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 | 53 | 04:14 | 86 (15) | 90 (11) | 100 (9) | 102 (11) | 138 (7) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 84 | 05:44 | 84 (20) | 92 (19) | 100 (14) | 101 (15) | 127 (16) |
| 3 | Jason | 88 | 06:23 | 79 (19) | 92 (19) | 108 (21) | 106 (19) | 125 (10) |
| 4 | Magoo | 58 | 06:28 | 75 (10) | 82 (12) | 90 (13) | 104 (11) | 144 (12) |
| 5 | Diskus | 116 | 06:59 | 80 (24) | 91 (22) | 94 (26) | 115 (24) | 120 (20) |
| 6 | verlaine | 109 | 07:01 | 81 (22) | 86 (22) | 106 (18) | 107 (24) | 116 (23) |
| 7 | mistigris | 87 | 07:10 | 82 (17) | 86 (19) | 104 (16) | 108 (18) | 118 (17) |
| 8 | hilarym | 65 | 07:29 | 87 (19) | 93 (13) | 104 (13) | 104 (14) | 132 (6) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 119 | 07:38 | 86 (24) | 85 (25) | 96 (23) | 107 (23) | 125 (24) |
| 10 | cmjhutton | 89 | 08:01 | 90 (19) | 83 (19) | 109 (17) | 96 (18) | 124 (16) |
| 11 | richard | 103 | 08:24 | 85 (22) | 89 (22) | 106 (21) | 111 (22) | 110 (16) |
| 12 | asaldanha | 105 | 08:55 | 82 (21) | 82 (23) | 107 (22) | 108 (21) | 122 (18) |
| 13 | chindit | 110 | 09:45 | 83 (23) | 80 (19) | 106 (22) | 105 (22) | 120 (24) |
| 14 | philjordan1147 | 85 | 10:09 | 76 (16) | 93 (20) | 96 (17) | 108 (16) | 126 (16) |
| 15 | glheard | 74 | 10:28 | 82 (20) | 95 (17) | 99 (9) | 113 (22) | 120 (6) |
| 16 | lickert | 93 | 10:37 | 80 (19) | 85 (19) | 110 (18) | 107 (22) | 119 (15) |
| 17 | xyster | 85 | 10:39 | 84 (19) | 90 (18) | 104 (20) | 109 (17) | 118 (11) |
| 18 | scrabbler | 95 | 10:43 | 82 (19) | 86 (20) | 101 (19) | 107 (19) | 123 (18) |
| 19 | Kinghedger | 87 | 10:45 | 86 (20) | 80 (18) | 103 (20) | 110 (14) | 128 (15) |
| 20 | AlanS | 105 | 10:48 | 73 (21) | 91 (24) | 106 (23) | 107 (19) | 125 (18) |
| 21 | chriswords | 35 | 10:55 | 84 (9) | 87 (7) | 110 (6) | 100 (7) | 126 (6) |
| 22 | Heyesey | 96 | 11:09 | 68 (19) | 88 (19) | 105 (23) | 111 (18) | 127 (17) |
| 23 | keriothe_ | 112 | 11:11 | 76 (22) | 97 (23) | 98 (22) | 102 (22) | 124 (23) |
| 24 | Topical Tim | 118 | 11:29 | 78 (24) | 89 (24) | 93 (25) | 113 (24) | 128 (21) |
| 25 | miked1961 | 65 | 11:35 | 85 (14) | 89 (13) | 96 (13) | 115 (12) | 115 (13) |
| 26 | andy | 97 | 11:35 | 77 (20) | 91 (21) | 95 (21) | 122 (17) | 119 (18) |
| 27 | markdobell | 111 | 11:43 | 78 (21) | 83 (24) | 98 (21) | 117 (23) | 122 (22) |
| 28 | Deane Short | 79 | 11:57 | 85 (20) | 92 (15) | 98 (15) | 114 (16) | 114 (13) |
| 29 | tilbee | 102 | 11:57 | 79 (20) | 90 (22) | 96 (20) | 111 (21) | 123 (19) |
| 30 | HenryBW | 56 | 11:58 | 86 (14) | 97 (10) | 106 (10) | 101 (13) | 113 (9) |
| 31 | fshephe | 109 | 12:01 | 89 (25) | 95 (21) | 99 (21) | 103 (19) | 112 (23) |
| 32 | neilr | 105 | 12:10 | 90 (23) | 89 (23) | 99 (20) | 108 (21) | 116 (18) |
| 33 | Sheapey | 110 | 12:12 | 74 (22) | 83 (21) | 98 (21) | 108 (24) | 134 (22) |
| 34 | David Crooks | 85 | 12:24 | 80 (22) | 87 (20) | 111 (17) | 113 (11) | 122 (15) |
| 35 | aphasic | 73 | 12:29 | 90 (20) | 92 (16) | 94 (10) | 95 (14) | 132 (13) |
| 36 | Silva | 115 | 12:31 | 78 (24) | 91 (23) | 106 (25) | 106 (23) | 120 (20) |
| 37 | Tom Stubbs | 126 | 12:33 | 77 (26) | 87 (24) | 98 (25) | 114 (26) | 122 (25) |
| 38 | JimboFS | 101 | 12:43 | 80 (21) | 87 (20) | 103 (23) | 98 (18) | 131 (19) |
| 39 | March | 114 | 12:56 | 77 (23) | 87 (26) | 105 (20) | 109 (24) | 123 (21) |
| 40 | jonathan.leather | 38 | 12:59 | 95 (7) | 86 (8) | 95 (8) | 93 (8) | 132 (7) |
| 41 | Stavros | 91 | 13:04 | 83 (21) | 87 (20) | 102 (19) | 101 (18) | 140 (13) |
| 42 | MikeOsborne | 108 | 13:20 | 82 (19) | 85 (25) | 97 (21) | 107 (19) | 125 (24) |
| 43 | JezWoolfrey | 63 | 13:45 | 83 (17) | 90 (12) | 111 (14) | 99 (11) | 127 (9) |
| 44 | Finzi | 124 | 13:47 | 85 (25) | 90 (26) | 100 (24) | 108 (25) | 116 (24) |
| 45 | Secondbass | 68 | 13:50 | 79 (13) | 90 (14) | 110 (19) | 108 (15) | 112 (7) |
| 46 | Penfold_61 | 95 | 13:57 | 93 (19) | 84 (21) | 106 (20) | 106 (15) | 110 (20) |
| 47 | 7dPenguin | 83 | 14:13 | 84 (18) | 89 (20) | 109 (16) | 101 (15) | 123 (14) |
| 48 | jamesah | 65 | 14:14 | 85 (16) | 92 (13) | 97 (13) | 114 (15) | 117 (8) |
| 49 | Ben Staveley | 100 | 14:14 | 84 (17) | 88 (23) | 108 (22) | 110 (24) | 104 (14) |
| 50 | LouWeed | 115 | 14:16 | 88 (25) | 87 (23) | 100 (25) | 107 (24) | 121 (18) |
| 51 | Peponi13 | 89 | 14:29 | 91 (21) | 89 (19) | 103 (17) | 106 (17) | 114 (15) |
| 52 | Tibthorpe | 108 | 14:36 | 82 (21) | 90 (22) | 95 (22) | 104 (21) | 126 (22) |
| 53 | Ed freshpot | 97 | 14:37 | 77 (20) | 87 (22) | 100 (16) | 115 (22) | 121 (17) |
| 54 | Groucho | 90 | 14:46 | 81 (24) | 93 (19) | 102 (18) | 108 (16) | 130 (13) |
| 55 | Crucifer | 83 | 14:58 | 78 (21) | 87 (17) | 96 (16) | 124 (14) | 124 (15) |
| 56 | alexh | 72 | 15:14 | 84 (15) | 96 (18) | 96 (13) | 110 (13) | 116 (13) |
| 57 | franceslc11 | 70 | 15:22 | 86 (11) | 92 (9) | 87 (13) | 108 (16) | 111 (21) |
| 58 | pitcaithlie | 68 | 15:27 | 81 (18) | 88 (15) | 108 (14) | 109 (12) | 128 (9) |
| 59 | Achernar | 75 | 15:29 | 88 (19) | 96 (20) | 108 (15) | 108 (15) | 108 (6) |
| 60 | phthisis | 93 | 15:31 | 85 (17) | 92 (20) | 98 (19) | 101 (18) | 121 (19) |
| 61 | Semillon | 127 | 15:38 | 73 (25) | 92 (26) | 100 (25) | 113 (25) | 119 (26) |
| 62 | CentralLine | 96 | 15:59 | 78 (20) | 82 (21) | 92 (16) | 111 (19) | 135 (20) |
| 63 | gabrojak | 71 | 16:02 | 81 (15) | 86 (15) | 108 (18) | 113 (13) | 115 (10) |
| 64 | Looch | 115 | 16:03 | 85 (23) | 86 (24) | 106 (23) | 102 (21) | 118 (24) |
| 65 | tapbarker | 101 | 16:12 | 73 (21) | 89 (17) | 112 (21) | 97 (20) | 124 (22) |
| 66 | Pootle | 108 | 16:13 | 87 (22) | 82 (21) | 98 (20) | 110 (23) | 119 (22) |
| 67 | robinh | 96 | 16:19 | 86 (21) | 93 (23) | 105 (19) | 97 (18) | 123 (15) |
| 68 | Ease This Jam | 94 | 16:21 | 78 (19) | 86 (18) | 95 (20) | 113 (21) | 128 (16) |
| 69 | andrewlake | 116 | 16:21 | 76 (21) | 88 (24) | 99 (24) | 108 (23) | 124 (24) |
| 70 | MK76 | 57 | 16:38 | 77 (13) | 95 (14) | 111 (8) | 102 (13) | 124 (9) |
| 71 | Squallaby | 90 | 16:39 | 82 (22) | 90 (18) | 108 (17) | 99 (17) | 125 (16) |
| 72 | Valance | 70 | 16:51 | 73 (10) | 83 (16) | 99 (15) | 103 (13) | 130 (16) |
| 73 | Craven | 109 | 16:51 | 88 (24) | 90 (23) | 101 (20) | 107 (21) | 114 (21) |
| 74 | LJCN | 114 | 17:02 | 78 (22) | 102 (23) | 105 (24) | 104 (22) | 109 (23) |
| 75 | DunPangolin | 97 | 17:16 | 89 (24) | 94 (22) | 94 (18) | 106 (18) | 123 (15) |
| 76 | ajcauk1 | 81 | 17:29 | 89 (20) | 93 (17) | 106 (18) | 99 (15) | 118 (11) |
| 77 | Crossiant | 71 | 17:43 | 76 (12) | 93 (14) | 84 (14) | 101 (15) | 134 (16) |
| 78 | GMcD | 107 | 17:46 | 83 (22) | 95 (20) | 94 (23) | 110 (22) | 118 (20) |
| 79 | BlackburnRover | 107 | 17:54 | 91 (22) | 95 (24) | 93 (21) | 104 (21) | 118 (19) |
| 80 | Ludo | 54 | 18:06 | 78 (12) | 90 (13) | 109 (9) | 114 (11) | 116 (9) |
| 81 | uvofiz | 75 | 18:11 | 88 (17) | 92 (19) | 102 (13) | 96 (14) | 129 (12) |
| 82 | Colin2355 | 87 | 18:11 | 86 (19) | 76 (17) | 102 (17) | 113 (18) | 123 (16) |
| 83 | pterodactyl | 79 | 18:53 | 88 (20) | 94 (15) | 100 (20) | 110 (10) | 114 (14) |
| 84 | Zander | 103 | 18:53 | 83 (20) | 81 (20) | 100 (21) | 106 (21) | 126 (21) |
| 85 | OliviaRhineb | 73 | 19:01 | 78 (15) | 95 (15) | 105 (15) | 105 (13) | 115 (15) |
| 86 | benedick | 59 | 19:19 | 89 (13) | 88 (14) | 96 (12) | 100 (9) | 129 (11) |
| 87 | endafk | 88 | 19:20 | 82 (22) | 81 (16) | 102 (18) | 113 (15) | 125 (17) |
| 88 | PGooden | 62 | 19:26 | 81 (10) | 82 (15) | 87 (12) | 101 (10) | 138 (15) |
| 89 | Jeremy S | 67 | 19:35 | 87 (20) | 96 (14) | 110 (16) | 108 (11) | 106 (6) |
| 90 | Andrew Whiffin | 63 | 19:57 | 64 (9) | 94 (14) | 109 (15) | 93 (9) | 119 (16) |
| 91 | cyrillic | 60 | 20:00 | 70 (8) | 74 (10) | 98 (14) | 114 (13) | 122 (15) |
| 92 | Hamish.S | 95 | 20:00 | 77 (20) | 95 (23) | 101 (17) | 115 (15) | 115 (20) |
| 93 | John Arnold | 57 | 20:08 | 88 (14) | 92 (15) | 116 (11) | 101 (10) | 110 (7) |
| 94 | pc8 | 115 | 20:13 | 81 (24) | 85 (23) | 100 (22) | 113 (24) | 118 (22) |
| 95 | Kevin Gregg | 89 | 20:19 | 80 (20) | 90 (20) | 105 (18) | 101 (16) | 131 (15) |
| 96 | DanSolo | 38 | 20:22 | 79 (6) | 103 (8) | 93 (11) | 91 (7) | 137 (6) |
| 97 | hugh schofield | 58 | 20:30 | 75 (16) | 94 (12) | 89 (12) | 121 (9) | 143 (9) |
| 98 | Waterloo | 87 | 21:10 | 81 (21) | 88 (18) | 103 (16) | 105 (16) | 128 (16) |
| 99 | george.garlick | 63 | 21:14 | 80 (14) | 89 (11) | 111 (12) | 111 (12) | 107 (14) |
| 100 | barracuda | 109 | 21:16 | 75 (19) | 86 (24) | 108 (23) | 103 (21) | 122 (22) |
| 101 | James P | 99 | 21:30 | 70 (19) | 88 (23) | 92 (20) | 109 (15) | 137 (22) |
| 102 | David Bourne | 58 | 21:34 | 75 (14) | 74 (10) | 106 (11) | 118 (8) | 125 (15) |
| 103 | Nangle | 73 | 21:45 | 91 (16) | 87 (19) | 94 (13) | 105 (15) | 135 (10) |
| 104 | npweston | 72 | 21:50 | 84 (16) | 82 (16) | 99 (15) | 119 (12) | 123 (13) |
| 105 | crosswordian | 103 | 21:53 | 82 (20) | 91 (22) | 101 (19) | 102 (18) | 119 (24) |
| 106 | Jagsfan1971 | 65 | 21:58 | 74 (15) | 87 (15) | 109 (17) | 98 (8) | 142 (10) |
| 107 | UisceTe | 48 | 22:25 | 85 (11) | 93 (8) | 103 (11) | 105 (11) | 115 (7) |
| 108 | dec | 49 | 22:42 | 80 (9) | 83 (10) | 104 (11) | 115 (10) | 115 (9) |
| 109 | Onelug | 55 | 22:57 | 82 (13) | 101 (10) | 98 (10) | 104 (12) | 118 (10) |
| 110 | goblin | 128 | 23:06 | 80 (26) | 88 (26) | 101 (26) | 102 (26) | 128 (24) |
| 111 | Tudds | 110 | 23:32 | 76 (22) | 85 (25) | 107 (23) | 111 (22) | 127 (18) |
| 112 | Leegoods | 48 | 23:33 | 81 (12) | 92 (10) | 105 (8) | 116 (10) | 109 (8) |
| 113 | Edprof | 63 | 24:03 | 82 (14) | 94 (13) | 98 (12) | 96 (12) | 130 (12) |
| 114 | Corymbia | 87 | 24:16 | 80 (23) | 94 (11) | 97 (17) | 96 (17) | 132 (19) |
| 115 | MichelinPoitiers | 59 | 24:17 | 89 (11) | 90 (13) | 96 (14) | 106 (11) | 122 (10) |
| 116 | 1234 | 69 | 24:23 | 75 (15) | 96 (18) | 104 (14) | 102 (14) | 140 (8) |
| 117 | FrameShift | 59 | 24:25 | 66 (14) | 95 (12) | 121 (10) | 109 (11) | 117 (12) |
| 118 | medodd | 71 | 24:54 | 91 (17) | 90 (17) | 112 (16) | 100 (11) | 108 (10) |
| 119 | rjcassidy | 116 | 24:54 | 85 (24) | 85 (24) | 103 (21) | 110 (23) | 116 (24) |
| 120 | suethepotterer | 74 | 25:12 | 89 (13) | 103 (11) | 100 (17) | 91 (15) | 112 (18) |
| 121 | Mkgnao | 78 | 25:39 | 84 (22) | 95 (16) | 103 (14) | 99 (12) | 125 (14) |
| 122 | chris661554 | 110 | 25:41 | 78 (23) | 92 (22) | 91 (20) | 102 (21) | 132 (24) |
| 123 | Fidelio | 57 | 25:46 | 79 (12) | 89 (11) | 93 (11) | 108 (10) | 125 (13) |
| 124 | Crippens1 | 73 | 25:58 | 86 (20) | 95 (17) | 103 (12) | 108 (12) | 117 (12) |
| 125 | JohnDun | 91 | 26:09 | 79 (21) | 82 (18) | 101 (19) | 107 (14) | 131 (19) |
| 126 | Pauline Minter | 70 | 26:10 | 79 (12) | 87 (12) | 104 (15) | 98 (15) | 121 (16) |
| 127 | Galspray | 79 | 26:19 | 55 (18) | 64 (17) | 66 (16) | 87 (11) | 221 (17) |
| 128 | eniamretrauq | 74 | 26:44 | 77 (16) | 94 (14) | 99 (14) | 107 (15) | 123 (15) |
| 129 | ulaca | 86 | 26:58 | 75 (20) | 83 (17) | 96 (17) | 117 (16) | 135 (16) |
| 130 | SlumdogEngineer | 56 | 27:07 | 69 (14) | 77 (10) | 92 (10) | 120 (10) | 142 (12) |
| 131 | nekabue | 98 | 27:26 | 81 (21) | 91 (20) | 101 (20) | 117 (17) | 111 (20) |
| 132 | bobbb | 39 | 27:39 | 80 (7) | 75 (9) | 98 (8) | 137 (8) | 110 (7) |
| 133 | Mike Harper | 92 | 27:47 | 65 (17) | 88 (21) | 103 (23) | 112 (19) | 142 (12) |
| 134 | JoeyC | 78 | 27:52 | 83 (17) | 90 (19) | 91 (15) | 110 (15) | 135 (12) |
| 135 | Manveru | 56 | 28:16 | 88 (15) | 79 (14) | 141 (11) | 94 (9) | 108 (7) |
| 136 | 99evers | 57 | 28:23 | 67 (8) | 86 (13) | 104 (11) | 131 (12) | 99 (13) |
| 137 | Yatton50 | 79 | 29:02 | 74 (14) | 89 (22) | 116 (14) | 102 (16) | 123 (13) |
| 138 | gbestanley | 106 | 30:40 | 86 (22) | 94 (23) | 103 (21) | 102 (21) | 115 (19) |
| 139 | rosselliot | 52 | 31:02 | 99 (9) | 84 (8) | 96 (10) | 103 (14) | 110 (11) |
| 140 | BertieVII | 79 | 31:56 | 91 (21) | 90 (17) | 97 (15) | 87 (9) | 129 (17) |
| 141 | koro | 108 | 31:57 | 80 (22) | 82 (20) | 105 (21) | 105 (22) | 123 (23) |
| 142 | Lloyd | 55 | 34:35 | 72 (10) | 74 (11) | 119 (12) | 115 (16) | 110 (6) |
| 143 | Rookie | 72 | 35:38 | 76 (12) | 88 (17) | 108 (14) | 99 (15) | 126 (14) |
| 144 | symbenall2 | 43 | 35:50 | 79 (10) | 95 (13) | 104 (7) | 109 (6) | 124 (7) |
| 145 | starstruck | 104 | 35:56 | 78 (23) | 86 (22) | 98 (20) | 109 (19) | 131 (20) |
| 146 | Pleasuredome | 80 | 36:00 | 83 (18) | 88 (16) | 100 (20) | 97 (13) | 138 (13) |
| 147 | marp | 59 | 36:12 | 81 (10) | 83 (9) | 98 (15) | 103 (14) | 127 (11) |
| 148 | dosbarth | 48 | 36:31 | 74 (13) | 99 (11) | 90 (7) | 102 (10) | 154 (7) |
| 149 | WordPlodder | 112 | 37:02 | 72 (23) | 84 (22) | 111 (21) | 107 (21) | 122 (25) |
| 150 | kapietro | 75 | 37:42 | 79 (19) | 102 (14) | 93 (13) | 106 (18) | 128 (11) |
| 151 | tyrotim | 65 | 38:21 | 77 (14) | 91 (12) | 100 (16) | 111 (11) | 123 (12) |
| 152 | jackk.larg | 48 | 42:05 | 87 (13) | 95 (11) | 98 (6) | 92 (9) | 132 (9) |
| 153 | empty | 89 | 42:12 | 88 (22) | 87 (16) | 104 (16) | 107 (18) | 115 (17) |
| 154 | Cryptique | 79 | 43:17 | 59 (14) | 84 (24) | 156 (13) | 100 (12) | 112 (16) |
| 155 | algyw | 77 | 43:26 | 87 (17) | 89 (18) | 103 (15) | 102 (15) | 124 (12) |
| 156 | MartinP | 108 | 43:51 | 82 (26) | 81 (18) | 94 (21) | 107 (20) | 132 (23) |