley | 95 | 31:43 | 80 (20) | 99 (22) | 101 (17) | 107 (17) | 112 (19) |
| 139 | koro | 118 | 31:50 | 85 (24) | 88 (25) | 99 (24) | 100 (24) | 130 (21) |
| 140 | BertieVII | 77 | 31:57 | 88 (21) | 82 (14) | 96 (15) | 103 (13) | 134 (14) |
| 141 | JoeyC | 82 | 32:15 | 66 (20) | 98 (13) | 90 (15) | 112 (18) | 136 (16) |
| 142 | starstruck | 97 | 35:59 | 75 (22) | 91 (18) | 102 (19) | 96 (17) | 133 (21) |
| 143 | Lloyd | 58 | 36:07 | 61 (13) | 75 (12) | 117 (13) | 131 (12) | 123 (8) |
| 144 | Pleasuredome | 77 | 36:44 | 78 (16) | 97 (19) | 94 (17) | 107 (12) | 131 (13) |
| 145 | marp | 60 | 37:18 | 82 (12) | 90 (7) | 94 (14) | 113 (15) | 113 (12) |
| 146 | WordPlodder | 116 | 38:02 | 74 (23) | 86 (22) | 104 (24) | 107 (22) | 124 (25) |
| 147 | tyrotim | 61 | 38:47 | 83 (14) | 96 (16) | 108 (12) | 108 (12) | 111 (7) |
| 148 | Rookie | 73 | 38:55 | 73 (11) | 103 (18) | 90 (14) | 105 (17) | 120 (13) |
| 149 | Ron's mum | 62 | 39:58 | 95 (11) | 91 (16) | 85 (14) | 134 (11) | 102 (10) |
| 150 | Shushannah | 60 | 41:00 | 77 (8) | 88 (10) | 97 (10) | 105 (15) | 114 (17) |
| 151 | kapietro | 76 | 42:40 | 75 (18) | 90 (12) | 86 (16) | 108 (18) | 151 (12) |
| 152 | MartinP | 111 | 43:16 | 72 (24) | 88 (19) | 88 (22) | 111 (24) | 138 (22) |
| 153 | empty | 94 | 44:43 | 84 (19) | 96 (13) | 98 (22) | 105 (22) | 114 (18) |
| 154 | BruceJohnston | 52 | 46:01 | 168 (7) | 57 (14) | 81 (11) | 137 (13) | 75 (7) |
| 155 | Cryptique | 68 | 60:02 | 64 (14) | 71 (16) | 110 (13) | 169 (11) | 103 (14) |