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 | Magoo | 28189 | 05:52 | 84 (20) | 96 (20) | 100 (14) | 112 (19) | 108 (17) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 46529 | 06:55 | 88 (24) | 98 (25) | 106 (23) | 96 (24) | 109 (26) |
| 3 | Lettuceleaf | 23341 | 07:04 | 93 (16) | 94 (12) | 96 (9) | 103 (15) | 110 (13) |
| 4 | Jason | 48160 | 07:10 | 78 (23) | 94 (25) | 107 (24) | 97 (24) | 118 (26) |
| 5 | Bogota Eagle | 32707 | 08:56 | 82 (9) | 98 (16) | 101 (14) | 98 (17) | 111 (15) |
| 6 | verlaine | 57382 | 09:33 | 81 (24) | 97 (24) | 100 (18) | 98 (21) | 123 (23) |
| 7 | auchiedollie | 55036 | 09:58 | 84 (21) | 96 (25) | 112 (21) | 102 (19) | 106 (16) |
| 8 | richard | 55471 | 10:37 | 85 (21) | 98 (20) | 107 (15) | 101 (21) | 109 (20) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 61928 | 10:45 | 79 (19) | 96 (23) | 101 (21) | 104 (21) | 116 (22) |
| 10 | tiggis | 19616 | 10:53 | 87 (10) | 96 (7) | 111 (7) | 99 (10) | 116 (6) |
| 11 | AlanS | 70638 | 11:06 | 84 (24) | 92 (22) | 108 (22) | 99 (22) | 114 (26) |
| 12 | Peter Fowler | 43503 | 11:30 | 101 (16) | 101 (15) | 98 (15) | 95 (13) | 102 (14) |
| 13 | lickert | 70945 | 11:42 | 85 (22) | 97 (22) | 99 (21) | 97 (20) | 116 (26) |
| 14 | Tom Stubbs | 73867 | 11:43 | 90 (25) | 92 (26) | 95 (18) | 100 (23) | 123 (23) |
| 15 | retiarius | 40878 | 11:44 | 84 (16) | 102 (15) | 101 (14) | 102 (15) | 122 (8) |
| 16 | DaddyM | 59855 | 12:01 | 69 (17) | 90 (23) | 75 (19) | 118 (16) | 150 (18) |
| 17 | tonysever | 77334 | 12:02 | 85 (24) | 104 (25) | 99 (21) | 92 (22) | 116 (25) |
| 18 | chindit | 78452 | 12:06 | 87 (24) | 87 (22) | 110 (21) | 96 (26) | 119 (25) |
| 19 | alanconnor | 42760 | 12:30 | 71 (12) | 93 (15) | 107 (11) | 93 (17) | 139 (12) |
| 20 | glheard | 61219 | 12:54 | 90 (22) | 97 (17) | 114 (16) | 91 (17) | 109 (17) |
| 21 | Denis | 67311 | 13:30 | 84 (16) | 90 (19) | 106 (17) | 104 (19) | 110 (22) |
| 22 | Topical Tim | 88797 | 13:49 | 75 (24) | 96 (24) | 111 (22) | 95 (23) | 122 (24) |
| 23 | aphasic | 48216 | 13:51 | 92 (19) | 92 (11) | 106 (14) | 94 (13) | 119 (11) |
| 24 | keriothe_ | 50021 | 13:53 | 102 (15) | 94 (16) | 94 (15) | 101 (15) | 113 (9) |
| 25 | Silva | 81126 | 13:56 | 87 (22) | 93 (23) | 100 (19) | 107 (22) | 112 (21) |
| 26 | Heyesey | 41366 | 14:04 | 76 (14) | 71 (9) | 146 (13) | 82 (8) | 105 (15) |
| 27 | mikegrocott | 65147 | 14:06 | 82 (16) | 104 (13) | 97 (18) | 104 (19) | 107 (21) |
| 28 | Stavros | 94126 | 14:15 | 86 (22) | 99 (26) | 101 (23) | 105 (25) | 106 (24) |
| 29 | mchalen | 94947 | 14:23 | 88 (24) | 92 (26) | 109 (22) | 102 (23) | 109 (25) |
| 30 | neilr | 91494 | 14:31 | 89 (24) | 90 (23) | 100 (19) | 95 (24) | 122 (25) |
| 31 | Ben Staveley | 34422 | 14:42 | 94 (10) | 94 (9) | 93 (8) | 99 (13) | 117 (9) |
| 32 | Tibthorpe | 86302 | 14:49 | 75 (20) | 90 (24) | 113 (16) | 94 (24) | 127 (23) |
| 33 | jjp | 43525 | 15:06 | 90 (12) | 92 (15) | 103 (9) | 97 (12) | 125 (10) |
| 34 | SimonAnthony | 38812 | 15:24 | 90 (10) | 91 (10) | 94 (10) | 94 (12) | 129 (10) |
| 35 | Toffer | 80541 | 15:47 | 85 (16) | 92 (19) | 99 (19) | 89 (19) | 125 (22) |
| 36 | phthisis | 90716 | 15:54 | 83 (20) | 100 (21) | 106 (21) | 96 (19) | 110 (24) |
| 37 | Sue Sweeper | 69254 | 16:01 | 78 (20) | 98 (19) | 107 (13) | 103 (15) | 122 (15) |
| 38 | fshephe | 93234 | 16:01 | 91 (21) | 98 (21) | 100 (19) | 98 (21) | 109 (25) |
| 39 | robinh | 87119 | 16:07 | 83 (20) | 100 (21) | 103 (18) | 108 (22) | 103 (19) |
| 40 | sotira | 91728 | 16:15 | 79 (19) | 97 (22) | 103 (20) | 103 (22) | 114 (21) |
| 41 | AndyOwl | 51809 | 16:17 | 84 (13) | 95 (13) | 108 (13) | 107 (12) | 105 (12) |
| 42 | OliviaRhineb | 115691 | 17:12 | 81 (26) | 98 (25) | 104 (22) | 102 (24) | 114 (25) |
| 43 | Margaretlarb | 56008 | 17:17 | 97 (11) | 94 (14) | 99 (11) | 103 (13) | 103 (15) |
| 44 | RHB | 88769 | 17:36 | 74 (18) | 107 (21) | 100 (22) | 90 (14) | 120 (19) |
| 45 | mark oshin | 78064 | 17:49 | 76 (16) | 104 (15) | 104 (17) | 98 (16) | 112 (19) |
| 46 | ChuckB | 116522 | 17:58 | 81 (24) | 91 (24) | 109 (21) | 108 (26) | 109 (23) |
| 47 | pterodactyl | 73997 | 18:08 | 83 (17) | 86 (17) | 105 (9) | 100 (18) | 126 (17) |
| 48 | earlylight | 75132 | 18:08 | 88 (16) | 92 (18) | 113 (13) | 102 (15) | 106 (17) |
| 49 | nesbitt | 59370 | 18:19 | 79 (17) | 94 (17) | 125 (11) | 101 (11) | 124 (8) |
| 50 | noidea | 77950 | 18:49 | 96 (14) | 92 (17) | 100 (12) | 91 (17) | 116 (19) |
| 51 | Bernard S | 83461 | 19:03 | 84 (14) | 101 (17) | 108 (14) | 107 (18) | 96 (20) |
| 52 | rpb | 100784 | 19:05 | 76 (22) | 101 (22) | 96 (17) | 103 (17) | 123 (20) |
| 53 | GMcD | 126293 | 19:51 | 78 (23) | 98 (23) | 94 (23) | 96 (24) | 132 (23) |
| 54 | David Crooks | 126354 | 19:52 | 87 (24) | 95 (24) | 105 (21) | 99 (22) | 111 (25) |
| 55 | reindeer | 102709 | 19:54 | 84 (18) | 98 (20) | 107 (18) | 100 (19) | 108 (21) |
| 56 | David P | 111861 | 20:02 | 92 (21) | 92 (17) | 104 (18) | 91 (22) | 116 (25) |
| 57 | Ron's mum | 86670 | 20:20 | 87 (16) | 107 (15) | 108 (17) | 78 (17) | 119 (16) |
| 58 | sampson | 77211 | 20:25 | 92 (17) | 95 (15) | 101 (15) | 93 (14) | 121 (12) |
| 59 | peter wild | 122370 | 20:36 | 85 (24) | 96 (23) | 101 (20) | 102 (23) | 116 (19) |
| 60 | Carol | 78325 | 20:43 | 88 (16) | 92 (15) | 114 (13) | 86 (12) | 115 (17) |
| 61 | John Arnold | 67236 | 20:45 | 90 (15) | 96 (12) | 115 (14) | 84 (10) | 107 (13) |
| 62 | AnneGinger | 96444 | 21:09 | 82 (20) | 97 (20) | 112 (12) | 97 (16) | 116 (18) |
| 63 | Big Mick | 110918 | 21:14 | 87 (19) | 99 (25) | 109 (21) | 87 (17) | 118 (15) |
| 64 | Zabadak | 123537 | 21:26 | 80 (18) | 98 (19) | 101 (22) | 101 (23) | 112 (24) |
| 65 | alanjcannon | 114297 | 21:38 | 78 (21) | 94 (21) | 105 (20) | 104 (17) | 120 (19) |
| 66 | barracuda | 125143 | 21:57 | 81 (23) | 99 (22) | 104 (21) | 98 (19) | 118 (20) |
| 67 | Werm | 80570 | 22:00 | 80 (12) | 94 (16) | 107 (18) | 103 (15) | 114 (10) |
| 68 | Kevin Gregg | 92767 | 22:05 | 82 (17) | 92 (17) | 105 (17) | 105 (16) | 119 (13) |
| 69 | Helly Welly | 95708 | 22:09 | 91 (16) | 90 (18) | 94 (16) | 110 (18) | 116 (14) |
| 70 | Groucho | 106747 | 22:14 | 81 (22) | 98 (16) | 103 (17) | 100 (19) | 123 (16) |
| 71 | zythum | 150762 | 23:03 | 88 (23) | 100 (24) | 97 (23) | 96 (23) | 115 (26) |
| 72 | Eylesie | 37942 | 23:25 | 101 (8) | 95 (8) | 107 (9) | 92 (6) | 99 (6) |
| 73 | Ben Ganly | 109710 | 23:26 | 80 (12) | 96 (21) | 112 (18) | 100 (18) | 103 (19) |
| 74 | Edprof | 138634 | 23:34 | 82 (21) | 94 (24) | 119 (22) | 95 (22) | 108 (19) |
| 75 | PeterMabey | 114055 | 24:03 | 82 (18) | 92 (12) | 97 (18) | 96 (22) | 127 (19) |
| 76 | Son of Smug | 104647 | 24:33 | 78 (15) | 100 (19) | 99 (16) | 108 (15) | 112 (16) |
| 77 | anthea | 108790 | 25:10 | 100 (13) | 95 (18) | 107 (15) | 96 (16) | 101 (20) |
| 78 | crosswordian | 145079 | 25:11 | 90 (21) | 93 (21) | 102 (20) | 97 (22) | 114 (22) |
| 79 | Chadwick | 90132 | 25:27 | 86 (13) | 95 (16) | 104 (11) | 94 (16) | 121 (13) |
| 80 | KarenR | 116135 | 25:28 | 76 (18) | 91 (16) | 116 (16) | 100 (16) | 113 (20) |
| 81 | Galspray | 119184 | 25:28 | 69 (18) | 98 (20) | 97 (18) | 101 (17) | 141 (15) |
| 82 | benedick | 109081 | 25:58 | 83 (15) | 99 (13) | 97 (19) | 92 (15) | 121 (18) |
| 83 | burrowz1b | 80132 | 26:11 | 109 (10) | 119 (10) | 96 (11) | 93 (12) | 91 (18) |
| 84 | leonora | 122777 | 26:14 | 85 (18) | 87 (18) | 109 (13) | 104 (18) | 113 (21) |
| 85 | me_phobete | 132706 | 26:19 | 85 (19) | 93 (20) | 98 (17) | 97 (20) | 127 (18) |
| 86 | NAPASAI | 72066 | 26:41 | 87 (9) | 89 (8) | 102 (15) | 91 (11) | 119 (12) |
| 87 | Smiler | 97731 | 26:42 | 86 (15) | 84 (16) | 105 (14) | 99 (13) | 130 (13) |
| 88 | Bobb | 93673 | 26:55 | 84 (11) | 105 (12) | 96 (14) | 95 (15) | 113 (16) |
| 89 | Julian West | 126826 | 27:27 | 71 (18) | 92 (16) | 141 (15) | 82 (21) | 123 (17) |
| 90 | Solver52 | 65397 | 27:56 | 93 (12) | 98 (12) | 100 (10) | 107 (8) | 106 (7) |
| 91 | oldpalace | 107489 | 28:26 | 96 (12) | 100 (16) | 97 (12) | 102 (14) | 101 (19) |
| 92 | Manveru | 65879 | 28:53 | 91 (12) | 93 (13) | 129 (7) | 86 (8) | 114 (8) |
| 93 | Barry Smith | 120406 | 29:30 | 84 (17) | 94 (16) | 107 (13) | 102 (14) | 112 (18) |
| 94 | Moles | 64281 | 29:45 | 88 (7) | 92 (9) | 103 (8) | 104 (11) | 106 (11) |
| 95 | dec | 73648 | 29:56 | 92 (9) | 104 (8) | 97 (10) | 90 (13) | 116 (11) |
| 96 | ccy23 | 110208 | 30:06 | 70 (13) | 88 (17) | 128 (14) | 88 (14) | 125 (13) |
| 97 | Jefe | 94332 | 30:14 | 81 (16) | 85 (18) | 93 (9) | 167 (7) | 119 (12) |
| 98 | rjr520 | 47239 | 31:29 | 86 (6) | 93 (6) | 102 (9) | 98 (8) | 119 (6) |
| 99 | stockynige | 59068 | 31:45 | 67 (6) | 90 (10) | 92 (8) | 90 (9) | 153 (8) |
| 100 | Prytherch | 139478 | 31:50 | 91 (11) | 90 (20) | 106 (14) | 99 (18) | 110 (20) |
| 101 | rosselliot | 113110 | 31:57 | 91 (13) | 91 (14) | 95 (12) | 93 (14) | 123 (16) |
| 102 | lesbunch | 79643 | 33:11 | 89 (10) | 95 (10) | 96 (9) | 91 (11) | 127 (10) |
| 103 | nekabue | 104074 | 34:00 | 79 (15) | 98 (13) | 97 (12) | 101 (8) | 126 (13) |
| 104 | Glyndwr | 105593 | 34:30 | 82 (14) | 93 (10) | 95 (11) | 101 (12) | 124 (14) |
| 105 | Jeeves | 137960 | 34:50 | 90 (12) | 86 (16) | 111 (15) | 92 (17) | 117 (16) |
| 106 | koro | 152706 | 35:20 | 86 (17) | 86 (15) | 102 (17) | 103 (17) | 120 (16) |
| 107 | fudgiebates | 86398 | 36:55 | 90 (11) | 97 (11) | 110 (7) | 101 (10) | 105 (10) |
| 108 | Clovis | 112652 | 38:19 | 69 (12) | 71 (11) | 143 (12) | 107 (11) | 105 (13) |
| 109 | 1234 | 77575 | 39:10 | 82 (6) | 107 (9) | 81 (6) | 87 (10) | 119 (12) |
| 110 | cassandra | 166162 | 40:43 | 90 (16) | 88 (14) | 113 (14) | 102 (16) | 105 (18) |
| 111 | JerryR | 95588 | 40:50 | 76 (13) | 98 (10) | 107 (7) | 97 (11) | 142 (8) |
| 112 | ulaca | 122139 | 42:24 | 86 (6) | 90 (10) | 94 (13) | 98 (15) | 117 (14) |
| 113 | Bobchapman | 71240 | 47:29 | 41 (7) | 54 (6) | 197 (9) | 94 (7) | 56 (6) |