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 | 57 | 04:19 | 88 (16) | 87 (11) | 93 (9) | 105 (13) | 140 (8) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 86 | 05:54 | 87 (19) | 91 (19) | 97 (17) | 105 (16) | 122 (15) |
| 3 | Magoo | 41 | 06:18 | 83 (9) | 90 (6) | 95 (9) | 124 (7) | 107 (10) |
| 4 | Jason | 96 | 06:24 | 81 (21) | 96 (18) | 104 (21) | 98 (20) | 122 (16) |
| 5 | Diskus | 114 | 07:03 | 80 (23) | 89 (23) | 95 (24) | 113 (24) | 124 (20) |
| 6 | mistigris | 82 | 07:08 | 84 (15) | 84 (19) | 105 (16) | 110 (18) | 119 (14) |
| 7 | verlaine | 116 | 07:09 | 79 (22) | 84 (24) | 103 (21) | 107 (24) | 122 (25) |
| 8 | lili | 117 | 07:22 | 86 (24) | 92 (24) | 101 (23) | 107 (21) | 112 (25) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 118 | 07:45 | 83 (24) | 83 (25) | 101 (21) | 109 (24) | 122 (24) |
| 10 | richard | 92 | 08:18 | 84 (19) | 91 (19) | 97 (18) | 111 (19) | 115 (17) |
| 11 | cmjhutton | 54 | 08:20 | 95 (11) | 93 (12) | 115 (9) | 90 (11) | 109 (11) |
| 12 | asaldanha | 102 | 08:57 | 84 (20) | 79 (23) | 112 (19) | 109 (21) | 118 (19) |
| 13 | trux | 49 | 09:30 | 72 (10) | 88 (10) | 98 (10) | 119 (12) | 123 (7) |
| 14 | chindit | 112 | 09:45 | 82 (24) | 79 (19) | 103 (24) | 109 (22) | 122 (23) |
| 15 | AlanS | 100 | 10:12 | 73 (22) | 93 (21) | 109 (21) | 112 (17) | 115 (19) |
| 16 | glheard | 88 | 10:26 | 82 (23) | 87 (17) | 101 (13) | 113 (22) | 124 (13) |
| 17 | philjordan1147 | 75 | 10:30 | 82 (15) | 91 (17) | 91 (15) | 113 (14) | 123 (14) |
| 18 | scrabbler | 99 | 10:39 | 85 (19) | 88 (22) | 102 (19) | 109 (20) | 115 (19) |
| 19 | Kinghedger | 79 | 10:46 | 85 (19) | 79 (16) | 104 (16) | 110 (14) | 127 (14) |
| 20 | lickert | 95 | 10:59 | 82 (18) | 82 (21) | 109 (20) | 109 (21) | 119 (15) |
| 21 | Topical Tim | 119 | 11:03 | 79 (24) | 86 (24) | 101 (25) | 112 (24) | 122 (22) |
| 22 | Heyesey | 103 | 11:07 | 70 (19) | 82 (23) | 98 (22) | 115 (21) | 136 (18) |
| 23 | xyster | 76 | 11:08 | 85 (18) | 85 (14) | 105 (15) | 104 (17) | 125 (12) |
| 24 | keriothe_ | 106 | 11:12 | 80 (21) | 100 (22) | 100 (21) | 91 (20) | 125 (22) |
| 25 | andy | 92 | 11:25 | 84 (18) | 88 (17) | 100 (21) | 114 (19) | 111 (17) |
| 26 | fshephe | 104 | 11:58 | 90 (23) | 94 (20) | 103 (20) | 104 (19) | 107 (22) |
| 27 | Tom Stubbs | 124 | 12:02 | 79 (26) | 84 (24) | 101 (24) | 116 (26) | 118 (24) |
| 28 | markdobell | 106 | 12:13 | 80 (19) | 87 (22) | 99 (19) | 111 (25) | 116 (21) |
| 29 | neilr | 112 | 12:15 | 89 (24) | 90 (24) | 100 (21) | 111 (22) | 110 (21) |
| 30 | tilbee | 102 | 12:16 | 75 (23) | 90 (19) | 106 (17) | 108 (21) | 120 (22) |
| 31 | HenryBW | 70 | 12:22 | 81 (16) | 88 (13) | 109 (13) | 108 (15) | 114 (13) |
| 32 | Deane Short | 85 | 12:29 | 89 (22) | 91 (16) | 94 (15) | 112 (16) | 116 (16) |
| 33 | Sheapey | 111 | 12:32 | 74 (23) | 86 (21) | 98 (21) | 108 (23) | 131 (23) |
| 34 | Silva | 112 | 12:32 | 80 (25) | 91 (23) | 99 (22) | 113 (23) | 119 (19) |
| 35 | Stavros | 85 | 12:39 | 83 (20) | 91 (19) | 102 (18) | 91 (15) | 145 (13) |
| 36 | aphasic | 72 | 12:41 | 87 (18) | 93 (16) | 106 (11) | 97 (13) | 120 (14) |
| 37 | JimboFS | 102 | 12:47 | 83 (22) | 89 (21) | 103 (22) | 97 (18) | 129 (19) |
| 38 | David Crooks | 88 | 12:49 | 83 (20) | 85 (20) | 110 (17) | 109 (13) | 117 (18) |
| 39 | March | 108 | 12:49 | 80 (23) | 88 (23) | 109 (19) | 108 (25) | 117 (18) |
| 40 | Secondbass | 87 | 13:15 | 83 (16) | 91 (19) | 105 (23) | 113 (18) | 104 (11) |
| 41 | Finzi | 123 | 13:20 | 85 (25) | 96 (26) | 101 (23) | 106 (25) | 111 (24) |
| 42 | SimonAnthony | 104 | 13:23 | 66 (19) | 81 (23) | 110 (20) | 111 (19) | 126 (23) |
| 43 | MikeOsborne | 97 | 13:26 | 83 (15) | 93 (21) | 96 (21) | 102 (19) | 119 (21) |
| 44 | JezWoolfrey | 64 | 14:01 | 84 (17) | 93 (13) | 102 (13) | 99 (9) | 126 (12) |
| 45 | Penfold_61 | 99 | 14:02 | 91 (18) | 84 (22) | 108 (18) | 103 (19) | 112 (22) |
| 46 | Ben Staveley | 98 | 14:03 | 86 (14) | 93 (23) | 103 (22) | 114 (23) | 95 (16) |
| 47 | jamesah | 74 | 14:07 | 88 (19) | 96 (17) | 95 (13) | 110 (17) | 120 (8) |
| 48 | Peponi13 | 88 | 14:11 | 92 (20) | 96 (17) | 104 (17) | 101 (17) | 107 (17) |
| 49 | tunflog | 75 | 14:23 | 97 (20) | 97 (18) | 99 (15) | 100 (14) | 111 (8) |
| 50 | 7dPenguin | 86 | 14:24 | 82 (17) | 87 (19) | 110 (15) | 102 (18) | 120 (17) |
| 51 | Ed freshpot | 96 | 14:25 | 78 (19) | 88 (23) | 96 (17) | 111 (19) | 128 (18) |
| 52 | LouWeed | 115 | 14:45 | 84 (25) | 85 (21) | 102 (23) | 107 (25) | 122 (21) |
| 53 | Groucho | 87 | 14:55 | 82 (23) | 92 (19) | 104 (17) | 107 (16) | 129 (12) |
| 54 | Achernar | 72 | 14:56 | 91 (19) | 95 (19) | 105 (16) | 108 (12) | 108 (6) |
| 55 | grape | 58 | 14:59 | 95 (15) | 84 (10) | 102 (13) | 100 (12) | 122 (8) |
| 56 | Crucifer | 71 | 15:00 | 77 (19) | 87 (15) | 101 (13) | 123 (12) | 126 (12) |
| 57 | Tibthorpe | 111 | 15:05 | 80 (19) | 86 (23) | 102 (22) | 104 (25) | 122 (22) |
| 58 | franceslc11 | 79 | 15:10 | 82 (15) | 95 (13) | 89 (14) | 111 (17) | 113 (20) |
| 59 | pitcaithlie | 63 | 15:13 | 78 (13) | 81 (15) | 115 (15) | 107 (12) | 129 (8) |
| 60 | Semillon | 128 | 15:47 | 74 (25) | 92 (26) | 99 (25) | 108 (26) | 125 (26) |
| 61 | alexh | 73 | 15:54 | 88 (16) | 99 (15) | 94 (12) | 104 (15) | 112 (15) |
| 62 | Ease This Jam | 89 | 15:54 | 77 (18) | 87 (20) | 100 (16) | 116 (19) | 120 (16) |
| 63 | phthisis | 87 | 15:55 | 81 (15) | 93 (17) | 96 (17) | 103 (19) | 121 (19) |
| 64 | Pootle | 113 | 15:59 | 84 (24) | 82 (23) | 106 (21) | 105 (23) | 123 (22) |
| 65 | gabrojak | 66 | 16:05 | 84 (13) | 91 (15) | 108 (16) | 105 (13) | 113 (9) |
| 66 | CentralLine | 75 | 16:05 | 80 (15) | 87 (14) | 87 (11) | 110 (19) | 124 (16) |
| 67 | Looch | 109 | 16:06 | 83 (19) | 84 (25) | 106 (19) | 106 (23) | 117 (23) |
| 68 | Squallaby | 80 | 16:29 | 83 (16) | 90 (19) | 100 (15) | 98 (16) | 132 (14) |
| 69 | tapbarker | 102 | 16:35 | 75 (21) | 90 (19) | 117 (20) | 94 (20) | 121 (22) |
| 70 | MK76 | 58 | 16:40 | 73 (14) | 100 (13) | 106 (10) | 106 (14) | 128 (7) |
| 71 | Craven | 112 | 16:40 | 91 (25) | 89 (22) | 102 (20) | 107 (24) | 111 (21) |
| 72 | andrewlake | 115 | 16:59 | 76 (20) | 90 (26) | 100 (23) | 108 (21) | 120 (25) |
| 73 | DunPangolin | 98 | 17:00 | 90 (23) | 91 (23) | 103 (18) | 106 (18) | 114 (16) |
| 74 | robinh | 83 | 17:03 | 81 (18) | 96 (19) | 106 (18) | 100 (16) | 121 (12) |
| 75 | Valance | 65 | 17:04 | 74 (10) | 87 (14) | 106 (15) | 106 (13) | 119 (13) |
| 76 | LJCN | 111 | 17:22 | 77 (22) | 102 (21) | 103 (24) | 98 (22) | 117 (22) |
| 77 | rupe | 44 | 17:41 | 73 (12) | 94 (10) | 91 (6) | 109 (8) | 144 (8) |
| 78 | Crossiant | 82 | 17:49 | 75 (14) | 88 (17) | 90 (17) | 104 (15) | 133 (19) |
| 79 | Ludo | 72 | 17:50 | 81 (15) | 92 (20) | 102 (11) | 111 (15) | 119 (11) |
| 80 | GMcD | 109 | 18:01 | 80 (22) | 95 (21) | 102 (24) | 106 (22) | 115 (20) |
| 81 | ajcauk1 | 80 | 18:02 | 88 (17) | 89 (18) | 107 (17) | 103 (15) | 115 (13) |
| 82 | uvofiz | 69 | 18:13 | 88 (15) | 95 (16) | 98 (14) | 103 (13) | 119 (11) |
| 83 | endafk | 66 | 18:31 | 78 (18) | 79 (10) | 108 (14) | 109 (13) | 131 (11) |
| 84 | KET | 41 | 18:41 | 72 (10) | 99 (10) | 88 (8) | 138 (7) | 117 (6) |
| 85 | OliviaRhineb | 90 | 18:51 | 76 (18) | 92 (20) | 106 (16) | 108 (18) | 117 (18) |
| 86 | pterodactyl | 88 | 18:58 | 86 (20) | 89 (17) | 101 (21) | 113 (16) | 114 (14) |
| 87 | Colin2355 | 93 | 19:04 | 85 (19) | 73 (18) | 97 (17) | 109 (21) | 132 (18) |
| 88 | Zander | 102 | 19:04 | 81 (18) | 84 (20) | 107 (21) | 104 (23) | 119 (20) |
| 89 | cyrillic | 68 | 19:05 | 79 (11) | 80 (13) | 93 (15) | 116 (14) | 123 (15) |
| 90 | Hamish.S | 94 | 19:32 | 79 (23) | 93 (21) | 109 (18) | 116 (14) | 110 (18) |
| 91 | Galspray | 84 | 19:43 | 84 (18) | 88 (17) | 100 (17) | 110 (15) | 118 (17) |
| 92 | Jeremy S | 58 | 19:48 | 84 (16) | 98 (13) | 109 (14) | 114 (7) | 104 (8) |
| 93 | Andrew Whiffin | 65 | 19:51 | 74 (13) | 92 (15) | 116 (12) | 97 (8) | 115 (17) |
| 94 | hugh schofield | 60 | 20:25 | 78 (12) | 92 (13) | 96 (13) | 110 (13) | 129 (9) |
| 95 | pc8 | 111 | 20:45 | 88 (23) | 84 (22) | 104 (21) | 106 (24) | 117 (21) |
| 96 | Kevin Gregg | 99 | 20:47 | 78 (24) | 86 (22) | 114 (18) | 100 (18) | 131 (17) |
| 97 | FrameShift | 95 | 20:55 | 72 (22) | 100 (19) | 109 (17) | 112 (17) | 110 (20) |
| 98 | BlackburnRover | 98 | 21:03 | 88 (19) | 94 (20) | 96 (21) | 107 (20) | 112 (18) |
| 99 | Waterloo | 80 | 21:12 | 80 (20) | 93 (16) | 109 (14) | 106 (16) | 116 (14) |
| 100 | David Bourne | 54 | 21:21 | 75 (12) | 80 (8) | 106 (13) | 110 (8) | 121 (13) |
| 101 | barracuda | 108 | 21:35 | 77 (18) | 87 (23) | 109 (23) | 104 (23) | 116 (21) |
| 102 | crosswordian | 92 | 21:42 | 86 (20) | 93 (20) | 103 (17) | 103 (17) | 115 (18) |
| 103 | george.garlick | 68 | 21:53 | 78 (13) | 89 (11) | 110 (15) | 110 (13) | 106 (16) |
| 104 | James P | 97 | 21:53 | 73 (20) | 88 (19) | 89 (17) | 106 (18) | 134 (23) |
| 105 | Nangle | 66 | 22:04 | 94 (13) | 88 (17) | 93 (10) | 111 (17) | 115 (9) |
| 106 | npweston | 44 | 22:12 | 82 (8) | 84 (10) | 97 (10) | 127 (7) | 113 (9) |
| 107 | LeyGal | 44 | 22:12 | 93 (10) | 90 (11) | 122 (7) | 92 (7) | 107 (9) |
| 108 | Jagsfan1971 | 58 | 22:26 | 69 (15) | 85 (9) | 113 (15) | 105 (8) | 132 (11) |
| 109 | UisceTe | 52 | 22:36 | 85 (9) | 84 (13) | 115 (10) | 110 (13) | 105 (7) |
| 110 | goblin | 126 | 22:37 | 81 (25) | 91 (26) | 97 (26) | 102 (26) | 130 (23) |
| 111 | Terrier | 40 | 22:39 | 82 (7) | 89 (10) | 91 (8) | 122 (6) | 118 (9) |
| 112 | Corymbia | 90 | 23:02 | 80 (23) | 93 (16) | 108 (16) | 100 (16) | 122 (19) |
| 113 | DanSolo | 38 | 23:24 | 75 (9) | 94 (6) | 88 (7) | 110 (8) | 130 (8) |
| 114 | Onelug | 54 | 23:34 | 87 (14) | 90 (9) | 91 (8) | 113 (12) | 115 (11) |
| 115 | 1234 | 64 | 23:46 | 77 (17) | 104 (15) | 112 (12) | 102 (14) | 122 (6) |
| 116 | Edprof | 68 | 24:10 | 74 (15) | 91 (13) | 97 (13) | 102 (13) | 134 (14) |
| 117 | MichelinPoitiers | 57 | 24:13 | 85 (12) | 85 (10) | 103 (12) | 111 (11) | 113 (12) |
| 118 | rjcassidy | 110 | 24:32 | 84 (22) | 88 (23) | 102 (21) | 105 (21) | 119 (23) |
| 119 | Leegoods | 46 | 24:36 | 76 (10) | 96 (7) | 111 (10) | 102 (11) | 114 (8) |
| 120 | Tudds | 109 | 24:56 | 77 (22) | 84 (24) | 110 (22) | 109 (22) | 122 (19) |
| 121 | suethepotterer | 82 | 25:27 | 87 (16) | 103 (14) | 98 (18) | 95 (17) | 114 (17) |
| 122 | chris661554 | 105 | 25:41 | 77 (21) | 93 (21) | 90 (20) | 106 (20) | 129 (23) |
| 123 | JohnDun | 91 | 25:47 | 78 (21) | 89 (16) | 100 (19) | 106 (18) | 127 (17) |
| 124 | medodd | 70 | 25:48 | 86 (14) | 94 (17) | 112 (14) | 97 (12) | 110 (13) |
| 125 | Fidelio | 59 | 26:07 | 80 (11) | 87 (11) | 96 (12) | 108 (13) | 123 (12) |
| 126 | Mkgnao | 82 | 26:14 | 81 (21) | 92 (16) | 110 (15) | 106 (14) | 117 (16) |
| 127 | Pauline Minter | 75 | 26:41 | 81 (16) | 88 (12) | 102 (18) | 98 (12) | 124 (17) |
| 128 | NAPASAI | 45 | 26:44 | 66 (6) | 98 (12) | 105 (10) | 103 (11) | 119 (6) |
| 129 | Crippens1 | 84 | 26:54 | 87 (23) | 86 (20) | 111 (14) | 111 (13) | 115 (14) |
| 130 | eniamretrauq | 82 | 27:34 | 79 (17) | 84 (16) | 102 (17) | 108 (15) | 125 (17) |
| 131 | SlumdogEngineer | 59 | 28:04 | 71 (12) | 73 (11) | 99 (9) | 114 (14) | 133 (13) |
| 132 | ulaca | 84 | 28:14 | 77 (18) | 77 (16) | 90 (15) | 115 (19) | 138 (16) |
| 133 | Yatton50 | 83 | 28:17 | 80 (19) | 88 (17) | 115 (16) | 96 (18) | 130 (13) |
| 134 | nekabue | 100 | 28:29 | 80 (18) | 90 (20) | 102 (23) | 111 (17) | 112 (22) |
| 135 | 99evers | 62 | 28:55 | 72 (9) | 83 (15) | 100 (12) | 147 (10) | 100 (16) |
| 136 | Mike Harper | 85 | 29:10 | 71 (14) | 85 (19) | 99 (21) | 107 (17) | 141 (14) |
| 137 | JoeyC | 74 | 30:33 | 77 (17) | 81 (15) | 103 (13) | 95 (15) | 149 (14) |
| 138 | rosselliot | 58 | 30:40 | 95 (11) | 78 (12) | 97 (11) | 117 (14) | 108 (10) |
| 139 | Manveru | 61 | 31:07 | 78 (12) | 74 (16) | 145 (11) | 105 (13) | 110 (9) |
| 140 | gbestanley | 90 | 31:35 | 84 (19) | 98 (20) | 102 (17) | 103 (16) | 112 (18) |
| 141 | koro | 122 | 31:56 | 84 (25) | 79 (25) | 106 (24) | 103 (24) | 128 (24) |
| 142 | BertieVII | 81 | 32:26 | 85 (22) | 89 (18) | 97 (14) | 96 (11) | 136 (16) |
| 143 | Lloyd | 62 | 35:42 | 67 (11) | 73 (15) | 118 (14) | 123 (13) | 121 (9) |
| 144 | starstruck | 104 | 36:26 | 78 (23) | 83 (20) | 100 (18) | 102 (20) | 133 (23) |
| 145 | Rookie | 72 | 37:10 | 74 (11) | 94 (18) | 102 (14) | 104 (14) | 118 (15) |
| 146 | Pleasuredome | 88 | 37:19 | 81 (17) | 87 (18) | 97 (21) | 99 (15) | 136 (17) |
| 147 | WordPlodder | 113 | 37:27 | 76 (23) | 87 (22) | 108 (22) | 102 (21) | 124 (25) |
| 148 | Ron's mum | 39 | 40:15 | 99 (8) | 85 (10) | 81 (8) | 140 (7) | 101 (6) |
| 149 | kapietro | 83 | 41:40 | 76 (18) | 92 (16) | 85 (14) | 105 (19) | 139 (16) |
| 150 | Shushannah | 65 | 42:03 | 75 (7) | 83 (11) | 100 (8) | 101 (18) | 115 (21) |
| 151 | jackk.larg | 49 | 42:57 | 93 (14) | 87 (10) | 99 (9) | 92 (6) | 127 (10) |
| 152 | empty | 88 | 43:18 | 84 (19) | 89 (15) | 100 (18) | 103 (19) | 122 (17) |
| 153 | MartinP | 109 | 43:37 | 76 (25) | 83 (17) | 93 (22) | 109 (22) | 135 (23) |
| 154 | algyw | 64 | 44:10 | 83 (17) | 97 (12) | 102 (16) | 103 (13) | 137 (6) |
| 155 | Cryptique | 79 | 53:49 | 52 (15) | 74 (22) | 121 (14) | 182 (13) | 92 (15) |