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 | 69 | 04:29 | 84 (13) | 92 (13) | 109 (10) | 100 (17) | 113 (16) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 78 | 05:40 | 83 (17) | 96 (19) | 95 (14) | 105 (14) | 123 (14) |
| 3 | Jason | 54 | 06:19 | 69 (11) | 86 (11) | 102 (15) | 129 (10) | 121 (7) |
| 4 | verlaine | 119 | 06:39 | 90 (24) | 90 (22) | 100 (23) | 105 (26) | 112 (24) |
| 5 | Diskus | 100 | 06:42 | 89 (23) | 83 (18) | 91 (21) | 114 (19) | 121 (19) |
| 6 | hilarym | 57 | 06:54 | 92 (15) | 96 (13) | 109 (11) | 92 (11) | 121 (7) |
| 7 | mistigris | 94 | 06:57 | 80 (20) | 95 (17) | 98 (18) | 107 (20) | 117 (19) |
| 8 | Paul Gilbert | 99 | 07:14 | 91 (22) | 82 (22) | 96 (22) | 111 (17) | 128 (16) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 119 | 07:27 | 87 (24) | 94 (24) | 95 (25) | 96 (22) | 126 (24) |
| 10 | Magoo | 63 | 07:29 | 61 (8) | 65 (11) | 77 (14) | 102 (15) | 164 (15) |
| 11 | asaldanha | 109 | 08:46 | 83 (20) | 91 (21) | 101 (24) | 106 (24) | 117 (20) |
| 12 | richard | 93 | 09:02 | 86 (16) | 100 (20) | 107 (20) | 98 (21) | 104 (16) |
| 13 | chindit | 97 | 09:34 | 89 (20) | 91 (17) | 101 (17) | 95 (22) | 119 (21) |
| 14 | lickert | 92 | 10:08 | 81 (19) | 85 (16) | 108 (18) | 102 (21) | 120 (18) |
| 15 | scrabbler | 70 | 10:15 | 81 (15) | 89 (16) | 107 (14) | 106 (11) | 120 (14) |
| 16 | philjordan1147 | 99 | 10:15 | 85 (18) | 91 (22) | 104 (22) | 102 (18) | 115 (19) |
| 17 | Kinghedger | 98 | 10:20 | 87 (23) | 86 (18) | 102 (25) | 104 (16) | 124 (16) |
| 18 | glheard | 84 | 10:39 | 86 (20) | 91 (20) | 102 (11) | 112 (25) | 113 (8) |
| 19 | AlanS | 98 | 10:41 | 86 (17) | 88 (23) | 105 (21) | 97 (21) | 127 (16) |
| 20 | xyster | 86 | 10:43 | 95 (19) | 93 (20) | 100 (21) | 107 (17) | 108 (9) |
| 21 | jimpen | 66 | 11:01 | 87 (16) | 90 (13) | 111 (11) | 101 (15) | 115 (11) |
| 22 | chriswords | 91 | 11:05 | 89 (19) | 89 (16) | 108 (20) | 100 (21) | 111 (15) |
| 23 | markdobell | 114 | 11:09 | 86 (24) | 85 (25) | 94 (24) | 113 (21) | 127 (20) |
| 24 | keriothe_ | 112 | 11:11 | 77 (21) | 84 (22) | 97 (23) | 116 (25) | 123 (21) |
| 25 | miked1961 | 100 | 11:12 | 82 (21) | 91 (21) | 108 (18) | 106 (22) | 114 (18) |
| 26 | andy | 79 | 11:16 | 91 (21) | 92 (17) | 93 (19) | 98 (13) | 149 (9) |
| 27 | Heyesey | 72 | 11:24 | 86 (17) | 100 (11) | 100 (19) | 93 (14) | 127 (11) |
| 28 | Deane Short | 73 | 11:25 | 87 (11) | 85 (18) | 103 (15) | 108 (17) | 116 (12) |
| 29 | Topical Tim | 118 | 11:29 | 85 (24) | 98 (24) | 87 (24) | 101 (23) | 128 (23) |
| 30 | David Crooks | 86 | 11:57 | 89 (19) | 92 (22) | 107 (18) | 101 (13) | 115 (14) |
| 31 | fshephe | 111 | 11:58 | 91 (23) | 93 (24) | 105 (21) | 103 (19) | 106 (24) |
| 32 | Sheapey | 123 | 12:01 | 86 (23) | 82 (26) | 101 (24) | 101 (26) | 128 (24) |
| 33 | neilr | 96 | 12:04 | 88 (19) | 87 (20) | 102 (22) | 103 (21) | 122 (14) |
| 34 | tilbee | 106 | 12:27 | 89 (17) | 90 (24) | 92 (24) | 105 (20) | 122 (21) |
| 35 | aphasic | 79 | 12:29 | 89 (17) | 88 (17) | 107 (16) | 92 (16) | 129 (13) |
| 36 | Tom Stubbs | 126 | 12:32 | 80 (25) | 97 (25) | 97 (26) | 101 (25) | 122 (25) |
| 37 | Jim Conner | 46 | 12:34 | 102 (9) | 89 (9) | 105 (11) | 100 (10) | 101 (7) |
| 38 | JimboFS | 102 | 12:34 | 80 (19) | 94 (24) | 100 (22) | 108 (18) | 116 (19) |
| 39 | March | 96 | 12:51 | 81 (16) | 83 (20) | 98 (22) | 104 (19) | 130 (19) |
| 40 | Henry White | 53 | 12:52 | 90 (11) | 103 (10) | 94 (11) | 93 (12) | 123 (9) |
| 41 | canismiser | 63 | 12:52 | 94 (19) | 90 (12) | 111 (15) | 102 (10) | 101 (7) |
| 42 | Ben Staveley | 87 | 13:08 | 92 (22) | 80 (17) | 110 (15) | 99 (20) | 125 (13) |
| 43 | 7dPenguin | 76 | 13:18 | 91 (20) | 86 (17) | 102 (15) | 101 (14) | 135 (10) |
| 44 | Silva | 120 | 13:26 | 85 (24) | 96 (24) | 99 (26) | 102 (24) | 116 (22) |
| 45 | LouWeed | 116 | 13:30 | 92 (25) | 91 (25) | 106 (25) | 97 (23) | 116 (18) |
| 46 | Secondbass | 48 | 13:33 | 74 (6) | 97 (10) | 102 (14) | 92 (11) | 131 (7) |
| 47 | Stavros | 96 | 13:35 | 88 (20) | 83 (22) | 93 (16) | 109 (22) | 131 (16) |
| 48 | MikeOsborne | 101 | 13:42 | 91 (22) | 81 (25) | 103 (20) | 107 (17) | 127 (17) |
| 49 | Finzi | 126 | 14:14 | 90 (25) | 91 (26) | 100 (25) | 103 (25) | 115 (25) |
| 50 | Penfold_61 | 74 | 14:24 | 86 (15) | 82 (13) | 103 (19) | 101 (9) | 119 (18) |
| 51 | Ed freshpot | 96 | 14:24 | 82 (17) | 95 (21) | 99 (19) | 110 (23) | 110 (16) |
| 52 | CentralLine | 95 | 14:27 | 81 (19) | 78 (21) | 98 (20) | 101 (15) | 140 (20) |
| 53 | AndyR | 65 | 14:31 | 86 (16) | 93 (13) | 109 (15) | 107 (12) | 108 (9) |
| 54 | Tibthorpe | 105 | 14:37 | 77 (23) | 87 (21) | 99 (19) | 104 (18) | 129 (24) |
| 55 | Groucho | 106 | 14:38 | 81 (24) | 91 (23) | 105 (20) | 105 (21) | 123 (18) |
| 56 | franceslc11 | 50 | 14:44 | 94 (11) | 65 (6) | 95 (8) | 98 (11) | 122 (14) |
| 57 | phthisis | 89 | 14:44 | 93 (22) | 89 (18) | 100 (17) | 96 (15) | 121 (17) |
| 58 | alexh | 90 | 14:44 | 92 (17) | 90 (21) | 104 (19) | 106 (17) | 107 (16) |
| 59 | JezWoolfrey | 64 | 14:48 | 79 (13) | 94 (13) | 107 (16) | 102 (14) | 121 (8) |
| 60 | Semillon | 120 | 15:02 | 86 (25) | 84 (25) | 102 (25) | 109 (21) | 118 (24) |
| 61 | Peponi13 | 75 | 15:06 | 85 (16) | 95 (21) | 110 (18) | 101 (12) | 114 (8) |
| 62 | Jim Willis | 65 | 15:10 | 92 (11) | 78 (14) | 90 (15) | 111 (13) | 130 (12) |
| 63 | Achernar | 81 | 15:12 | 93 (22) | 96 (17) | 98 (13) | 107 (17) | 108 (12) |
| 64 | MK76 | 68 | 15:20 | 95 (16) | 92 (19) | 112 (13) | 90 (11) | 117 (9) |
| 65 | Squallaby | 79 | 15:22 | 91 (21) | 81 (18) | 107 (17) | 121 (13) | 108 (10) |
| 66 | gabrojak | 79 | 15:26 | 89 (20) | 92 (15) | 108 (19) | 103 (15) | 109 (10) |
| 67 | SimonAnthony | 102 | 15:34 | 62 (21) | 69 (21) | 69 (21) | 74 (21) | 244 (18) |
| 68 | Ease This Jam | 93 | 15:45 | 83 (18) | 88 (18) | 93 (20) | 106 (19) | 128 (18) |
| 69 | robinh | 112 | 15:45 | 94 (22) | 89 (24) | 106 (23) | 98 (22) | 111 (21) |
| 70 | tapbarker | 109 | 15:48 | 83 (22) | 84 (19) | 99 (22) | 106 (22) | 121 (24) |
| 71 | Eddddddd | 48 | 15:52 | 96 (11) | 85 (9) | 88 (10) | 100 (8) | 127 (10) |
| 72 | Pootle | 106 | 16:02 | 88 (21) | 85 (19) | 100 (23) | 97 (20) | 124 (23) |
| 73 | andrewlake | 116 | 16:12 | 87 (24) | 84 (21) | 96 (24) | 106 (23) | 123 (24) |
| 74 | Ludo | 37 | 16:19 | 68 (8) | 111 (7) | 97 (8) | 101 (7) | 126 (7) |
| 75 | Looch | 117 | 16:19 | 87 (24) | 92 (23) | 102 (24) | 99 (22) | 116 (24) |
| 76 | Crucifer | 69 | 16:23 | 89 (14) | 78 (15) | 85 (14) | 91 (14) | 166 (12) |
| 77 | Valance | 72 | 16:33 | 84 (16) | 86 (12) | 99 (14) | 93 (17) | 140 (13) |
| 78 | KenD51 | 57 | 16:46 | 74 (9) | 85 (14) | 118 (12) | 92 (10) | 123 (12) |
| 79 | LJCN | 108 | 16:56 | 87 (22) | 86 (21) | 101 (25) | 117 (19) | 108 (21) |
| 80 | Craven | 104 | 17:00 | 92 (23) | 93 (21) | 98 (22) | 102 (20) | 116 (18) |
| 81 | ajcauk1 | 81 | 17:06 | 92 (20) | 90 (16) | 103 (15) | 98 (15) | 117 (15) |
| 82 | OliviaRhineb | 55 | 17:35 | 85 (12) | 85 (9) | 102 (14) | 103 (9) | 121 (11) |
| 83 | Wyn Lewis | 73 | 17:43 | 89 (16) | 97 (16) | 94 (15) | 116 (13) | 105 (13) |
| 84 | benedick | 81 | 17:45 | 87 (17) | 95 (18) | 107 (17) | 100 (17) | 112 (12) |
| 85 | Colin2355 | 92 | 17:48 | 90 (20) | 92 (17) | 101 (21) | 102 (17) | 114 (17) |
| 86 | DunPangolin | 113 | 17:51 | 87 (24) | 93 (24) | 101 (22) | 105 (23) | 115 (20) |
| 87 | Zander | 107 | 18:02 | 84 (23) | 83 (19) | 101 (23) | 106 (20) | 123 (22) |
| 88 | pterodactyl | 75 | 18:11 | 91 (20) | 96 (13) | 107 (18) | 97 (14) | 110 (10) |
| 89 | GMcD | 115 | 18:11 | 87 (24) | 82 (20) | 95 (24) | 113 (23) | 118 (24) |
| 90 | Crossiant | 74 | 18:25 | 79 (13) | 85 (15) | 93 (15) | 101 (13) | 130 (18) |
| 91 | John Arnold | 56 | 18:39 | 81 (15) | 91 (13) | 115 (11) | 109 (10) | 117 (7) |
| 92 | uvofiz | 84 | 18:48 | 96 (19) | 92 (21) | 100 (14) | 96 (19) | 126 (11) |
| 93 | Andrew Whiffin | 56 | 18:58 | 88 (12) | 86 (10) | 104 (13) | 97 (10) | 122 (11) |
| 94 | PGooden | 61 | 19:06 | 75 (7) | 80 (12) | 99 (12) | 96 (15) | 130 (15) |
| 95 | Kevin Gregg | 84 | 19:29 | 83 (16) | 94 (19) | 103 (20) | 101 (17) | 123 (12) |
| 96 | DanSolo | 50 | 19:32 | 100 (9) | 97 (13) | 92 (12) | 98 (9) | 119 (7) |
| 97 | Jeremy S | 69 | 20:01 | 91 (16) | 91 (16) | 106 (17) | 109 (13) | 106 (7) |
| 98 | Hamish.S | 87 | 20:13 | 80 (17) | 91 (19) | 108 (16) | 100 (15) | 117 (20) |
| 99 | endafk | 110 | 20:18 | 89 (24) | 88 (22) | 98 (23) | 108 (21) | 118 (20) |
| 100 | Umpire | 45 | 20:27 | 91 (6) | 93 (7) | 82 (11) | 103 (10) | 122 (11) |
| 101 | npweston | 39 | 21:02 | 85 (10) | 81 (11) | 109 (6) | 112 (6) | 136 (6) |
| 102 | pc8 | 124 | 21:06 | 85 (25) | 83 (25) | 100 (26) | 108 (25) | 124 (23) |
| 103 | cyrillic | 77 | 21:21 | 77 (11) | 89 (14) | 101 (18) | 109 (18) | 111 (16) |
| 104 | James P | 98 | 21:21 | 80 (19) | 89 (21) | 99 (22) | 100 (16) | 130 (20) |
| 105 | crosswordian | 63 | 21:29 | 87 (13) | 83 (13) | 100 (12) | 104 (9) | 120 (16) |
| 106 | squark | 48 | 21:31 | 85 (11) | 90 (10) | 107 (11) | 108 (7) | 112 (9) |
| 107 | Paul Hammond | 65 | 21:41 | 91 (11) | 88 (14) | 97 (15) | 96 (13) | 127 (12) |
| 108 | george.garlick | 68 | 21:50 | 90 (13) | 88 (12) | 99 (15) | 104 (17) | 117 (11) |
| 109 | David Bourne | 62 | 21:54 | 82 (12) | 92 (10) | 99 (12) | 108 (12) | 112 (16) |
| 110 | UisceTe | 53 | 21:59 | 91 (12) | 103 (12) | 89 (11) | 98 (10) | 124 (8) |
| 111 | gsriordan52 | 69 | 22:06 | 67 (16) | 93 (11) | 101 (11) | 86 (17) | 157 (14) |
| 112 | dec | 44 | 22:07 | 90 (10) | 93 (8) | 105 (10) | 96 (7) | 113 (9) |
| 113 | Edprof | 54 | 22:23 | 95 (9) | 95 (12) | 94 (12) | 100 (13) | 119 (8) |
| 114 | Nangle | 77 | 22:23 | 92 (18) | 93 (16) | 96 (18) | 104 (15) | 124 (10) |
| 115 | barracuda | 107 | 22:37 | 83 (20) | 88 (24) | 106 (22) | 99 (19) | 121 (22) |
| 116 | Waterloo | 88 | 22:38 | 82 (20) | 88 (18) | 110 (15) | 105 (20) | 121 (15) |
| 117 | Jagsfan1971 | 71 | 22:43 | 88 (13) | 87 (17) | 93 (17) | 107 (13) | 134 (11) |
| 118 | MichelinPoitiers | 61 | 23:07 | 98 (15) | 99 (12) | 97 (10) | 93 (13) | 113 (11) |
| 119 | Tudds | 119 | 23:29 | 91 (26) | 90 (25) | 96 (24) | 101 (25) | 126 (19) |
| 120 | 1234 | 64 | 23:44 | 84 (14) | 82 (16) | 98 (15) | 123 (10) | 131 (9) |
| 121 | goblin | 127 | 23:45 | 89 (25) | 86 (26) | 105 (25) | 102 (26) | 116 (25) |
| 122 | Mkgnao | 77 | 24:43 | 87 (19) | 91 (17) | 106 (17) | 110 (13) | 112 (11) |
| 123 | Corymbia | 75 | 24:51 | 87 (16) | 75 (7) | 85 (13) | 97 (18) | 128 (21) |
| 124 | Galspray | 76 | 24:54 | 60 (16) | 57 (14) | 63 (18) | 80 (14) | 254 (14) |
| 125 | rjcassidy | 114 | 25:00 | 90 (23) | 85 (22) | 102 (22) | 104 (22) | 115 (25) |
| 126 | DianeRS | 50 | 25:02 | 91 (10) | 84 (11) | 78 (7) | 72 (9) | 150 (13) |
| 127 | Fidelio | 78 | 25:05 | 87 (15) | 95 (15) | 90 (16) | 98 (15) | 125 (17) |
| 128 | medodd | 58 | 25:14 | 86 (11) | 88 (12) | 107 (16) | 105 (10) | 113 (9) |
| 129 | klamery4 | 51 | 25:20 | 95 (13) | 90 (12) | 103 (12) | 111 (6) | 109 (8) |
| 130 | JohnDun | 88 | 25:23 | 89 (19) | 86 (21) | 97 (18) | 98 (12) | 130 (18) |
| 131 | Crippens1 | 71 | 25:53 | 88 (18) | 100 (14) | 105 (15) | 96 (11) | 111 (13) |
| 132 | ulaca | 87 | 26:00 | 79 (17) | 81 (14) | 101 (21) | 102 (16) | 127 (19) |
| 133 | chris661554 | 106 | 26:57 | 86 (22) | 90 (23) | 93 (20) | 98 (21) | 133 (20) |
| 134 | JoeyC | 81 | 27:39 | 80 (20) | 121 (14) | 96 (17) | 104 (17) | 106 (13) |
| 135 | Deezzaa | 88 | 27:40 | 89 (18) | 94 (19) | 91 (16) | 119 (18) | 105 (17) |
| 136 | eniamretrauq | 72 | 27:46 | 88 (16) | 93 (13) | 92 (15) | 104 (15) | 124 (13) |
| 137 | nekabue | 105 | 27:49 | 83 (21) | 85 (22) | 100 (19) | 121 (22) | 109 (21) |
| 138 | Dr_Bob | 45 | 27:51 | 88 (6) | 93 (12) | 110 (8) | 104 (12) | 101 (7) |
| 139 | Manveru | 60 | 27:54 | 85 (13) | 81 (11) | 103 (13) | 101 (14) | 137 (9) |
| 140 | timbo | 47 | 28:08 | 91 (10) | 91 (7) | 95 (9) | 100 (10) | 116 (11) |
| 141 | bobbb | 48 | 28:13 | 87 (9) | 81 (10) | 110 (12) | 109 (9) | 110 (8) |
| 142 | Mike Harper | 93 | 28:19 | 81 (20) | 84 (20) | 97 (18) | 108 (17) | 132 (18) |
| 143 | Gussie | 50 | 28:23 | 77 (7) | 77 (11) | 104 (10) | 85 (7) | 130 (15) |
| 144 | rosselliot | 56 | 28:26 | 81 (8) | 105 (13) | 99 (11) | 101 (14) | 106 (10) |
| 145 | Yatton50 | 78 | 28:33 | 72 (13) | 88 (19) | 107 (18) | 112 (14) | 120 (14) |
| 146 | Lloyd | 56 | 28:57 | 87 (15) | 90 (11) | 115 (10) | 102 (12) | 113 (8) |
| 147 | McBeak | 64 | 29:04 | 86 (17) | 86 (15) | 88 (13) | 113 (8) | 143 (11) |
| 148 | gbestanley | 100 | 30:08 | 90 (21) | 87 (19) | 104 (21) | 106 (18) | 111 (21) |
| 149 | BertieVII | 75 | 30:23 | 94 (15) | 82 (12) | 99 (14) | 96 (18) | 122 (16) |
| 150 | cheryllayne | 35 | 31:09 | 78 (8) | 111 (6) | 69 (8) | 105 (6) | 145 (7) |
| 151 | koro | 96 | 31:54 | 89 (20) | 92 (18) | 97 (19) | 105 (19) | 114 (20) |
| 152 | dosbarth | 49 | 33:02 | 94 (14) | 86 (8) | 101 (8) | 92 (10) | 127 (9) |
| 153 | Pleasuredome | 87 | 33:49 | 88 (19) | 85 (17) | 101 (20) | 108 (17) | 120 (14) |
| 154 | symbenall2 | 51 | 34:00 | 85 (10) | 95 (14) | 108 (12) | 97 (6) | 115 (9) |
| 155 | marp | 49 | 34:48 | 87 (10) | 75 (9) | 101 (12) | 102 (11) | 142 (7) |
| 156 | Cryptique | 86 | 35:59 | 71 (18) | 88 (18) | 109 (18) | 103 (16) | 132 (16) |
| 157 | starstruck | 105 | 36:00 | 81 (21) | 94 (19) | 96 (22) | 107 (24) | 120 (19) |
| 158 | maryht | 67 | 36:09 | 85 (13) | 93 (13) | 92 (11) | 110 (13) | 113 (17) |
| 159 | WordPlodder | 120 | 36:21 | 81 (23) | 84 (23) | 96 (24) | 113 (26) | 121 (24) |
| 160 | kapietro | 69 | 38:05 | 86 (16) | 95 (12) | 99 (17) | 105 (14) | 120 (10) |
| 161 | Rookie | 63 | 38:33 | 75 (16) | 118 (13) | 91 (11) | 110 (15) | 111 (8) |
| 162 | tyrotim | 63 | 38:38 | 81 (15) | 81 (10) | 103 (13) | 117 (12) | 115 (13) |
| 163 | Shushannah | 87 | 38:56 | 94 (13) | 90 (20) | 97 (19) | 101 (17) | 115 (18) |
| 164 | algyw | 54 | 42:00 | 87 (8) | 78 (14) | 107 (7) | 114 (12) | 113 (13) |
| 165 | MartinP | 105 | 42:42 | 88 (23) | 87 (24) | 99 (19) | 100 (18) | 127 (21) |
| 166 | empty | 95 | 43:12 | 88 (20) | 88 (17) | 101 (17) | 105 (21) | 113 (20) |