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 | 68 | 04:36 | 82 (17) | 88 (13) | 89 (11) | 105 (15) | 140 (12) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 91 | 05:58 | 85 (20) | 92 (18) | 96 (19) | 104 (20) | 127 (14) |
| 3 | Jason | 105 | 06:37 | 77 (22) | 96 (20) | 101 (22) | 100 (22) | 127 (19) |
| 4 | mistigris | 79 | 06:58 | 79 (15) | 84 (17) | 104 (16) | 110 (16) | 122 (15) |
| 5 | Diskus | 113 | 07:04 | 80 (23) | 91 (23) | 95 (23) | 108 (25) | 128 (19) |
| 6 | verlaine | 123 | 07:19 | 74 (24) | 94 (25) | 100 (23) | 106 (25) | 121 (26) |
| 7 | hilarym | 71 | 07:25 | 84 (19) | 91 (16) | 104 (17) | 112 (13) | 132 (6) |
| 8 | lili | 122 | 07:36 | 79 (25) | 95 (25) | 96 (24) | 112 (22) | 116 (26) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 122 | 07:40 | 80 (25) | 83 (25) | 107 (23) | 105 (25) | 123 (24) |
| 10 | cmjhutton | 39 | 08:13 | 89 (7) | 91 (9) | 116 (7) | 98 (8) | 105 (8) |
| 11 | richard | 96 | 08:22 | 83 (20) | 90 (19) | 95 (17) | 112 (20) | 117 (20) |
| 12 | asaldanha | 106 | 08:56 | 83 (21) | 81 (23) | 105 (21) | 109 (21) | 123 (20) |
| 13 | trux | 54 | 09:07 | 72 (11) | 93 (11) | 88 (9) | 114 (14) | 131 (9) |
| 14 | AlanS | 107 | 09:50 | 74 (25) | 96 (22) | 109 (23) | 107 (18) | 119 (19) |
| 15 | chindit | 114 | 09:56 | 82 (25) | 83 (21) | 99 (24) | 114 (21) | 121 (23) |
| 16 | glheard | 95 | 10:10 | 81 (24) | 86 (19) | 99 (14) | 113 (23) | 126 (15) |
| 17 | scrabbler | 104 | 10:36 | 82 (21) | 94 (22) | 101 (19) | 110 (22) | 112 (20) |
| 18 | Heyesey | 102 | 10:59 | 68 (22) | 81 (21) | 102 (22) | 117 (19) | 137 (18) |
| 19 | Kinghedger | 80 | 11:02 | 79 (20) | 82 (16) | 109 (15) | 110 (13) | 125 (16) |
| 20 | keriothe_ | 110 | 11:06 | 81 (23) | 93 (24) | 103 (19) | 94 (21) | 126 (23) |
| 21 | philjordan1147 | 84 | 11:07 | 77 (17) | 102 (18) | 92 (17) | 108 (17) | 120 (15) |
| 22 | lickert | 99 | 11:07 | 76 (19) | 90 (21) | 108 (21) | 106 (22) | 120 (16) |
| 23 | andy | 86 | 11:09 | 85 (17) | 89 (16) | 102 (20) | 110 (17) | 112 (16) |
| 24 | Topical Tim | 121 | 11:11 | 76 (24) | 91 (24) | 101 (26) | 106 (24) | 125 (23) |
| 25 | xyster | 79 | 11:19 | 84 (21) | 89 (14) | 103 (14) | 104 (17) | 127 (13) |
| 26 | fshephe | 109 | 11:47 | 88 (23) | 94 (24) | 105 (20) | 106 (20) | 107 (22) |
| 27 | Tom Stubbs | 128 | 12:03 | 77 (27) | 86 (25) | 100 (25) | 115 (27) | 121 (24) |
| 28 | neilr | 113 | 12:12 | 87 (23) | 94 (25) | 100 (23) | 108 (22) | 111 (20) |
| 29 | tilbee | 103 | 12:21 | 77 (22) | 96 (21) | 107 (19) | 100 (20) | 120 (21) |
| 30 | markdobell | 108 | 12:21 | 72 (19) | 89 (25) | 100 (18) | 112 (26) | 123 (20) |
| 31 | Deane Short | 89 | 12:27 | 87 (23) | 94 (17) | 92 (15) | 113 (19) | 116 (15) |
| 32 | HenryBW | 74 | 12:30 | 78 (18) | 84 (14) | 112 (13) | 115 (16) | 115 (13) |
| 33 | Sheapey | 116 | 12:33 | 74 (24) | 84 (23) | 100 (22) | 108 (24) | 133 (23) |
| 34 | Stavros | 85 | 12:37 | 80 (21) | 93 (19) | 95 (17) | 98 (14) | 144 (14) |
| 35 | aphasic | 75 | 12:41 | 81 (20) | 94 (15) | 103 (13) | 99 (12) | 126 (15) |
| 36 | David Crooks | 85 | 12:43 | 81 (20) | 91 (21) | 106 (14) | 106 (12) | 120 (18) |
| 37 | Silva | 118 | 12:48 | 78 (26) | 94 (24) | 95 (23) | 113 (25) | 122 (20) |
| 38 | JimboFS | 103 | 12:53 | 79 (22) | 91 (22) | 105 (21) | 101 (20) | 127 (18) |
| 39 | SimonAnthony | 100 | 13:02 | 63 (18) | 84 (22) | 122 (19) | 102 (19) | 124 (22) |
| 40 | March | 109 | 13:02 | 77 (23) | 94 (23) | 106 (21) | 108 (25) | 117 (17) |
| 41 | Finzi | 127 | 13:10 | 86 (26) | 100 (27) | 100 (24) | 103 (25) | 110 (25) |
| 42 | MikeOsborne | 103 | 13:19 | 78 (18) | 99 (23) | 95 (22) | 105 (20) | 118 (20) |
| 43 | Secondbass | 96 | 13:25 | 75 (18) | 93 (18) | 100 (25) | 111 (21) | 120 (14) |
| 44 | Ben Staveley | 97 | 13:44 | 88 (15) | 95 (22) | 102 (21) | 109 (23) | 100 (16) |
| 45 | Peponi13 | 88 | 13:54 | 91 (21) | 104 (18) | 100 (18) | 99 (15) | 105 (16) |
| 46 | Penfold_61 | 98 | 13:55 | 85 (18) | 89 (23) | 108 (17) | 101 (19) | 115 (21) |
| 47 | jamesah | 72 | 14:18 | 86 (16) | 91 (14) | 96 (15) | 112 (17) | 117 (10) |
| 48 | JezWoolfrey | 64 | 14:19 | 82 (16) | 90 (11) | 100 (14) | 108 (11) | 123 (12) |
| 49 | 7dPenguin | 86 | 14:19 | 75 (18) | 96 (21) | 105 (14) | 104 (18) | 124 (15) |
| 50 | tunflog | 69 | 14:20 | 95 (20) | 98 (17) | 100 (11) | 101 (12) | 110 (9) |
| 51 | Achernar | 76 | 14:33 | 94 (22) | 97 (17) | 100 (20) | 103 (10) | 115 (7) |
| 52 | Ed freshpot | 101 | 14:37 | 77 (20) | 86 (21) | 95 (19) | 111 (21) | 129 (20) |
| 53 | Crucifer | 72 | 14:46 | 76 (18) | 93 (16) | 100 (14) | 122 (13) | 121 (11) |
| 54 | Tibthorpe | 106 | 14:52 | 76 (19) | 88 (22) | 106 (22) | 108 (23) | 118 (20) |
| 55 | grape | 55 | 14:57 | 89 (15) | 84 (10) | 101 (11) | 108 (11) | 125 (8) |
| 56 | LouWeed | 117 | 14:58 | 80 (25) | 92 (21) | 100 (24) | 108 (26) | 120 (21) |
| 57 | franceslc11 | 74 | 15:06 | 80 (14) | 94 (12) | 96 (13) | 107 (17) | 114 (18) |
| 58 | Groucho | 92 | 15:14 | 78 (24) | 98 (20) | 103 (18) | 105 (16) | 127 (14) |
| 59 | pitcaithlie | 60 | 15:17 | 76 (14) | 81 (13) | 113 (15) | 107 (11) | 140 (7) |
| 60 | alexh | 71 | 15:35 | 84 (18) | 100 (13) | 98 (11) | 105 (14) | 114 (15) |
| 61 | Pootle | 114 | 15:45 | 81 (25) | 86 (24) | 104 (20) | 107 (24) | 125 (21) |
| 62 | phthisis | 90 | 15:48 | 78 (16) | 94 (19) | 95 (17) | 106 (19) | 120 (19) |
| 63 | CentralLine | 76 | 15:56 | 82 (14) | 91 (14) | 88 (15) | 110 (17) | 123 (16) |
| 64 | Looch | 113 | 16:02 | 81 (20) | 86 (25) | 103 (21) | 109 (23) | 116 (24) |
| 65 | Squallaby | 80 | 16:15 | 79 (16) | 95 (20) | 96 (17) | 104 (16) | 135 (11) |
| 66 | tapbarker | 106 | 16:15 | 74 (23) | 88 (18) | 109 (21) | 99 (22) | 129 (22) |
| 67 | Semillon | 133 | 16:16 | 68 (26) | 94 (27) | 98 (26) | 109 (27) | 127 (27) |
| 68 | gabrojak | 60 | 16:20 | 80 (11) | 99 (16) | 106 (14) | 107 (12) | 105 (7) |
| 69 | Ease This Jam | 92 | 16:24 | 75 (18) | 91 (22) | 102 (16) | 108 (18) | 124 (18) |
| 70 | MK76 | 58 | 16:33 | 73 (15) | 104 (15) | 108 (9) | 109 (13) | 122 (6) |
| 71 | Craven | 113 | 16:44 | 90 (24) | 92 (22) | 101 (23) | 103 (24) | 114 (20) |
| 72 | rupe | 44 | 16:58 | 73 (12) | 93 (9) | 81 (6) | 111 (8) | 143 (9) |
| 73 | andrewlake | 119 | 16:58 | 76 (22) | 92 (27) | 100 (24) | 113 (21) | 116 (25) |
| 74 | DunPangolin | 106 | 17:10 | 87 (25) | 93 (24) | 104 (21) | 108 (19) | 113 (17) |
| 75 | Valance | 78 | 17:11 | 71 (12) | 90 (17) | 103 (19) | 98 (14) | 129 (16) |
| 76 | LJCN | 115 | 17:18 | 72 (25) | 99 (22) | 104 (22) | 103 (23) | 122 (23) |
| 77 | Crossiant | 81 | 17:21 | 73 (16) | 93 (17) | 92 (17) | 106 (15) | 135 (16) |
| 78 | robinh | 90 | 17:23 | 83 (18) | 95 (19) | 105 (21) | 102 (20) | 118 (12) |
| 79 | ajcauk1 | 78 | 17:52 | 84 (15) | 88 (18) | 104 (21) | 106 (12) | 121 (12) |
| 80 | Ludo | 76 | 17:56 | 80 (17) | 93 (18) | 95 (14) | 115 (16) | 123 (11) |
| 81 | GMcD | 114 | 17:58 | 75 (22) | 101 (23) | 105 (25) | 103 (22) | 112 (22) |
| 82 | uvofiz | 71 | 18:27 | 86 (16) | 95 (15) | 98 (15) | 112 (17) | 112 (8) |
| 83 | endafk | 63 | 18:32 | 77 (15) | 87 (11) | 105 (15) | 112 (14) | 126 (8) |
| 84 | Zander | 109 | 18:35 | 72 (20) | 87 (22) | 105 (22) | 111 (25) | 120 (20) |
| 85 | cyrillic | 67 | 18:43 | 81 (10) | 84 (14) | 97 (14) | 107 (14) | 121 (15) |
| 86 | gsriordan52 | 51 | 19:00 | 80 (11) | 89 (13) | 106 (13) | 107 (7) | 131 (7) |
| 87 | pterodactyl | 93 | 19:00 | 86 (22) | 86 (16) | 101 (23) | 112 (18) | 118 (14) |
| 88 | Andrew Whiffin | 66 | 19:12 | 76 (15) | 94 (16) | 115 (12) | 104 (8) | 114 (15) |
| 89 | KET | 38 | 19:13 | 70 (9) | 103 (9) | 85 (7) | 134 (7) | 114 (6) |
| 90 | OliviaRhineb | 95 | 19:16 | 71 (18) | 95 (21) | 101 (18) | 109 (19) | 121 (19) |
| 91 | Colin2355 | 102 | 19:19 | 82 (20) | 80 (22) | 96 (18) | 110 (21) | 129 (21) |
| 92 | annbrew | 59 | 19:20 | 81 (15) | 102 (14) | 103 (12) | 110 (12) | 112 (6) |
| 93 | hugh schofield | 58 | 19:41 | 70 (11) | 97 (13) | 97 (13) | 118 (14) | 119 (7) |
| 94 | Galspray | 85 | 19:46 | 80 (21) | 91 (14) | 98 (17) | 112 (16) | 120 (17) |
| 95 | benedick | 40 | 20:02 | 78 (11) | 93 (7) | 95 (7) | 105 (7) | 133 (8) |
| 96 | Hamish.S | 96 | 20:02 | 70 (23) | 91 (19) | 111 (18) | 123 (17) | 112 (19) |
| 97 | Kevin Gregg | 96 | 20:35 | 79 (25) | 86 (20) | 109 (19) | 107 (18) | 135 (14) |
| 98 | pc8 | 118 | 20:50 | 84 (24) | 85 (23) | 100 (23) | 106 (26) | 124 (22) |
| 99 | barracuda | 112 | 20:56 | 76 (20) | 94 (24) | 108 (24) | 102 (23) | 116 (21) |
| 100 | David Bourne | 52 | 21:11 | 69 (13) | 91 (7) | 108 (13) | 110 (9) | 124 (10) |
| 101 | Waterloo | 79 | 21:13 | 80 (19) | 90 (16) | 113 (14) | 110 (19) | 111 (11) |
| 102 | crosswordian | 94 | 21:14 | 83 (21) | 97 (21) | 100 (17) | 107 (17) | 114 (18) |
| 103 | martinede | 40 | 21:21 | 90 (9) | 95 (8) | 94 (9) | 107 (7) | 115 (7) |
| 104 | FrameShift | 114 | 21:22 | 67 (25) | 99 (22) | 106 (20) | 114 (22) | 114 (25) |
| 105 | LeyGal | 45 | 21:35 | 88 (9) | 92 (13) | 120 (7) | 92 (7) | 111 (9) |
| 106 | UisceTe | 52 | 22:10 | 73 (9) | 82 (13) | 115 (10) | 114 (12) | 117 (8) |
| 107 | Nangle | 66 | 22:18 | 87 (13) | 89 (17) | 97 (11) | 114 (17) | 113 (8) |
| 108 | BlackburnRover | 83 | 22:18 | 87 (16) | 92 (18) | 99 (17) | 108 (17) | 113 (15) |
| 109 | James P | 99 | 22:26 | 69 (21) | 93 (19) | 88 (17) | 112 (19) | 130 (23) |
| 110 | npweston | 38 | 22:31 | 81 (7) | 83 (9) | 99 (8) | 129 (6) | 113 (8) |
| 111 | george.garlick | 77 | 22:33 | 71 (13) | 90 (15) | 105 (17) | 110 (14) | 115 (18) |
| 112 | goblin | 131 | 22:56 | 76 (26) | 92 (27) | 98 (27) | 104 (27) | 129 (24) |
| 113 | Jagsfan1971 | 55 | 23:33 | 66 (15) | 100 (7) | 115 (15) | 105 (10) | 125 (8) |
| 114 | Corymbia | 91 | 23:37 | 74 (22) | 91 (16) | 107 (17) | 106 (17) | 124 (19) |
| 115 | Edprof | 65 | 23:41 | 74 (14) | 92 (12) | 93 (14) | 108 (13) | 136 (12) |
| 116 | MichelinPoitiers | 59 | 24:04 | 82 (13) | 88 (9) | 97 (13) | 112 (11) | 117 (13) |
| 117 | Leegoods | 45 | 24:23 | 73 (11) | 110 (6) | 103 (11) | 108 (9) | 114 (8) |
| 118 | Onelug | 54 | 24:46 | 84 (13) | 87 (9) | 93 (9) | 110 (12) | 122 (11) |
| 119 | rjcassidy | 114 | 24:47 | 80 (23) | 90 (23) | 98 (22) | 109 (22) | 119 (24) |
| 120 | DanSolo | 42 | 24:50 | 73 (9) | 90 (7) | 88 (8) | 111 (7) | 128 (11) |
| 121 | JohnDun | 86 | 25:15 | 76 (21) | 89 (15) | 102 (17) | 103 (18) | 136 (15) |
| 122 | suethepotterer | 84 | 25:16 | 84 (18) | 105 (17) | 101 (18) | 100 (16) | 111 (15) |
| 123 | medodd | 57 | 25:19 | 81 (11) | 98 (15) | 114 (10) | 94 (10) | 111 (11) |
| 124 | Tudds | 112 | 25:22 | 76 (22) | 85 (24) | 108 (23) | 105 (23) | 126 (20) |
| 125 | Pauline Minter | 79 | 26:09 | 79 (16) | 88 (16) | 102 (18) | 103 (13) | 125 (16) |
| 126 | Fidelio | 59 | 26:23 | 79 (9) | 87 (12) | 93 (11) | 105 (13) | 124 (14) |
| 127 | chris661554 | 110 | 26:23 | 72 (22) | 93 (22) | 88 (20) | 108 (21) | 132 (25) |
| 128 | Crippens1 | 82 | 27:01 | 85 (23) | 85 (17) | 111 (15) | 109 (13) | 120 (14) |
| 129 | tony the butcher montana | 38 | 27:20 | 74 (6) | 95 (11) | 113 (8) | 95 (7) | 121 (6) |
| 130 | Yatton50 | 81 | 27:42 | 82 (20) | 86 (14) | 111 (19) | 100 (16) | 126 (12) |
| 131 | NAPASAI | 48 | 28:17 | 62 (6) | 108 (14) | 99 (10) | 98 (11) | 118 (7) |
| 132 | eniamretrauq | 83 | 28:21 | 76 (16) | 89 (16) | 102 (16) | 107 (16) | 119 (19) |
| 133 | nekabue | 104 | 28:50 | 76 (21) | 95 (21) | 100 (23) | 110 (17) | 118 (22) |
| 134 | Mike Harper | 87 | 28:59 | 68 (14) | 91 (19) | 100 (21) | 104 (18) | 134 (15) |
| 135 | ulaca | 84 | 29:00 | 72 (16) | 88 (17) | 88 (16) | 117 (20) | 130 (15) |
| 136 | 99evers | 56 | 29:02 | 71 (8) | 84 (13) | 95 (10) | 120 (9) | 117 (16) |
| 137 | SlumdogEngineer | 60 | 29:12 | 68 (11) | 63 (9) | 103 (12) | 112 (15) | 134 (13) |
| 138 | klamery4 | 48 | 29:28 | 67 (11) | 100 (9) | 106 (12) | 111 (7) | 121 (9) |
| 139 | rosselliot | 59 | 29:46 | 93 (11) | 88 (15) | 98 (13) | 118 (13) | 102 (7) |
| 140 | Manveru | 62 | 30:08 | 83 (15) | 81 (16) | 121 (10) | 117 (13) | 113 (8) |
| 141 | Mkgnao | 82 | 30:32 | 70 (21) | 73 (14) | 90 (17) | 189 (13) | 99 (17) |
| 142 | gbestanley | 96 | 31:41 | 80 (20) | 98 (22) | 101 (18) | 105 (18) | 116 (18) |
| 143 | koro | 128 | 31:58 | 81 (26) | 83 (27) | 104 (26) | 101 (25) | 132 (24) |
| 144 | BertieVII | 80 | 32:47 | 86 (21) | 83 (17) | 95 (14) | 101 (11) | 136 (17) |
| 145 | JoeyC | 83 | 33:10 | 66 (18) | 90 (16) | 86 (16) | 110 (16) | 146 (17) |
| 146 | Lloyd | 64 | 35:26 | 62 (12) | 75 (14) | 112 (16) | 128 (14) | 125 (8) |
| 147 | starstruck | 103 | 36:11 | 73 (23) | 91 (20) | 98 (18) | 102 (19) | 132 (23) |
| 148 | Pleasuredome | 86 | 36:16 | 79 (17) | 92 (20) | 96 (20) | 106 (13) | 130 (16) |
| 149 | marp | 56 | 37:31 | 77 (11) | 88 (6) | 94 (14) | 115 (13) | 115 (12) |
| 150 | WordPlodder | 119 | 37:48 | 75 (24) | 82 (22) | 105 (24) | 110 (23) | 123 (26) |
| 151 | Rookie | 75 | 37:56 | 76 (12) | 100 (20) | 90 (14) | 106 (16) | 123 (13) |
| 152 | tyrotim | 66 | 38:57 | 82 (15) | 97 (18) | 109 (14) | 106 (12) | 111 (7) |
| 153 | Ron's mum | 54 | 40:58 | 94 (10) | 90 (14) | 81 (12) | 143 (9) | 101 (9) |
| 154 | Shushannah | 64 | 41:23 | 75 (8) | 87 (11) | 98 (9) | 103 (17) | 115 (19) |
| 155 | kapietro | 83 | 41:43 | 75 (19) | 86 (14) | 85 (15) | 109 (19) | 143 (16) |
| 156 | jackk.larg | 52 | 41:56 | 86 (17) | 98 (11) | 90 (8) | 94 (6) | 135 (10) |
| 157 | empty | 94 | 43:15 | 81 (20) | 92 (14) | 102 (21) | 104 (21) | 118 (18) |
| 158 | MartinP | 113 | 43:51 | 70 (26) | 89 (18) | 90 (23) | 111 (23) | 140 (23) |
| 159 | BruceJohnston | 53 | 45:28 | 170 (7) | 58 (14) | 80 (12) | 143 (12) | 74 (8) |
| 160 | Cryptique | 68 | 57:29 | 50 (13) | 72 (19) | 115 (13) | 176 (11) | 110 (12) |