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 | 76 | 04:35 | 80 (15) | 93 (14) | 111 (12) | 102 (18) | 111 (17) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 77 | 05:39 | 82 (18) | 98 (18) | 95 (13) | 102 (14) | 126 (14) |
| 3 | Jason | 57 | 06:12 | 68 (12) | 89 (12) | 98 (13) | 124 (10) | 127 (10) |
| 4 | verlaine | 122 | 06:32 | 90 (24) | 96 (24) | 98 (24) | 101 (26) | 113 (24) |
| 5 | Diskus | 102 | 06:35 | 90 (23) | 86 (18) | 97 (21) | 108 (20) | 118 (20) |
| 6 | hilarym | 56 | 06:45 | 94 (16) | 96 (13) | 109 (10) | 93 (11) | 120 (6) |
| 7 | mistigris | 86 | 07:04 | 77 (18) | 101 (15) | 99 (16) | 105 (19) | 116 (18) |
| 8 | Paul Gilbert | 102 | 07:24 | 87 (22) | 88 (22) | 96 (23) | 111 (18) | 122 (17) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 120 | 07:24 | 82 (25) | 93 (24) | 100 (25) | 97 (22) | 127 (24) |
| 10 | Magoo | 57 | 07:51 | 58 (7) | 60 (8) | 75 (12) | 101 (14) | 154 (16) |
| 11 | asaldanha | 109 | 08:53 | 80 (20) | 91 (21) | 102 (23) | 109 (24) | 112 (21) |
| 12 | richard | 85 | 09:07 | 84 (14) | 104 (18) | 103 (19) | 97 (19) | 107 (15) |
| 13 | chindit | 94 | 09:30 | 86 (20) | 97 (17) | 102 (16) | 95 (21) | 118 (20) |
| 14 | scrabbler | 51 | 10:11 | 79 (11) | 90 (12) | 111 (10) | 109 (8) | 114 (10) |
| 15 | lickert | 96 | 10:19 | 79 (19) | 88 (18) | 107 (19) | 100 (21) | 123 (19) |
| 16 | Kinghedger | 98 | 10:23 | 82 (23) | 89 (18) | 102 (24) | 109 (17) | 123 (16) |
| 17 | glheard | 87 | 10:26 | 86 (21) | 91 (19) | 105 (13) | 107 (24) | 118 (10) |
| 18 | philjordan1147 | 96 | 10:30 | 80 (18) | 93 (22) | 109 (21) | 104 (16) | 111 (19) |
| 19 | AlanS | 99 | 10:37 | 82 (18) | 92 (23) | 103 (20) | 95 (22) | 133 (16) |
| 20 | jimpen | 57 | 10:57 | 87 (14) | 91 (11) | 114 (10) | 98 (13) | 116 (9) |
| 21 | Heyesey | 61 | 11:04 | 87 (14) | 110 (10) | 89 (17) | 93 (11) | 133 (9) |
| 22 | miked1961 | 92 | 11:04 | 80 (20) | 94 (18) | 108 (16) | 101 (21) | 118 (17) |
| 23 | markdobell | 116 | 11:04 | 82 (24) | 87 (25) | 96 (25) | 112 (22) | 127 (20) |
| 24 | xyster | 82 | 11:07 | 90 (17) | 95 (19) | 101 (20) | 104 (19) | 117 (7) |
| 25 | Deane Short | 72 | 11:13 | 81 (12) | 89 (17) | 105 (14) | 104 (17) | 120 (12) |
| 26 | keriothe_ | 111 | 11:16 | 75 (22) | 87 (22) | 99 (23) | 114 (24) | 123 (20) |
| 27 | chriswords | 95 | 11:20 | 86 (21) | 87 (15) | 105 (22) | 108 (22) | 112 (15) |
| 28 | andy | 82 | 11:23 | 90 (21) | 88 (16) | 94 (19) | 98 (15) | 145 (11) |
| 29 | Topical Tim | 119 | 11:35 | 82 (24) | 101 (24) | 95 (24) | 101 (23) | 118 (24) |
| 30 | Sheapey | 122 | 11:47 | 82 (23) | 86 (26) | 102 (23) | 102 (26) | 127 (24) |
| 31 | fshephe | 111 | 11:58 | 88 (23) | 96 (24) | 106 (22) | 104 (18) | 104 (24) |
| 32 | David Crooks | 84 | 11:59 | 88 (16) | 93 (20) | 101 (17) | 100 (13) | 114 (18) |
| 33 | neilr | 100 | 12:15 | 84 (20) | 92 (21) | 100 (21) | 104 (21) | 121 (17) |
| 34 | tilbee | 106 | 12:30 | 81 (19) | 95 (23) | 96 (24) | 104 (20) | 122 (20) |
| 35 | Tom Stubbs | 125 | 12:31 | 80 (25) | 102 (25) | 98 (26) | 99 (24) | 119 (25) |
| 36 | Jim Conner | 46 | 12:34 | 102 (9) | 89 (9) | 105 (11) | 100 (10) | 101 (7) |
| 37 | aphasic | 79 | 12:36 | 92 (16) | 88 (18) | 105 (17) | 96 (15) | 122 (13) |
| 38 | canismiser | 61 | 12:40 | 92 (18) | 91 (11) | 109 (13) | 107 (12) | 103 (7) |
| 39 | JimboFS | 105 | 12:50 | 73 (20) | 94 (25) | 106 (21) | 109 (20) | 115 (19) |
| 40 | March | 95 | 12:54 | 80 (17) | 86 (20) | 97 (20) | 103 (20) | 132 (18) |
| 41 | Ben Staveley | 82 | 13:09 | 89 (20) | 83 (16) | 107 (14) | 101 (19) | 126 (13) |
| 42 | Paul Bacon | 42 | 13:20 | 91 (10) | 99 (13) | 103 (6) | 104 (7) | 106 (6) |
| 43 | 7dPenguin | 73 | 13:32 | 86 (19) | 84 (17) | 105 (14) | 105 (13) | 137 (10) |
| 44 | Stavros | 95 | 13:33 | 81 (19) | 88 (21) | 94 (16) | 103 (22) | 135 (17) |
| 45 | Silva | 120 | 13:37 | 81 (24) | 100 (23) | 98 (26) | 104 (25) | 114 (22) |
| 46 | Henry White | 70 | 13:40 | 80 (15) | 96 (12) | 98 (14) | 102 (16) | 124 (13) |
| 47 | LouWeed | 120 | 13:41 | 87 (25) | 94 (26) | 103 (24) | 96 (24) | 121 (21) |
| 48 | MikeOsborne | 98 | 14:01 | 88 (22) | 87 (24) | 106 (20) | 105 (17) | 121 (15) |
| 49 | Ed freshpot | 95 | 14:02 | 79 (19) | 96 (21) | 104 (18) | 111 (22) | 108 (15) |
| 50 | Secondbass | 50 | 14:15 | 73 (8) | 94 (10) | 105 (14) | 89 (10) | 137 (8) |
| 51 | CentralLine | 94 | 14:15 | 77 (20) | 79 (20) | 102 (20) | 98 (13) | 140 (21) |
| 52 | Finzi | 125 | 14:19 | 88 (25) | 95 (26) | 102 (25) | 101 (25) | 112 (24) |
| 53 | Jim Willis | 69 | 14:26 | 97 (11) | 81 (15) | 94 (17) | 114 (15) | 116 (11) |
| 54 | Penfold_61 | 76 | 14:29 | 83 (14) | 86 (14) | 104 (19) | 96 (10) | 120 (19) |
| 55 | AndyR | 69 | 14:32 | 88 (18) | 93 (13) | 103 (15) | 111 (13) | 109 (10) |
| 56 | Groucho | 105 | 14:37 | 81 (25) | 94 (23) | 105 (19) | 106 (21) | 120 (17) |
| 57 | alexh | 87 | 14:39 | 93 (19) | 94 (20) | 103 (18) | 107 (17) | 104 (13) |
| 58 | Tibthorpe | 105 | 14:49 | 71 (23) | 90 (21) | 100 (16) | 108 (20) | 126 (25) |
| 59 | phthisis | 86 | 14:53 | 90 (21) | 95 (16) | 99 (16) | 95 (16) | 119 (17) |
| 60 | Semillon | 120 | 14:58 | 82 (25) | 85 (25) | 107 (25) | 101 (21) | 123 (24) |
| 61 | Achernar | 78 | 15:00 | 93 (24) | 95 (14) | 95 (12) | 107 (15) | 111 (13) |
| 62 | franceslc11 | 63 | 15:06 | 82 (12) | 76 (8) | 96 (11) | 101 (15) | 124 (17) |
| 63 | Eddddddd | 49 | 15:23 | 96 (10) | 86 (10) | 90 (12) | 103 (8) | 128 (9) |
| 64 | gabrojak | 90 | 15:24 | 87 (22) | 95 (18) | 107 (20) | 104 (19) | 111 (11) |
| 65 | Peponi13 | 70 | 15:26 | 79 (18) | 106 (20) | 110 (17) | 97 (9) | 114 (6) |
| 66 | Ease This Jam | 82 | 15:26 | 85 (18) | 89 (15) | 95 (16) | 104 (17) | 126 (16) |
| 67 | Squallaby | 75 | 15:33 | 87 (20) | 92 (18) | 104 (17) | 119 (11) | 109 (9) |
| 68 | MK76 | 66 | 15:43 | 90 (17) | 100 (18) | 107 (13) | 96 (12) | 116 (6) |
| 69 | SimonAnthony | 100 | 15:52 | 58 (21) | 70 (21) | 71 (19) | 74 (21) | 242 (18) |
| 70 | robinh | 113 | 16:02 | 93 (21) | 93 (24) | 103 (23) | 98 (22) | 109 (23) |
| 71 | KenD51 | 69 | 16:04 | 73 (11) | 95 (16) | 121 (14) | 98 (14) | 105 (14) |
| 72 | tapbarker | 110 | 16:07 | 80 (23) | 88 (21) | 98 (21) | 106 (22) | 125 (23) |
| 73 | Pootle | 108 | 16:18 | 83 (22) | 86 (19) | 104 (22) | 100 (21) | 121 (24) |
| 74 | Ludo | 37 | 16:19 | 68 (8) | 111 (7) | 97 (8) | 101 (7) | 126 (7) |
| 75 | Valance | 63 | 16:24 | 85 (13) | 88 (10) | 94 (13) | 89 (15) | 144 (12) |
| 76 | andrewlake | 116 | 16:31 | 83 (23) | 87 (21) | 96 (24) | 107 (23) | 122 (25) |
| 77 | Looch | 118 | 16:33 | 83 (24) | 96 (23) | 101 (24) | 100 (23) | 117 (24) |
| 78 | BlackburnRover | 104 | 16:35 | 90 (22) | 97 (23) | 103 (20) | 101 (20) | 109 (19) |
| 79 | ajcauk1 | 78 | 16:51 | 90 (20) | 92 (16) | 107 (16) | 98 (13) | 116 (13) |
| 80 | Crucifer | 67 | 16:53 | 87 (13) | 81 (14) | 89 (15) | 84 (13) | 166 (12) |
| 81 | ilan | 47 | 16:57 | 82 (9) | 102 (10) | 89 (9) | 111 (7) | 112 (12) |
| 82 | Craven | 106 | 17:06 | 91 (24) | 92 (20) | 98 (22) | 103 (21) | 115 (19) |
| 83 | LJCN | 105 | 17:14 | 80 (22) | 88 (22) | 106 (23) | 113 (17) | 115 (21) |
| 84 | Wyn Lewis | 70 | 17:49 | 87 (17) | 100 (16) | 94 (15) | 113 (11) | 112 (11) |
| 85 | DunPangolin | 112 | 17:49 | 86 (23) | 96 (24) | 102 (22) | 103 (24) | 112 (19) |
| 86 | benedick | 84 | 17:52 | 83 (17) | 98 (19) | 105 (18) | 103 (19) | 113 (11) |
| 87 | Colin2355 | 93 | 17:52 | 83 (20) | 97 (17) | 103 (22) | 106 (17) | 111 (17) |
| 88 | OliviaRhineb | 40 | 18:02 | 86 (9) | 80 (6) | 104 (10) | 103 (7) | 121 (8) |
| 89 | Zander | 109 | 18:02 | 76 (24) | 88 (20) | 103 (23) | 106 (20) | 125 (22) |
| 90 | pterodactyl | 75 | 18:12 | 87 (22) | 99 (12) | 108 (16) | 102 (16) | 111 (9) |
| 91 | GMcD | 117 | 18:13 | 85 (24) | 84 (21) | 99 (25) | 109 (24) | 119 (23) |
| 92 | PGooden | 60 | 18:20 | 65 (9) | 90 (12) | 119 (9) | 93 (17) | 127 (13) |
| 93 | John Arnold | 54 | 18:42 | 80 (15) | 90 (12) | 113 (10) | 114 (9) | 119 (8) |
| 94 | Andrew Whiffin | 56 | 18:49 | 84 (15) | 91 (9) | 102 (10) | 101 (12) | 126 (10) |
| 95 | uvofiz | 86 | 18:55 | 93 (19) | 96 (22) | 100 (13) | 97 (20) | 120 (12) |
| 96 | Crossiant | 71 | 19:07 | 74 (13) | 87 (14) | 97 (13) | 99 (13) | 130 (18) |
| 97 | Kevin Gregg | 84 | 19:28 | 78 (18) | 93 (16) | 101 (20) | 104 (17) | 128 (13) |
| 98 | Jeremy S | 69 | 19:49 | 86 (15) | 95 (17) | 104 (17) | 113 (13) | 107 (7) |
| 99 | Hamish.S | 85 | 20:12 | 76 (19) | 95 (19) | 110 (14) | 105 (16) | 116 (17) |
| 100 | DanSolo | 47 | 20:18 | 100 (7) | 95 (14) | 90 (10) | 105 (9) | 115 (7) |
| 101 | Umpire | 56 | 20:27 | 84 (8) | 89 (9) | 88 (13) | 103 (11) | 121 (15) |
| 102 | endafk | 110 | 20:32 | 85 (24) | 90 (22) | 101 (23) | 102 (21) | 123 (20) |
| 103 | Zabadak3 | 53 | 20:47 | 85 (10) | 107 (7) | 88 (12) | 100 (12) | 119 (12) |
| 104 | cyrillic | 87 | 20:50 | 73 (13) | 91 (15) | 101 (19) | 114 (22) | 106 (18) |
| 105 | george.garlick | 67 | 20:57 | 88 (13) | 88 (12) | 100 (14) | 103 (18) | 122 (10) |
| 106 | pc8 | 123 | 20:57 | 83 (25) | 86 (25) | 101 (25) | 107 (25) | 123 (23) |
| 107 | James P | 98 | 21:02 | 78 (21) | 94 (20) | 96 (22) | 102 (17) | 132 (18) |
| 108 | Paul Hammond | 77 | 21:12 | 84 (15) | 91 (17) | 96 (16) | 99 (15) | 132 (14) |
| 109 | crosswordian | 46 | 21:21 | 90 (9) | 82 (10) | 99 (8) | 100 (7) | 120 (12) |
| 110 | David Bourne | 60 | 21:29 | 82 (10) | 98 (9) | 97 (14) | 97 (11) | 115 (16) |
| 111 | squark | 46 | 21:30 | 82 (12) | 93 (9) | 109 (9) | 108 (7) | 113 (9) |
| 112 | UisceTe | 54 | 21:31 | 88 (14) | 106 (11) | 91 (11) | 95 (10) | 127 (8) |
| 113 | Edprof | 48 | 22:07 | 87 (10) | 97 (11) | 95 (10) | 106 (10) | 118 (7) |
| 114 | Nangle | 76 | 22:19 | 88 (18) | 103 (16) | 96 (17) | 101 (17) | 122 (8) |
| 115 | gsriordan52 | 69 | 22:31 | 66 (15) | 98 (12) | 93 (12) | 85 (16) | 159 (14) |
| 116 | Waterloo | 89 | 23:10 | 78 (22) | 92 (16) | 116 (15) | 103 (19) | 116 (17) |
| 117 | stainl665 | 41 | 23:12 | 88 (6) | 85 (7) | 97 (10) | 104 (10) | 117 (8) |
| 118 | Jagsfan1971 | 70 | 23:18 | 82 (14) | 88 (18) | 92 (14) | 111 (13) | 135 (11) |
| 119 | MichelinPoitiers | 61 | 23:27 | 94 (13) | 98 (13) | 93 (8) | 97 (15) | 114 (12) |
| 120 | barracuda | 108 | 23:38 | 81 (20) | 89 (24) | 107 (21) | 104 (21) | 117 (22) |
| 121 | 1234 | 60 | 23:42 | 81 (14) | 83 (15) | 97 (13) | 129 (10) | 129 (8) |
| 122 | Tudds | 115 | 23:53 | 86 (26) | 88 (23) | 97 (22) | 104 (25) | 130 (19) |
| 123 | goblin | 126 | 23:54 | 89 (24) | 90 (26) | 103 (25) | 101 (26) | 115 (25) |
| 124 | Galspray | 79 | 24:27 | 60 (16) | 59 (15) | 60 (17) | 80 (15) | 237 (16) |
| 125 | JohnDun | 84 | 24:48 | 84 (19) | 93 (19) | 96 (17) | 98 (12) | 130 (17) |
| 126 | daniel.faith | 65 | 24:51 | 82 (8) | 88 (14) | 83 (11) | 81 (16) | 149 (16) |
| 127 | Corymbia | 70 | 25:04 | 80 (14) | 73 (8) | 82 (10) | 102 (18) | 130 (20) |
| 128 | Fidelio | 90 | 25:08 | 84 (18) | 94 (17) | 93 (19) | 104 (17) | 123 (19) |
| 129 | klamery4 | 60 | 25:09 | 91 (14) | 85 (13) | 103 (14) | 115 (8) | 112 (11) |
| 130 | rjcassidy | 109 | 25:21 | 83 (23) | 87 (21) | 105 (20) | 102 (21) | 119 (24) |
| 131 | DianeRS | 50 | 25:22 | 81 (11) | 94 (11) | 82 (7) | 81 (10) | 151 (11) |
| 132 | Mkgnao | 79 | 25:32 | 79 (19) | 91 (18) | 105 (15) | 109 (13) | 123 (14) |
| 133 | medodd | 61 | 25:37 | 84 (12) | 92 (12) | 101 (16) | 108 (10) | 116 (11) |
| 134 | ulaca | 87 | 25:40 | 75 (17) | 92 (16) | 107 (21) | 97 (15) | 123 (18) |
| 135 | Crippens1 | 76 | 26:24 | 84 (18) | 103 (16) | 105 (18) | 99 (11) | 109 (13) |
| 136 | eniamretrauq | 72 | 26:58 | 84 (18) | 97 (13) | 95 (16) | 104 (14) | 129 (11) |
| 137 | chris661554 | 107 | 27:03 | 84 (23) | 94 (23) | 92 (21) | 90 (20) | 140 (20) |
| 138 | Deezzaa | 95 | 27:24 | 87 (21) | 96 (20) | 89 (17) | 124 (20) | 102 (17) |
| 139 | timbo | 56 | 27:45 | 87 (12) | 91 (8) | 94 (11) | 101 (11) | 118 (14) |
| 140 | Dr_Bob | 51 | 27:48 | 89 (9) | 98 (14) | 106 (9) | 104 (12) | 101 (7) |
| 141 | rosselliot | 59 | 28:10 | 78 (9) | 110 (14) | 95 (11) | 104 (16) | 102 (9) |
| 142 | Yatton50 | 75 | 28:13 | 68 (15) | 88 (16) | 110 (18) | 112 (13) | 124 (13) |
| 143 | McBeak | 66 | 28:23 | 78 (16) | 88 (17) | 91 (12) | 110 (9) | 146 (12) |
| 144 | JoeyC | 85 | 28:39 | 77 (19) | 121 (14) | 96 (18) | 102 (19) | 108 (15) |
| 145 | Lloyd | 57 | 28:44 | 79 (15) | 93 (10) | 113 (10) | 100 (12) | 121 (10) |
| 146 | nekabue | 101 | 28:47 | 82 (19) | 90 (22) | 102 (18) | 117 (22) | 105 (20) |
| 147 | Manveru | 66 | 29:13 | 77 (14) | 86 (13) | 102 (14) | 104 (15) | 137 (10) |
| 148 | Mike Harper | 89 | 29:15 | 83 (17) | 85 (20) | 96 (18) | 110 (18) | 129 (16) |
| 149 | gbestanley | 102 | 29:41 | 85 (22) | 91 (19) | 103 (22) | 108 (18) | 111 (21) |
| 150 | Gussie | 51 | 29:42 | 77 (6) | 76 (12) | 117 (9) | 84 (9) | 125 (15) |
| 151 | BertieVII | 75 | 31:19 | 89 (15) | 87 (13) | 97 (13) | 97 (17) | 123 (17) |
| 152 | koro | 101 | 32:15 | 85 (21) | 98 (19) | 94 (21) | 102 (20) | 119 (20) |
| 153 | dosbarth | 39 | 32:42 | 96 (13) | 87 (6) | 110 (6) | 85 (7) | 123 (7) |
| 154 | cheryllayne | 50 | 32:45 | 77 (11) | 112 (8) | 78 (10) | 106 (10) | 126 (11) |
| 155 | FelicityTT | 39 | 33:45 | 85 (6) | 103 (6) | 90 (9) | 88 (8) | 124 (10) |
| 156 | symbenall2 | 46 | 33:59 | 82 (9) | 99 (13) | 105 (10) | 101 (6) | 111 (8) |
| 157 | Pleasuredome | 96 | 34:30 | 84 (19) | 87 (19) | 98 (21) | 107 (19) | 122 (18) |
| 158 | marp | 45 | 35:33 | 84 (10) | 78 (8) | 101 (10) | 104 (11) | 143 (6) |
| 159 | starstruck | 105 | 35:43 | 78 (22) | 98 (19) | 100 (23) | 106 (23) | 117 (18) |
| 160 | Cryptique | 88 | 36:27 | 73 (19) | 94 (18) | 105 (19) | 106 (16) | 124 (16) |
| 161 | WordPlodder | 120 | 36:37 | 78 (23) | 84 (23) | 97 (24) | 110 (26) | 126 (24) |
| 162 | Rookie | 63 | 38:01 | 73 (17) | 126 (12) | 90 (11) | 108 (15) | 114 (8) |
| 163 | kapietro | 66 | 38:16 | 84 (16) | 97 (12) | 100 (15) | 104 (12) | 120 (11) |
| 164 | maryht | 64 | 38:27 | 80 (14) | 109 (13) | 91 (10) | 107 (12) | 109 (15) |
| 165 | tyrotim | 58 | 38:36 | 81 (13) | 84 (11) | 103 (12) | 117 (12) | 116 (10) |
| 166 | Shushannah | 96 | 39:08 | 88 (16) | 91 (20) | 96 (21) | 107 (20) | 114 (19) |
| 167 | alistair.boere | 42 | 42:23 | 90 (10) | 93 (9) | 97 (8) | 110 (9) | 112 (6) |
| 168 | MartinP | 102 | 42:49 | 78 (23) | 91 (22) | 95 (18) | 104 (17) | 130 (22) |
| 169 | baronrob | 45 | 43:46 | 87 (6) | 87 (9) | 102 (16) | 100 (6) | 117 (8) |
| 170 | empty | 96 | 43:50 | 86 (18) | 89 (19) | 100 (20) | 106 (20) | 115 (19) |
| 171 | CoxBurglar | 52 | 52:48 | 74 (6) | 70 (12) | 86 (11) | 95 (13) | 172 (10) |