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 | 52 | 04:17 | 86 (14) | 90 (10) | 102 (8) | 110 (13) | 117 (7) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 81 | 05:29 | 82 (21) | 93 (19) | 98 (13) | 110 (12) | 124 (16) |
| 3 | Jason | 68 | 06:23 | 74 (15) | 89 (15) | 105 (18) | 117 (14) | 130 (6) |
| 4 | Magoo | 77 | 06:42 | 71 (13) | 76 (15) | 84 (17) | 124 (16) | 137 (16) |
| 5 | verlaine | 113 | 06:50 | 87 (23) | 87 (23) | 100 (19) | 111 (25) | 112 (23) |
| 6 | Diskus | 115 | 06:55 | 85 (24) | 87 (21) | 88 (25) | 118 (23) | 120 (22) |
| 7 | mistigris | 84 | 07:15 | 82 (18) | 92 (16) | 95 (15) | 111 (19) | 117 (16) |
| 8 | hilarym | 64 | 07:27 | 89 (16) | 91 (15) | 107 (13) | 100 (11) | 119 (9) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 120 | 07:31 | 88 (25) | 87 (26) | 94 (24) | 109 (22) | 123 (23) |
| 10 | cmjhutton | 92 | 07:35 | 91 (21) | 84 (20) | 101 (18) | 96 (17) | 132 (16) |
| 11 | richard | 93 | 08:55 | 87 (20) | 95 (22) | 108 (21) | 104 (20) | 110 (10) |
| 12 | asaldanha | 104 | 08:55 | 79 (20) | 84 (23) | 106 (21) | 110 (22) | 121 (18) |
| 13 | chindit | 104 | 09:56 | 88 (21) | 81 (18) | 102 (18) | 103 (22) | 118 (25) |
| 14 | philjordan1147 | 90 | 10:20 | 79 (18) | 87 (21) | 104 (18) | 109 (16) | 123 (17) |
| 15 | Kinghedger | 88 | 10:25 | 85 (19) | 82 (17) | 105 (22) | 107 (16) | 123 (14) |
| 16 | lickert | 86 | 10:26 | 82 (17) | 84 (18) | 107 (18) | 109 (19) | 118 (14) |
| 17 | scrabbler | 95 | 10:34 | 81 (20) | 89 (22) | 106 (19) | 109 (17) | 118 (17) |
| 18 | AlanS | 99 | 10:38 | 80 (19) | 90 (24) | 102 (22) | 102 (20) | 137 (14) |
| 19 | xyster | 83 | 10:40 | 94 (18) | 87 (20) | 99 (20) | 118 (15) | 107 (10) |
| 20 | glheard | 73 | 10:51 | 87 (21) | 85 (17) | 100 (8) | 121 (21) | 108 (6) |
| 21 | chriswords | 63 | 11:00 | 83 (13) | 89 (11) | 110 (14) | 103 (13) | 110 (12) |
| 22 | jimpen | 70 | 11:05 | 85 (15) | 89 (14) | 110 (12) | 105 (15) | 111 (14) |
| 23 | keriothe_ | 114 | 11:12 | 72 (23) | 99 (23) | 92 (23) | 115 (24) | 121 (21) |
| 24 | Topical Tim | 120 | 11:23 | 86 (25) | 93 (24) | 86 (25) | 111 (24) | 125 (22) |
| 25 | miked1961 | 89 | 11:27 | 83 (19) | 93 (19) | 100 (16) | 113 (18) | 110 (17) |
| 26 | andy | 95 | 11:34 | 84 (23) | 90 (20) | 99 (21) | 111 (16) | 126 (15) |
| 27 | Heyesey | 75 | 11:36 | 77 (14) | 84 (14) | 103 (18) | 105 (14) | 125 (15) |
| 28 | markdobell | 108 | 11:40 | 82 (20) | 89 (24) | 95 (22) | 117 (22) | 116 (20) |
| 29 | Deane Short | 74 | 11:48 | 85 (16) | 81 (14) | 105 (15) | 110 (15) | 117 (14) |
| 30 | neilr | 102 | 12:03 | 89 (20) | 88 (23) | 99 (19) | 108 (22) | 116 (18) |
| 31 | fshephe | 107 | 12:04 | 90 (24) | 91 (20) | 101 (22) | 106 (18) | 109 (23) |
| 32 | Sheapey | 114 | 12:09 | 78 (21) | 76 (22) | 96 (22) | 108 (25) | 134 (24) |
| 33 | David Crooks | 82 | 12:11 | 86 (20) | 90 (21) | 110 (17) | 110 (11) | 114 (13) |
| 34 | tilbee | 104 | 12:31 | 82 (20) | 90 (23) | 91 (21) | 115 (21) | 122 (19) |
| 35 | Tom Stubbs | 123 | 12:32 | 78 (25) | 90 (23) | 96 (25) | 113 (25) | 119 (25) |
| 36 | aphasic | 73 | 12:37 | 89 (17) | 85 (15) | 99 (13) | 96 (16) | 137 (12) |
| 37 | JimboFS | 104 | 12:44 | 81 (20) | 89 (22) | 100 (22) | 106 (18) | 121 (22) |
| 38 | Silva | 117 | 12:45 | 84 (24) | 96 (24) | 99 (26) | 109 (23) | 111 (20) |
| 39 | Jim Conner | 38 | 13:03 | 104 (7) | 90 (7) | 105 (9) | 100 (8) | 97 (7) |
| 40 | March | 102 | 13:22 | 81 (19) | 83 (22) | 101 (21) | 106 (20) | 127 (20) |
| 41 | Stavros | 91 | 13:26 | 83 (20) | 84 (22) | 98 (17) | 108 (19) | 139 (13) |
| 42 | MikeOsborne | 105 | 13:33 | 87 (22) | 83 (25) | 94 (19) | 112 (19) | 127 (20) |
| 43 | jonathan.leather | 40 | 13:48 | 108 (13) | 85 (6) | 102 (7) | 83 (8) | 115 (6) |
| 44 | Secondbass | 59 | 13:48 | 82 (10) | 95 (13) | 104 (17) | 96 (11) | 124 (8) |
| 45 | 7dPenguin | 80 | 13:51 | 90 (21) | 86 (18) | 103 (15) | 106 (12) | 122 (14) |
| 46 | Finzi | 126 | 13:57 | 85 (25) | 88 (26) | 102 (25) | 109 (25) | 115 (25) |
| 47 | LouWeed | 114 | 13:58 | 90 (24) | 90 (25) | 100 (25) | 106 (23) | 120 (17) |
| 48 | Penfold_61 | 90 | 14:13 | 91 (20) | 83 (18) | 106 (20) | 108 (12) | 111 (20) |
| 49 | Ben Staveley | 96 | 14:20 | 88 (20) | 84 (21) | 107 (18) | 114 (21) | 106 (16) |
| 50 | SimonAnthony | 108 | 14:22 | 65 (24) | 81 (23) | 81 (22) | 94 (20) | 193 (19) |
| 51 | Peponi13 | 79 | 14:23 | 88 (16) | 94 (20) | 104 (16) | 103 (16) | 115 (11) |
| 52 | JezWoolfrey | 63 | 14:31 | 81 (15) | 98 (13) | 105 (14) | 99 (12) | 125 (9) |
| 53 | Ed freshpot | 96 | 14:34 | 74 (18) | 90 (22) | 95 (17) | 118 (23) | 118 (16) |
| 54 | Tibthorpe | 106 | 14:45 | 80 (22) | 89 (21) | 95 (19) | 106 (20) | 125 (24) |
| 55 | Groucho | 102 | 14:52 | 78 (24) | 92 (22) | 102 (22) | 110 (19) | 127 (15) |
| 56 | CentralLine | 91 | 15:03 | 81 (19) | 76 (20) | 90 (16) | 116 (16) | 135 (20) |
| 57 | franceslc11 | 70 | 15:06 | 84 (13) | 82 (8) | 90 (12) | 111 (16) | 113 (21) |
| 58 | phthisis | 97 | 15:10 | 86 (21) | 91 (21) | 98 (18) | 101 (16) | 121 (21) |
| 59 | alexh | 84 | 15:17 | 89 (17) | 95 (21) | 99 (17) | 108 (14) | 110 (15) |
| 60 | Semillon | 124 | 15:18 | 81 (25) | 89 (26) | 98 (25) | 114 (23) | 117 (25) |
| 61 | gabrojak | 81 | 15:23 | 85 (18) | 88 (16) | 106 (21) | 109 (15) | 114 (11) |
| 62 | pitcaithlie | 65 | 15:27 | 83 (17) | 86 (15) | 112 (13) | 106 (11) | 127 (9) |
| 63 | john.marshall | 63 | 15:30 | 98 (13) | 88 (15) | 97 (13) | 103 (13) | 121 (9) |
| 64 | Achernar | 74 | 15:30 | 89 (17) | 96 (19) | 104 (14) | 110 (17) | 101 (7) |
| 65 | Ease This Jam | 100 | 15:30 | 83 (21) | 86 (20) | 92 (22) | 114 (20) | 127 (17) |
| 66 | MK76 | 60 | 15:49 | 87 (14) | 94 (16) | 109 (10) | 97 (11) | 122 (9) |
| 67 | Squallaby | 90 | 16:01 | 92 (22) | 83 (21) | 103 (15) | 107 (16) | 122 (16) |
| 68 | Jim Willis | 47 | 16:03 | 90 (9) | 69 (9) | 91 (10) | 112 (9) | 133 (10) |
| 69 | tapbarker | 104 | 16:04 | 80 (20) | 83 (20) | 104 (20) | 109 (20) | 118 (24) |
| 70 | BlackburnRover | 103 | 16:07 | 93 (21) | 93 (24) | 96 (20) | 109 (21) | 110 (17) |
| 71 | Pootle | 105 | 16:08 | 88 (21) | 81 (19) | 100 (23) | 110 (21) | 118 (21) |
| 72 | robinh | 104 | 16:09 | 92 (21) | 88 (25) | 107 (21) | 99 (18) | 115 (19) |
| 73 | Looch | 117 | 16:10 | 84 (24) | 90 (24) | 102 (22) | 103 (23) | 118 (24) |
| 74 | Crucifer | 75 | 16:13 | 81 (17) | 75 (15) | 82 (15) | 120 (13) | 145 (15) |
| 75 | andrewlake | 115 | 16:19 | 81 (21) | 86 (23) | 94 (25) | 108 (22) | 127 (24) |
| 76 | Eddddddd | 41 | 16:45 | 90 (10) | 93 (8) | 92 (10) | 105 (7) | 130 (6) |
| 77 | Valance | 62 | 16:46 | 76 (12) | 83 (12) | 90 (11) | 105 (14) | 139 (13) |
| 78 | Craven | 108 | 17:09 | 90 (24) | 90 (22) | 99 (20) | 107 (22) | 115 (20) |
| 79 | ajcauk1 | 80 | 17:21 | 90 (19) | 92 (18) | 106 (14) | 104 (16) | 112 (13) |
| 80 | LJCN | 106 | 17:36 | 83 (21) | 94 (23) | 97 (23) | 118 (18) | 110 (21) |
| 81 | Ludo | 52 | 17:47 | 69 (10) | 101 (13) | 98 (9) | 111 (10) | 119 (10) |
| 82 | DunPangolin | 105 | 17:48 | 91 (25) | 91 (24) | 98 (20) | 107 (18) | 117 (18) |
| 83 | Colin2355 | 89 | 17:51 | 89 (19) | 80 (17) | 102 (20) | 114 (18) | 116 (15) |
| 84 | GMcD | 107 | 17:55 | 86 (24) | 82 (19) | 92 (23) | 121 (20) | 119 (21) |
| 85 | Crossiant | 77 | 18:12 | 72 (13) | 90 (15) | 88 (15) | 108 (15) | 129 (19) |
| 86 | uvofiz | 81 | 18:33 | 86 (16) | 92 (20) | 99 (16) | 100 (16) | 129 (13) |
| 87 | Wyn Lewis | 50 | 18:34 | 86 (9) | 92 (11) | 92 (10) | 118 (10) | 109 (10) |
| 88 | benedick | 79 | 18:41 | 89 (16) | 89 (19) | 100 (17) | 104 (15) | 124 (12) |
| 89 | OliviaRhineb | 69 | 18:42 | 82 (13) | 92 (13) | 104 (16) | 102 (13) | 116 (14) |
| 90 | pterodactyl | 75 | 18:46 | 90 (20) | 97 (15) | 104 (20) | 98 (10) | 112 (10) |
| 91 | Zander | 103 | 18:52 | 85 (21) | 80 (21) | 99 (22) | 105 (18) | 129 (21) |
| 92 | DanSolo | 42 | 19:30 | 94 (8) | 103 (10) | 91 (11) | 94 (7) | 122 (6) |
| 93 | Andrew Whiffin | 59 | 19:34 | 72 (11) | 93 (11) | 108 (14) | 102 (9) | 116 (14) |
| 94 | hugh schofield | 52 | 19:51 | 86 (16) | 87 (13) | 93 (9) | 114 (7) | 147 (7) |
| 95 | Kevin Gregg | 89 | 19:52 | 80 (17) | 90 (20) | 106 (19) | 104 (18) | 122 (15) |
| 96 | PGooden | 66 | 19:53 | 79 (9) | 77 (13) | 91 (13) | 99 (14) | 134 (17) |
| 97 | endafk | 106 | 19:55 | 82 (24) | 86 (19) | 97 (23) | 116 (19) | 120 (21) |
| 98 | Hamish.S | 88 | 20:01 | 79 (18) | 91 (19) | 97 (16) | 114 (14) | 118 (21) |
| 99 | Jeremy S | 75 | 20:03 | 89 (20) | 94 (17) | 106 (18) | 110 (13) | 106 (7) |
| 100 | John Arnold | 56 | 20:05 | 83 (13) | 90 (13) | 116 (13) | 105 (10) | 110 (7) |
| 101 | cyrillic | 65 | 20:47 | 70 (8) | 72 (11) | 93 (15) | 120 (16) | 120 (15) |
| 102 | Cookincats | 45 | 20:52 | 94 (9) | 89 (13) | 105 (10) | 106 (7) | 116 (6) |
| 103 | npweston | 56 | 20:53 | 86 (13) | 80 (13) | 101 (11) | 115 (8) | 126 (11) |
| 104 | pc8 | 117 | 20:59 | 85 (24) | 77 (23) | 99 (23) | 120 (25) | 117 (22) |
| 105 | James P | 102 | 21:08 | 76 (19) | 87 (22) | 93 (23) | 114 (16) | 129 (22) |
| 106 | Jagsfan1971 | 64 | 21:25 | 78 (12) | 94 (18) | 100 (18) | 107 (8) | 135 (8) |
| 107 | george.garlick | 63 | 21:50 | 87 (15) | 86 (9) | 100 (13) | 111 (13) | 113 (13) |
| 108 | Waterloo | 82 | 21:51 | 82 (20) | 89 (17) | 102 (14) | 105 (14) | 124 (17) |
| 109 | barracuda | 105 | 21:54 | 84 (17) | 85 (24) | 104 (23) | 106 (19) | 117 (22) |
| 110 | crosswordian | 99 | 22:00 | 85 (19) | 86 (20) | 100 (20) | 108 (16) | 116 (24) |
| 111 | Nangle | 67 | 22:14 | 93 (16) | 87 (17) | 91 (13) | 116 (11) | 125 (10) |
| 112 | David Bourne | 58 | 22:20 | 81 (12) | 82 (11) | 96 (9) | 124 (9) | 112 (17) |
| 113 | dec | 46 | 22:38 | 84 (9) | 78 (7) | 106 (12) | 115 (9) | 107 (9) |
| 114 | Onelug | 42 | 22:40 | 80 (9) | 102 (9) | 95 (7) | 99 (10) | 127 (7) |
| 115 | Paul Hammond | 38 | 22:59 | 75 (7) | 91 (9) | 94 (9) | 106 (6) | 136 (7) |
| 116 | UisceTe | 50 | 23:09 | 93 (11) | 89 (9) | 98 (12) | 105 (9) | 113 (9) |
| 117 | DianeRS | 51 | 23:10 | 92 (9) | 84 (9) | 88 (10) | 86 (11) | 139 (12) |
| 118 | goblin | 128 | 23:16 | 85 (26) | 87 (26) | 101 (25) | 105 (26) | 120 (25) |
| 119 | squark | 41 | 23:29 | 81 (7) | 84 (8) | 94 (11) | 111 (6) | 126 (9) |
| 120 | Tudds | 113 | 23:33 | 81 (23) | 86 (26) | 102 (23) | 113 (23) | 122 (18) |
| 121 | Corymbia | 91 | 23:54 | 84 (21) | 90 (12) | 92 (17) | 98 (18) | 125 (23) |
| 122 | MichelinPoitiers | 61 | 24:00 | 98 (13) | 92 (13) | 94 (10) | 99 (13) | 114 (12) |
| 123 | 1234 | 64 | 24:12 | 82 (14) | 92 (17) | 100 (14) | 107 (10) | 133 (9) |
| 124 | Galspray | 85 | 24:31 | 58 (17) | 64 (19) | 66 (19) | 87 (13) | 228 (17) |
| 125 | Edprof | 64 | 24:32 | 82 (13) | 95 (12) | 98 (12) | 98 (14) | 125 (13) |
| 126 | medodd | 61 | 24:48 | 88 (14) | 88 (13) | 110 (18) | 106 (9) | 108 (7) |
| 127 | Pauline Minter | 53 | 25:01 | 78 (10) | 87 (9) | 96 (12) | 107 (10) | 124 (12) |
| 128 | rjcassidy | 114 | 25:13 | 87 (24) | 80 (22) | 104 (22) | 110 (23) | 116 (23) |
| 129 | Mkgnao | 80 | 25:18 | 83 (22) | 95 (18) | 105 (15) | 109 (12) | 118 (13) |
| 130 | Fidelio | 74 | 25:21 | 84 (18) | 91 (13) | 94 (14) | 107 (14) | 124 (15) |
| 131 | SlumdogEngineer | 45 | 25:45 | 78 (15) | 77 (7) | 93 (8) | 94 (6) | 162 (9) |
| 132 | Crippens1 | 74 | 26:09 | 87 (20) | 98 (16) | 109 (15) | 106 (11) | 106 (12) |
| 133 | JohnDun | 94 | 26:26 | 82 (21) | 88 (20) | 96 (21) | 117 (14) | 123 (18) |
| 134 | chris661554 | 111 | 26:37 | 81 (24) | 92 (24) | 90 (21) | 105 (21) | 132 (21) |
| 135 | ulaca | 85 | 26:41 | 78 (21) | 84 (15) | 96 (18) | 113 (13) | 131 (18) |
| 136 | nekabue | 100 | 27:10 | 82 (21) | 88 (21) | 94 (19) | 132 (19) | 105 (20) |
| 137 | JoeyC | 73 | 27:35 | 82 (17) | 95 (16) | 97 (15) | 107 (13) | 125 (12) |
| 138 | timbo | 51 | 27:37 | 82 (10) | 101 (7) | 90 (9) | 99 (13) | 121 (12) |
| 139 | eniamretrauq | 75 | 28:03 | 81 (14) | 91 (15) | 97 (15) | 102 (18) | 128 (13) |
| 140 | bobbb | 50 | 28:18 | 87 (9) | 73 (11) | 101 (11) | 132 (10) | 108 (9) |
| 141 | Gussie | 49 | 28:37 | 76 (8) | 70 (8) | 95 (12) | 112 (6) | 127 (15) |
| 142 | Deezzaa | 73 | 28:41 | 85 (16) | 86 (11) | 97 (16) | 117 (15) | 110 (15) |
| 143 | Mike Harper | 94 | 28:48 | 77 (17) | 81 (22) | 98 (21) | 117 (18) | 130 (16) |
| 144 | 99evers | 39 | 29:09 | 68 (6) | 72 (7) | 107 (9) | 138 (9) | 96 (8) |
| 145 | Manveru | 59 | 29:18 | 84 (15) | 69 (11) | 123 (13) | 104 (11) | 123 (9) |
| 146 | Yatton50 | 74 | 29:20 | 74 (12) | 88 (20) | 106 (15) | 106 (13) | 125 (14) |
| 147 | gbestanley | 97 | 30:17 | 89 (20) | 90 (19) | 103 (20) | 104 (17) | 111 (21) |
| 148 | rosselliot | 54 | 30:28 | 89 (7) | 93 (12) | 94 (8) | 103 (16) | 113 (11) |
| 149 | BertieVII | 81 | 31:59 | 85 (20) | 92 (15) | 95 (14) | 95 (14) | 129 (18) |
| 150 | koro | 93 | 32:05 | 78 (19) | 77 (17) | 105 (18) | 115 (18) | 119 (21) |
| 151 | maryht | 78 | 34:44 | 88 (15) | 97 (16) | 95 (13) | 108 (14) | 107 (20) |
| 152 | McBeak | 56 | 35:02 | 78 (16) | 89 (9) | 74 (11) | 121 (11) | 152 (9) |
| 153 | dosbarth | 50 | 35:19 | 89 (14) | 99 (10) | 94 (8) | 84 (8) | 131 (10) |
| 154 | marp | 57 | 35:19 | 87 (12) | 75 (8) | 98 (12) | 102 (14) | 130 (11) |
| 155 | Pleasuredome | 84 | 35:31 | 89 (18) | 85 (18) | 98 (19) | 102 (16) | 133 (13) |
| 156 | WordPlodder | 114 | 36:16 | 73 (21) | 86 (23) | 102 (22) | 113 (23) | 120 (25) |
| 157 | starstruck | 107 | 36:31 | 78 (22) | 92 (23) | 95 (21) | 113 (21) | 124 (20) |
| 158 | Rookie | 65 | 36:32 | 74 (15) | 104 (14) | 109 (13) | 101 (11) | 114 (12) |
| 159 | kapietro | 73 | 36:34 | 79 (16) | 104 (15) | 100 (14) | 110 (16) | 107 (12) |
| 160 | tyrotim | 61 | 38:26 | 82 (14) | 86 (12) | 103 (13) | 112 (11) | 120 (11) |
| 161 | Cryptique | 83 | 39:26 | 72 (17) | 85 (23) | 105 (15) | 114 (13) | 134 (15) |
| 162 | Shushannah | 73 | 40:17 | 86 (10) | 84 (14) | 92 (14) | 105 (15) | 118 (20) |
| 163 | empty | 89 | 41:51 | 88 (22) | 85 (19) | 103 (13) | 106 (18) | 121 (17) |
| 164 | algyw | 83 | 43:38 | 93 (14) | 83 (21) | 97 (14) | 107 (18) | 122 (16) |
| 165 | MartinP | 103 | 43:53 | 86 (25) | 78 (20) | 103 (18) | 105 (18) | 127 (22) |