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 | lucyg43484 | 45 | 04:05 | 98 (10) | 91 (9) | 102 (13) | 95 (6) | 111 (7) |
| 2 | mohn | 72 | 04:39 | 83 (15) | 94 (12) | 103 (11) | 103 (17) | 111 (17) |
| 3 | Nathan Panning | 72 | 05:40 | 83 (16) | 101 (15) | 93 (15) | 105 (14) | 122 (12) |
| 4 | Jason | 63 | 05:48 | 70 (12) | 97 (12) | 90 (14) | 121 (12) | 119 (13) |
| 5 | Diskus | 101 | 06:31 | 88 (23) | 86 (18) | 95 (21) | 113 (20) | 117 (19) |
| 6 | verlaine | 123 | 06:40 | 82 (23) | 99 (24) | 96 (26) | 107 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 7 | mistigris | 81 | 06:46 | 77 (17) | 104 (15) | 91 (15) | 113 (19) | 112 (15) |
| 8 | lili | 102 | 07:17 | 77 (21) | 91 (19) | 95 (23) | 124 (19) | 113 (20) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 121 | 07:20 | 80 (25) | 96 (24) | 99 (25) | 100 (23) | 122 (24) |
| 10 | Paul Gilbert | 101 | 07:35 | 87 (23) | 92 (21) | 89 (22) | 111 (17) | 126 (18) |
| 11 | Magoo | 53 | 08:21 | 56 (7) | 57 (7) | 69 (11) | 104 (12) | 155 (16) |
| 12 | asaldanha | 109 | 08:56 | 77 (21) | 92 (21) | 101 (22) | 113 (24) | 113 (21) |
| 13 | chindit | 96 | 09:14 | 84 (21) | 103 (18) | 94 (16) | 104 (22) | 114 (19) |
| 14 | richard | 88 | 09:15 | 83 (15) | 107 (19) | 93 (19) | 103 (17) | 108 (18) |
| 15 | Kinghedger | 98 | 10:15 | 80 (23) | 93 (18) | 99 (24) | 118 (19) | 117 (14) |
| 16 | philjordan1147 | 92 | 10:22 | 85 (20) | 97 (21) | 104 (20) | 111 (14) | 104 (17) |
| 17 | AlanS | 97 | 10:25 | 83 (18) | 92 (22) | 105 (20) | 99 (19) | 120 (18) |
| 18 | lickert | 98 | 10:30 | 77 (19) | 94 (19) | 99 (19) | 105 (20) | 121 (21) |
| 19 | glheard | 84 | 10:32 | 82 (21) | 92 (17) | 106 (13) | 109 (20) | 116 (13) |
| 20 | jimpen | 38 | 10:39 | 90 (11) | 95 (6) | 112 (6) | 99 (9) | 110 (6) |
| 21 | markdobell | 115 | 10:59 | 82 (24) | 91 (25) | 96 (25) | 116 (23) | 119 (18) |
| 22 | miked1961 | 95 | 11:10 | 78 (20) | 98 (18) | 101 (17) | 105 (22) | 116 (18) |
| 23 | keriothe_ | 110 | 11:19 | 74 (22) | 89 (22) | 95 (22) | 116 (23) | 125 (21) |
| 24 | chriswords | 87 | 11:20 | 86 (20) | 94 (14) | 99 (22) | 113 (20) | 107 (11) |
| 25 | andy | 78 | 11:25 | 88 (21) | 97 (15) | 96 (20) | 99 (14) | 145 (8) |
| 26 | xyster | 80 | 11:27 | 90 (16) | 96 (19) | 101 (19) | 102 (18) | 119 (8) |
| 27 | Deane Short | 76 | 11:31 | 73 (13) | 95 (16) | 96 (15) | 105 (18) | 125 (14) |
| 28 | Heyesey | 64 | 11:38 | 90 (12) | 101 (13) | 79 (16) | 100 (13) | 141 (10) |
| 29 | Topical Tim | 119 | 11:40 | 79 (24) | 104 (24) | 96 (25) | 108 (24) | 113 (22) |
| 30 | Sheapey | 123 | 12:01 | 82 (24) | 87 (25) | 95 (23) | 108 (26) | 124 (25) |
| 31 | fshephe | 110 | 12:02 | 85 (22) | 96 (23) | 104 (22) | 109 (19) | 105 (24) |
| 32 | David Crooks | 83 | 12:08 | 87 (16) | 91 (17) | 101 (19) | 102 (12) | 114 (19) |
| 33 | canismiser | 56 | 12:10 | 88 (19) | 102 (9) | 112 (13) | 104 (9) | 98 (6) |
| 34 | neilr | 98 | 12:20 | 81 (20) | 94 (19) | 99 (23) | 109 (19) | 118 (17) |
| 35 | Tom Stubbs | 125 | 12:23 | 79 (25) | 100 (25) | 93 (25) | 109 (24) | 116 (26) |
| 36 | tilbee | 97 | 12:42 | 82 (17) | 100 (21) | 94 (21) | 102 (17) | 117 (21) |
| 37 | March | 96 | 12:43 | 79 (17) | 93 (20) | 95 (21) | 105 (19) | 123 (19) |
| 38 | JimboFS | 104 | 12:48 | 72 (20) | 95 (26) | 100 (21) | 113 (17) | 121 (20) |
| 39 | aphasic | 75 | 12:56 | 89 (14) | 88 (15) | 103 (18) | 100 (13) | 116 (15) |
| 40 | HoneyBadger | 50 | 13:15 | 76 (10) | 95 (11) | 93 (11) | 109 (9) | 130 (9) |
| 41 | Ben Staveley | 78 | 13:16 | 90 (18) | 86 (15) | 98 (13) | 109 (18) | 115 (14) |
| 42 | Henry White | 83 | 13:40 | 78 (18) | 99 (15) | 94 (17) | 101 (17) | 128 (16) |
| 43 | Stavros | 99 | 13:43 | 79 (21) | 93 (22) | 90 (16) | 113 (21) | 122 (19) |
| 44 | Silva | 123 | 13:43 | 81 (25) | 102 (24) | 94 (26) | 109 (25) | 113 (23) |
| 45 | CentralLine | 88 | 13:46 | 74 (18) | 89 (20) | 96 (19) | 106 (12) | 133 (19) |
| 46 | LouWeed | 118 | 13:46 | 84 (25) | 100 (26) | 99 (23) | 101 (24) | 118 (20) |
| 47 | jonathan.leather | 50 | 13:48 | 95 (17) | 97 (10) | 110 (8) | 86 (9) | 122 (6) |
| 48 | 7dPenguin | 71 | 13:58 | 85 (17) | 89 (16) | 99 (15) | 108 (12) | 129 (11) |
| 49 | Jim Willis | 57 | 14:02 | 91 (8) | 92 (16) | 80 (12) | 124 (14) | 110 (7) |
| 50 | Ed freshpot | 90 | 14:15 | 74 (17) | 100 (19) | 100 (19) | 116 (19) | 106 (16) |
| 51 | MikeOsborne | 99 | 14:16 | 87 (23) | 93 (23) | 101 (20) | 107 (20) | 121 (13) |
| 52 | Groucho | 102 | 14:21 | 83 (24) | 95 (23) | 99 (19) | 110 (19) | 117 (17) |
| 53 | Finzi | 126 | 14:27 | 85 (26) | 98 (26) | 99 (25) | 105 (25) | 112 (24) |
| 54 | Tibthorpe | 107 | 14:35 | 73 (24) | 92 (22) | 96 (16) | 113 (20) | 123 (25) |
| 55 | AndyR | 68 | 14:37 | 87 (19) | 96 (13) | 97 (14) | 118 (12) | 109 (10) |
| 56 | Penfold_61 | 79 | 14:38 | 77 (14) | 92 (14) | 96 (19) | 105 (12) | 121 (20) |
| 57 | alexh | 87 | 14:41 | 92 (21) | 96 (19) | 102 (17) | 107 (17) | 103 (13) |
| 58 | franceslc11 | 59 | 14:44 | 78 (13) | 83 (7) | 94 (11) | 107 (13) | 124 (15) |
| 59 | JezWoolfrey | 63 | 14:49 | 75 (15) | 105 (12) | 102 (17) | 109 (11) | 118 (8) |
| 60 | phthisis | 91 | 14:51 | 87 (22) | 96 (17) | 95 (18) | 102 (17) | 120 (17) |
| 61 | Semillon | 121 | 14:55 | 84 (25) | 92 (25) | 100 (25) | 100 (22) | 123 (24) |
| 62 | Achernar | 75 | 15:06 | 95 (23) | 99 (14) | 94 (15) | 106 (10) | 110 (13) |
| 63 | Ease This Jam | 64 | 15:18 | 84 (14) | 94 (13) | 98 (12) | 100 (12) | 123 (13) |
| 64 | Eddddddd | 53 | 15:21 | 83 (12) | 92 (12) | 88 (12) | 114 (7) | 131 (10) |
| 65 | gabrojak | 90 | 15:28 | 86 (20) | 99 (19) | 100 (21) | 104 (19) | 117 (11) |
| 66 | MK76 | 65 | 15:29 | 87 (17) | 104 (15) | 104 (16) | 100 (11) | 112 (6) |
| 67 | KenD51 | 64 | 15:33 | 81 (10) | 92 (16) | 125 (14) | 99 (12) | 96 (12) |
| 68 | Squallaby | 76 | 15:48 | 79 (19) | 95 (18) | 96 (17) | 131 (11) | 116 (11) |
| 69 | Peponi13 | 67 | 15:54 | 76 (18) | 109 (16) | 103 (18) | 104 (7) | 121 (8) |
| 70 | robinh | 114 | 16:03 | 90 (22) | 95 (23) | 100 (22) | 103 (22) | 109 (25) |
| 71 | Pootle | 111 | 16:08 | 77 (23) | 91 (21) | 100 (21) | 110 (22) | 119 (24) |
| 72 | SimonAnthony | 101 | 16:15 | 56 (22) | 75 (22) | 68 (17) | 77 (20) | 224 (20) |
| 73 | tapbarker | 111 | 16:15 | 78 (22) | 93 (20) | 88 (20) | 112 (24) | 122 (25) |
| 74 | Valance | 50 | 16:24 | 85 (13) | 99 (7) | 97 (10) | 91 (11) | 134 (9) |
| 75 | BlackburnRover | 108 | 16:43 | 90 (23) | 99 (22) | 102 (22) | 103 (20) | 105 (21) |
| 76 | Looch | 117 | 16:47 | 80 (24) | 98 (23) | 96 (23) | 108 (25) | 117 (22) |
| 77 | PGooden | 61 | 16:48 | 59 (10) | 93 (12) | 109 (11) | 108 (17) | 119 (11) |
| 78 | andrewlake | 116 | 16:51 | 80 (23) | 90 (22) | 92 (23) | 114 (23) | 120 (25) |
| 79 | Galspray | 75 | 16:59 | 84 (16) | 91 (15) | 87 (15) | 121 (15) | 117 (14) |
| 80 | ajcauk1 | 69 | 17:05 | 88 (18) | 95 (13) | 105 (14) | 98 (11) | 117 (13) |
| 81 | ilan | 66 | 17:06 | 80 (14) | 99 (13) | 91 (13) | 115 (10) | 114 (16) |
| 82 | Crucifer | 65 | 17:10 | 82 (12) | 90 (14) | 86 (14) | 83 (11) | 150 (14) |
| 83 | Wyn Lewis | 49 | 17:12 | 92 (15) | 107 (12) | 92 (10) | 118 (6) | 96 (6) |
| 84 | LJCN | 103 | 17:17 | 80 (20) | 88 (23) | 98 (21) | 111 (18) | 122 (21) |
| 85 | Craven | 107 | 17:22 | 88 (22) | 93 (21) | 97 (23) | 108 (22) | 113 (19) |
| 86 | Umpire | 79 | 17:44 | 80 (12) | 91 (14) | 90 (18) | 103 (16) | 124 (19) |
| 87 | benedick | 80 | 17:57 | 80 (16) | 100 (19) | 105 (16) | 104 (16) | 111 (13) |
| 88 | DunPangolin | 106 | 18:04 | 85 (22) | 98 (24) | 103 (21) | 106 (21) | 108 (18) |
| 89 | pterodactyl | 75 | 18:09 | 83 (20) | 101 (13) | 109 (15) | 103 (16) | 112 (11) |
| 90 | GMcD | 116 | 18:22 | 80 (23) | 88 (22) | 95 (25) | 114 (22) | 119 (24) |
| 91 | Zander | 111 | 18:40 | 73 (23) | 95 (21) | 101 (22) | 104 (21) | 123 (24) |
| 92 | Crossiant | 80 | 18:48 | 72 (14) | 87 (16) | 96 (15) | 106 (16) | 127 (19) |
| 93 | Colin2355 | 98 | 18:54 | 81 (19) | 97 (18) | 92 (22) | 105 (19) | 123 (20) |
| 94 | John Arnold | 51 | 18:57 | 78 (15) | 89 (10) | 108 (10) | 123 (8) | 118 (8) |
| 95 | Jeremy S | 67 | 19:04 | 84 (16) | 100 (16) | 100 (17) | 117 (10) | 108 (8) |
| 96 | uvofiz | 86 | 19:04 | 90 (18) | 99 (21) | 95 (14) | 106 (20) | 108 (13) |
| 97 | Kevin Gregg | 84 | 19:16 | 78 (19) | 97 (18) | 100 (20) | 105 (14) | 127 (13) |
| 98 | Andrew Whiffin | 57 | 19:26 | 82 (14) | 99 (8) | 96 (11) | 104 (12) | 119 (12) |
| 99 | Hamish.S | 88 | 20:21 | 73 (21) | 96 (18) | 104 (15) | 120 (17) | 112 (17) |
| 100 | Paul Hammond | 83 | 20:31 | 88 (15) | 95 (19) | 92 (17) | 99 (17) | 126 (15) |
| 101 | endafk | 107 | 20:40 | 78 (24) | 94 (20) | 96 (23) | 106 (20) | 128 (20) |
| 102 | squark | 53 | 20:48 | 79 (15) | 86 (8) | 102 (9) | 122 (9) | 115 (12) |
| 103 | DanSolo | 51 | 20:52 | 91 (8) | 94 (15) | 91 (9) | 112 (11) | 109 (8) |
| 104 | James P | 95 | 20:55 | 76 (20) | 97 (20) | 95 (20) | 112 (18) | 122 (17) |
| 105 | Zabadak3 | 73 | 21:01 | 79 (13) | 104 (12) | 86 (14) | 106 (17) | 117 (17) |
| 106 | cyrillic | 80 | 21:03 | 74 (13) | 94 (14) | 96 (18) | 119 (21) | 105 (14) |
| 107 | pc8 | 120 | 21:08 | 84 (25) | 88 (24) | 98 (24) | 109 (25) | 121 (22) |
| 108 | dec | 42 | 21:22 | 85 (12) | 124 (6) | 95 (12) | 103 (6) | 110 (6) |
| 109 | David Bourne | 56 | 21:27 | 78 (8) | 99 (9) | 94 (13) | 107 (11) | 110 (15) |
| 110 | george.garlick | 69 | 21:38 | 82 (14) | 90 (10) | 95 (15) | 104 (19) | 129 (11) |
| 111 | UisceTe | 52 | 22:13 | 90 (12) | 100 (13) | 94 (9) | 96 (10) | 122 (8) |
| 112 | Nangle | 76 | 22:21 | 84 (20) | 111 (16) | 95 (14) | 100 (16) | 117 (10) |
| 113 | Edprof | 45 | 22:24 | 81 (9) | 93 (9) | 100 (9) | 110 (10) | 114 (8) |
| 114 | 1234 | 58 | 22:48 | 76 (14) | 91 (14) | 95 (13) | 141 (9) | 115 (8) |
| 115 | gsriordan52 | 77 | 22:59 | 65 (17) | 99 (13) | 89 (13) | 90 (16) | 148 (18) |
| 116 | Jagsfan1971 | 66 | 23:06 | 84 (12) | 89 (18) | 91 (13) | 117 (12) | 125 (11) |
| 117 | goblin | 127 | 23:25 | 87 (24) | 89 (26) | 99 (25) | 106 (26) | 115 (26) |
| 118 | Waterloo | 85 | 23:29 | 77 (21) | 95 (15) | 110 (15) | 108 (18) | 114 (16) |
| 119 | stainl665 | 42 | 23:47 | 100 (7) | 88 (7) | 90 (9) | 107 (12) | 110 (7) |
| 120 | DianeRS | 53 | 23:57 | 78 (14) | 93 (13) | 72 (6) | 91 (8) | 152 (12) |
| 121 | Tudds | 110 | 23:58 | 84 (25) | 96 (22) | 89 (21) | 110 (23) | 124 (19) |
| 122 | Corymbia | 69 | 24:12 | 77 (13) | 79 (9) | 85 (10) | 115 (18) | 118 (19) |
| 123 | daniel.faith | 88 | 24:15 | 78 (13) | 92 (19) | 84 (15) | 88 (21) | 144 (20) |
| 124 | barracuda | 105 | 24:48 | 78 (19) | 96 (23) | 100 (20) | 107 (21) | 115 (22) |
| 125 | JohnDun | 82 | 24:56 | 81 (19) | 99 (16) | 88 (17) | 108 (14) | 127 (16) |
| 126 | rjcassidy | 102 | 25:00 | 81 (21) | 93 (20) | 100 (21) | 107 (18) | 117 (22) |
| 127 | Fidelio | 94 | 25:09 | 82 (17) | 93 (19) | 90 (21) | 113 (17) | 119 (20) |
| 128 | klamery4 | 65 | 25:30 | 84 (16) | 89 (14) | 100 (12) | 114 (11) | 119 (12) |
| 129 | Mkgnao | 84 | 25:51 | 78 (19) | 88 (17) | 103 (16) | 114 (15) | 119 (17) |
| 130 | medodd | 55 | 26:05 | 80 (11) | 94 (11) | 101 (14) | 111 (10) | 117 (9) |
| 131 | ulaca | 84 | 26:10 | 74 (16) | 97 (14) | 100 (22) | 96 (13) | 125 (19) |
| 132 | Crippens1 | 84 | 26:36 | 83 (19) | 103 (18) | 97 (21) | 104 (11) | 116 (15) |
| 133 | McBeak | 68 | 26:44 | 74 (18) | 98 (17) | 88 (12) | 115 (10) | 142 (11) |
| 134 | chris661554 | 107 | 26:53 | 79 (22) | 99 (23) | 89 (21) | 102 (21) | 131 (20) |
| 135 | Jadebee | 33 | 27:14 | 85 (7) | 93 (6) | 104 (7) | 99 (7) | 118 (6) |
| 136 | timbo | 51 | 27:34 | 89 (11) | 94 (11) | 92 (10) | 104 (8) | 120 (11) |
| 137 | Yatton50 | 77 | 27:38 | 72 (17) | 93 (14) | 102 (20) | 119 (12) | 120 (14) |
| 138 | eniamretrauq | 71 | 27:50 | 84 (15) | 94 (12) | 92 (16) | 110 (16) | 121 (12) |
| 139 | Deezzaa | 93 | 28:06 | 82 (20) | 98 (21) | 83 (15) | 126 (19) | 107 (18) |
| 140 | Dr_Bob | 51 | 28:12 | 89 (11) | 95 (13) | 102 (10) | 114 (10) | 101 (7) |
| 141 | rosselliot | 63 | 28:14 | 79 (10) | 108 (15) | 87 (12) | 113 (15) | 104 (11) |
| 142 | JoeyC | 81 | 28:20 | 74 (18) | 119 (13) | 100 (18) | 106 (18) | 106 (14) |
| 143 | Lloyd | 60 | 28:33 | 81 (15) | 98 (11) | 102 (13) | 101 (11) | 125 (10) |
| 144 | nekabue | 103 | 29:38 | 80 (20) | 91 (21) | 94 (20) | 117 (22) | 114 (20) |
| 145 | Mike Harper | 85 | 29:57 | 80 (16) | 90 (15) | 87 (18) | 114 (20) | 124 (16) |
| 146 | infinitejest | 44 | 30:07 | 69 (10) | 102 (11) | 91 (6) | 127 (10) | 107 (7) |
| 147 | gbestanley | 96 | 30:26 | 83 (21) | 94 (17) | 100 (21) | 109 (16) | 113 (21) |
| 148 | Gussie | 57 | 31:01 | 75 (6) | 73 (13) | 103 (11) | 100 (11) | 128 (16) |
| 149 | BertieVII | 83 | 31:31 | 81 (15) | 95 (16) | 94 (14) | 99 (18) | 121 (20) |
| 150 | Manveru | 66 | 32:00 | 71 (13) | 102 (13) | 94 (15) | 108 (15) | 128 (10) |
| 151 | cheryllayne | 71 | 32:44 | 76 (16) | 109 (13) | 78 (14) | 114 (14) | 125 (14) |
| 152 | koro | 108 | 32:45 | 80 (23) | 97 (22) | 91 (23) | 110 (20) | 123 (20) |
| 153 | symbenall2 | 43 | 33:00 | 83 (10) | 108 (11) | 101 (10) | 104 (6) | 105 (6) |
| 154 | FelicityTT | 42 | 33:20 | 86 (6) | 104 (7) | 83 (8) | 96 (10) | 119 (11) |
| 155 | dosbarth | 38 | 33:21 | 95 (11) | 94 (8) | 105 (7) | 92 (6) | 116 (6) |
| 156 | Pleasuredome | 95 | 35:12 | 83 (18) | 87 (19) | 92 (21) | 115 (20) | 121 (17) |
| 157 | starstruck | 108 | 35:34 | 76 (23) | 98 (20) | 97 (22) | 116 (24) | 111 (19) |
| 158 | WordPlodder | 114 | 36:25 | 79 (21) | 88 (23) | 92 (23) | 114 (24) | 123 (23) |
| 159 | tyrotim | 54 | 37:06 | 83 (14) | 94 (12) | 105 (13) | 124 (9) | 102 (6) |
| 160 | Cryptique | 88 | 37:23 | 75 (19) | 100 (16) | 100 (21) | 109 (16) | 118 (16) |
| 161 | Rozz | 51 | 38:54 | 71 (10) | 109 (10) | 83 (9) | 108 (10) | 120 (12) |
| 162 | kapietro | 68 | 39:10 | 79 (16) | 100 (13) | 99 (15) | 109 (12) | 117 (12) |
| 163 | alistair.boere | 57 | 39:20 | 78 (13) | 96 (12) | 100 (11) | 110 (11) | 119 (10) |
| 164 | maryht | 76 | 39:23 | 80 (15) | 103 (15) | 84 (13) | 118 (15) | 108 (18) |
| 165 | Shushannah | 102 | 39:53 | 86 (18) | 92 (22) | 93 (22) | 116 (21) | 110 (19) |
| 166 | Rookie | 59 | 40:08 | 69 (17) | 144 (11) | 79 (11) | 120 (13) | 98 (7) |
| 167 | NAPASAI | 47 | 42:44 | 49 (12) | 162 (6) | 145 (7) | 117 (10) | 77 (12) |
| 168 | MartinP | 100 | 43:25 | 74 (22) | 93 (21) | 91 (17) | 110 (18) | 128 (22) |
| 169 | baronrob | 50 | 43:46 | 82 (8) | 87 (8) | 98 (18) | 114 (6) | 118 (10) |
| 170 | empty | 101 | 43:54 | 83 (19) | 96 (19) | 96 (21) | 108 (21) | 112 (21) |
| 171 | CoxBurglar | 55 | 55:00 | 65 (8) | 106 (11) | 80 (12) | 91 (13) | 149 (11) |