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 | 04:12 | 95 (10) | 89 (9) | 99 (12) | 92 (6) | 124 (8) |
| 2 | mohn | 69 | 04:31 | 83 (16) | 90 (13) | 109 (10) | 103 (14) | 114 (16) |
| 3 | Nathan Panning | 69 | 05:47 | 82 (16) | 98 (14) | 95 (14) | 102 (14) | 128 (11) |
| 4 | Jason | 75 | 05:57 | 77 (14) | 94 (14) | 89 (16) | 117 (15) | 119 (16) |
| 5 | Diskus | 102 | 06:25 | 84 (23) | 84 (19) | 96 (21) | 111 (20) | 124 (19) |
| 6 | verlaine | 121 | 06:39 | 76 (23) | 94 (24) | 95 (25) | 107 (24) | 123 (25) |
| 7 | mistigris | 79 | 06:44 | 78 (16) | 93 (15) | 92 (15) | 117 (18) | 116 (15) |
| 8 | lili | 97 | 07:00 | 80 (21) | 88 (19) | 98 (22) | 116 (17) | 120 (18) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 123 | 07:23 | 79 (25) | 92 (24) | 97 (25) | 104 (25) | 126 (24) |
| 10 | Paul Gilbert | 100 | 07:37 | 86 (22) | 87 (22) | 91 (22) | 112 (16) | 131 (18) |
| 11 | asaldanha | 107 | 08:55 | 76 (20) | 88 (21) | 98 (22) | 115 (23) | 117 (21) |
| 12 | richard | 80 | 08:58 | 80 (14) | 102 (17) | 96 (18) | 112 (15) | 107 (16) |
| 13 | chindit | 102 | 09:14 | 80 (23) | 99 (20) | 94 (18) | 114 (21) | 112 (20) |
| 14 | Kinghedger | 99 | 10:28 | 81 (25) | 93 (18) | 97 (24) | 121 (19) | 117 (13) |
| 15 | lickert | 99 | 10:29 | 78 (18) | 90 (20) | 102 (19) | 107 (21) | 118 (21) |
| 16 | philjordan1147 | 92 | 10:32 | 84 (17) | 91 (21) | 105 (20) | 110 (16) | 109 (18) |
| 17 | AlanS | 97 | 10:34 | 84 (18) | 91 (22) | 102 (20) | 102 (21) | 121 (16) |
| 18 | glheard | 83 | 10:39 | 73 (21) | 94 (16) | 106 (13) | 110 (20) | 127 (13) |
| 19 | markdobell | 116 | 10:39 | 87 (24) | 86 (25) | 97 (25) | 113 (24) | 121 (18) |
| 20 | keriothe_ | 109 | 11:19 | 73 (22) | 90 (22) | 95 (22) | 114 (22) | 127 (21) |
| 21 | miked1961 | 104 | 11:21 | 85 (23) | 91 (19) | 98 (19) | 105 (23) | 118 (20) |
| 22 | Deane Short | 72 | 11:23 | 75 (12) | 91 (16) | 98 (15) | 103 (16) | 130 (13) |
| 23 | andy | 67 | 11:32 | 82 (18) | 98 (13) | 95 (17) | 103 (12) | 151 (7) |
| 24 | Heyesey | 70 | 11:33 | 80 (14) | 99 (14) | 81 (17) | 107 (15) | 146 (10) |
| 25 | xyster | 81 | 11:35 | 83 (15) | 97 (18) | 101 (19) | 104 (21) | 122 (8) |
| 26 | chriswords | 82 | 11:35 | 86 (20) | 90 (13) | 98 (21) | 111 (18) | 120 (10) |
| 27 | Topical Tim | 117 | 11:40 | 81 (24) | 102 (24) | 99 (25) | 104 (24) | 115 (20) |
| 28 | Sheapey | 122 | 12:05 | 78 (24) | 89 (25) | 98 (23) | 104 (25) | 128 (25) |
| 29 | fshephe | 113 | 12:07 | 84 (23) | 96 (24) | 103 (22) | 109 (20) | 107 (24) |
| 30 | David Crooks | 86 | 12:16 | 80 (16) | 91 (17) | 100 (19) | 105 (14) | 118 (20) |
| 31 | March | 103 | 12:23 | 77 (19) | 92 (22) | 96 (23) | 110 (21) | 125 (18) |
| 32 | Tom Stubbs | 125 | 12:27 | 79 (26) | 94 (25) | 94 (24) | 114 (24) | 118 (26) |
| 33 | neilr | 97 | 12:29 | 86 (21) | 92 (18) | 95 (23) | 107 (17) | 121 (18) |
| 34 | JimboFS | 102 | 12:33 | 75 (22) | 94 (24) | 101 (21) | 106 (17) | 129 (18) |
| 35 | canismiser | 56 | 12:47 | 85 (18) | 104 (10) | 109 (13) | 100 (9) | 114 (6) |
| 36 | tilbee | 93 | 12:52 | 77 (17) | 93 (19) | 100 (18) | 104 (18) | 120 (21) |
| 37 | Ben Staveley | 79 | 12:59 | 89 (18) | 89 (14) | 94 (14) | 108 (19) | 117 (14) |
| 38 | aphasic | 76 | 13:05 | 87 (14) | 88 (16) | 102 (18) | 104 (12) | 115 (16) |
| 39 | HoneyBadger | 69 | 13:16 | 77 (14) | 100 (15) | 92 (15) | 107 (13) | 126 (12) |
| 40 | Stavros | 101 | 13:30 | 80 (21) | 95 (22) | 91 (18) | 108 (20) | 124 (20) |
| 41 | Silva | 121 | 13:43 | 83 (25) | 98 (24) | 97 (26) | 108 (24) | 114 (22) |
| 42 | Henry White | 82 | 13:49 | 74 (19) | 102 (15) | 97 (17) | 107 (16) | 125 (15) |
| 43 | LouWeed | 116 | 13:54 | 85 (24) | 96 (26) | 99 (23) | 100 (22) | 121 (21) |
| 44 | CentralLine | 90 | 14:00 | 72 (19) | 92 (21) | 96 (18) | 108 (12) | 132 (20) |
| 45 | Ed freshpot | 82 | 14:03 | 75 (18) | 98 (17) | 104 (17) | 113 (16) | 111 (14) |
| 46 | Groucho | 100 | 14:13 | 85 (23) | 95 (23) | 98 (19) | 107 (18) | 119 (17) |
| 47 | alexh | 76 | 14:23 | 93 (21) | 92 (16) | 101 (14) | 107 (15) | 112 (10) |
| 48 | Tibthorpe | 109 | 14:23 | 74 (24) | 91 (23) | 94 (19) | 112 (18) | 126 (25) |
| 49 | JezWoolfrey | 66 | 14:27 | 77 (17) | 100 (14) | 102 (16) | 118 (11) | 117 (8) |
| 50 | 7dPenguin | 76 | 14:32 | 82 (16) | 86 (18) | 101 (14) | 110 (15) | 126 (13) |
| 51 | MikeOsborne | 105 | 14:32 | 82 (23) | 92 (22) | 105 (22) | 105 (23) | 120 (15) |
| 52 | Penfold_61 | 79 | 14:41 | 73 (14) | 88 (12) | 95 (18) | 106 (14) | 123 (21) |
| 53 | Finzi | 124 | 14:42 | 86 (26) | 96 (26) | 98 (25) | 107 (25) | 113 (22) |
| 54 | franceslc11 | 58 | 14:44 | 76 (12) | 83 (7) | 93 (12) | 110 (13) | 123 (14) |
| 55 | AndyR | 66 | 14:45 | 88 (18) | 97 (14) | 97 (13) | 117 (11) | 109 (10) |
| 56 | phthisis | 92 | 14:58 | 89 (21) | 91 (17) | 96 (19) | 107 (18) | 117 (17) |
| 57 | Semillon | 121 | 15:03 | 79 (25) | 89 (25) | 100 (24) | 102 (22) | 127 (25) |
| 58 | Eddddddd | 58 | 15:06 | 79 (14) | 95 (13) | 94 (12) | 111 (9) | 130 (10) |
| 59 | KenD51 | 57 | 15:18 | 69 (8) | 97 (14) | 125 (13) | 102 (11) | 93 (11) |
| 60 | Achernar | 70 | 15:22 | 95 (23) | 99 (14) | 95 (13) | 105 (8) | 110 (12) |
| 61 | gabrojak | 90 | 15:38 | 88 (21) | 98 (18) | 99 (20) | 104 (19) | 115 (12) |
| 62 | Ease This Jam | 54 | 15:58 | 81 (13) | 91 (10) | 109 (9) | 102 (10) | 118 (12) |
| 63 | robinh | 116 | 15:58 | 87 (22) | 95 (23) | 98 (24) | 107 (22) | 110 (25) |
| 64 | Pootle | 110 | 15:59 | 74 (23) | 90 (22) | 103 (21) | 110 (22) | 122 (22) |
| 65 | Peponi13 | 68 | 16:04 | 79 (20) | 108 (15) | 100 (18) | 110 (8) | 126 (7) |
| 66 | Squallaby | 82 | 16:07 | 73 (21) | 94 (20) | 95 (19) | 134 (12) | 133 (10) |
| 67 | Umpire | 88 | 16:24 | 78 (15) | 91 (15) | 94 (20) | 100 (18) | 128 (20) |
| 68 | SimonAnthony | 100 | 16:25 | 54 (22) | 70 (22) | 69 (17) | 75 (19) | 232 (20) |
| 69 | tapbarker | 108 | 16:27 | 73 (22) | 94 (19) | 89 (18) | 110 (24) | 126 (25) |
| 70 | PGooden | 69 | 16:43 | 55 (12) | 92 (16) | 111 (12) | 112 (17) | 125 (12) |
| 71 | LJCN | 107 | 16:51 | 77 (20) | 88 (23) | 97 (21) | 104 (20) | 129 (23) |
| 72 | Looch | 114 | 16:53 | 80 (23) | 92 (23) | 97 (23) | 110 (23) | 119 (22) |
| 73 | andrewlake | 117 | 16:55 | 79 (23) | 89 (23) | 92 (23) | 113 (23) | 123 (25) |
| 74 | Galspray | 73 | 16:56 | 80 (16) | 95 (14) | 91 (14) | 114 (16) | 119 (13) |
| 75 | BlackburnRover | 105 | 16:56 | 91 (24) | 97 (21) | 104 (21) | 102 (19) | 105 (20) |
| 76 | ilan | 83 | 17:09 | 81 (17) | 97 (17) | 89 (17) | 120 (13) | 114 (19) |
| 77 | ajcauk1 | 69 | 17:10 | 88 (19) | 96 (13) | 102 (14) | 99 (11) | 119 (12) |
| 78 | Crucifer | 69 | 17:17 | 71 (13) | 89 (15) | 85 (13) | 90 (14) | 160 (14) |
| 79 | Craven | 106 | 17:19 | 87 (22) | 92 (21) | 98 (23) | 110 (21) | 112 (19) |
| 80 | DunPangolin | 103 | 18:06 | 82 (22) | 95 (23) | 102 (20) | 113 (21) | 109 (17) |
| 81 | pterodactyl | 75 | 18:14 | 80 (20) | 101 (14) | 110 (14) | 104 (13) | 111 (14) |
| 82 | benedick | 80 | 18:22 | 81 (17) | 95 (18) | 103 (15) | 107 (16) | 115 (14) |
| 83 | GMcD | 117 | 18:31 | 77 (23) | 88 (21) | 98 (25) | 112 (23) | 119 (25) |
| 84 | Crossiant | 82 | 18:32 | 77 (14) | 85 (14) | 96 (17) | 102 (19) | 130 (18) |
| 85 | Zander | 111 | 18:40 | 71 (22) | 94 (20) | 99 (21) | 107 (23) | 124 (25) |
| 86 | Jeremy S | 68 | 18:48 | 89 (16) | 96 (15) | 102 (18) | 110 (10) | 109 (9) |
| 87 | John Arnold | 51 | 19:01 | 81 (17) | 91 (10) | 111 (9) | 121 (7) | 117 (8) |
| 88 | Kevin Gregg | 74 | 19:01 | 79 (19) | 95 (17) | 104 (17) | 99 (10) | 136 (11) |
| 89 | uvofiz | 84 | 19:05 | 89 (16) | 100 (20) | 96 (12) | 105 (21) | 106 (15) |
| 90 | Colin2355 | 91 | 19:10 | 79 (16) | 93 (18) | 90 (20) | 106 (18) | 127 (19) |
| 91 | Paul Hammond | 78 | 19:12 | 87 (13) | 92 (19) | 94 (15) | 103 (16) | 121 (15) |
| 92 | daulbs | 46 | 19:18 | 62 (11) | 89 (12) | 81 (6) | 120 (8) | 153 (9) |
| 93 | Andrew Whiffin | 54 | 19:20 | 81 (13) | 100 (8) | 91 (11) | 105 (10) | 123 (12) |
| 94 | squark | 59 | 20:39 | 79 (15) | 84 (11) | 101 (9) | 119 (11) | 118 (13) |
| 95 | Hamish.S | 92 | 20:39 | 73 (22) | 96 (17) | 100 (15) | 116 (20) | 117 (18) |
| 96 | Zabadak3 | 90 | 20:49 | 80 (16) | 104 (15) | 88 (18) | 106 (20) | 115 (21) |
| 97 | David Bourne | 56 | 20:51 | 76 (9) | 89 (7) | 95 (14) | 105 (13) | 121 (13) |
| 98 | cognominative | 54 | 20:57 | 83 (12) | 95 (13) | 94 (12) | 120 (9) | 116 (8) |
| 99 | endafk | 107 | 20:57 | 78 (25) | 92 (18) | 99 (23) | 102 (20) | 129 (21) |
| 100 | cyrillic | 82 | 20:58 | 75 (13) | 94 (15) | 97 (20) | 115 (21) | 110 (13) |
| 101 | pc8 | 120 | 21:00 | 81 (26) | 88 (24) | 100 (23) | 112 (24) | 119 (23) |
| 102 | DanSolo | 54 | 21:02 | 89 (8) | 94 (16) | 91 (9) | 114 (13) | 108 (8) |
| 103 | James P | 90 | 21:22 | 74 (19) | 95 (19) | 95 (20) | 112 (18) | 130 (14) |
| 104 | george.garlick | 65 | 21:32 | 77 (14) | 90 (10) | 98 (13) | 107 (18) | 128 (10) |
| 105 | UisceTe | 54 | 21:36 | 85 (13) | 101 (14) | 103 (8) | 99 (11) | 116 (8) |
| 106 | Leegoods | 51 | 21:39 | 78 (12) | 93 (13) | 96 (12) | 110 (7) | 144 (7) |
| 107 | Nangle | 77 | 21:44 | 86 (22) | 110 (16) | 99 (15) | 96 (14) | 120 (10) |
| 108 | valerian1967 | 42 | 22:07 | 74 (7) | 96 (7) | 101 (8) | 108 (11) | 110 (9) |
| 109 | Edprof | 38 | 22:09 | 71 (7) | 83 (7) | 100 (8) | 115 (8) | 123 (8) |
| 110 | gsriordan52 | 78 | 22:32 | 69 (18) | 83 (13) | 92 (14) | 94 (15) | 153 (18) |
| 111 | Jagsfan1971 | 64 | 22:40 | 84 (15) | 85 (17) | 98 (10) | 113 (11) | 131 (11) |
| 112 | 1234 | 54 | 22:44 | 76 (13) | 93 (14) | 92 (12) | 138 (8) | 126 (7) |
| 113 | daniel.faith | 103 | 23:13 | 81 (16) | 95 (23) | 93 (18) | 95 (23) | 126 (23) |
| 114 | DianeRS | 55 | 23:21 | 73 (14) | 99 (14) | 71 (6) | 96 (9) | 148 (12) |
| 115 | Waterloo | 80 | 23:21 | 75 (20) | 87 (14) | 112 (16) | 108 (17) | 124 (13) |
| 116 | goblin | 128 | 23:42 | 88 (24) | 86 (26) | 100 (26) | 107 (26) | 115 (26) |
| 117 | Tudds | 106 | 23:55 | 80 (25) | 93 (21) | 92 (19) | 110 (22) | 128 (19) |
| 118 | stainl665 | 42 | 23:59 | 99 (6) | 82 (7) | 92 (9) | 110 (13) | 107 (7) |
| 119 | Corymbia | 68 | 24:31 | 70 (13) | 75 (10) | 80 (10) | 120 (18) | 126 (17) |
| 120 | JohnDun | 81 | 24:35 | 76 (19) | 93 (16) | 94 (16) | 115 (14) | 126 (16) |
| 121 | rjcassidy | 97 | 24:54 | 81 (19) | 94 (20) | 95 (19) | 106 (16) | 119 (23) |
| 122 | barracuda | 99 | 25:11 | 75 (19) | 93 (21) | 100 (19) | 107 (19) | 122 (21) |
| 123 | Fidelio | 94 | 25:17 | 76 (16) | 93 (21) | 91 (21) | 116 (15) | 121 (21) |
| 124 | klamery4 | 67 | 25:23 | 86 (17) | 89 (14) | 95 (12) | 114 (11) | 120 (13) |
| 125 | Mkgnao | 82 | 25:29 | 78 (19) | 89 (19) | 108 (14) | 111 (15) | 122 (15) |
| 126 | McBeak | 73 | 25:33 | 70 (18) | 92 (19) | 92 (13) | 112 (11) | 152 (12) |
| 127 | medodd | 58 | 26:09 | 79 (13) | 88 (11) | 101 (14) | 110 (9) | 125 (11) |
| 128 | Crippens1 | 81 | 26:19 | 82 (20) | 104 (18) | 91 (19) | 110 (10) | 124 (14) |
| 129 | ulaca | 86 | 26:19 | 70 (16) | 99 (16) | 102 (23) | 93 (13) | 128 (18) |
| 130 | chris661554 | 109 | 26:22 | 74 (22) | 98 (23) | 92 (21) | 104 (22) | 131 (21) |
| 131 | Jadebee | 33 | 27:14 | 85 (7) | 93 (6) | 104 (7) | 99 (7) | 118 (6) |
| 132 | eniamretrauq | 67 | 27:18 | 80 (15) | 95 (10) | 91 (16) | 115 (14) | 121 (12) |
| 133 | Deezzaa | 91 | 27:38 | 82 (19) | 89 (20) | 85 (15) | 124 (18) | 116 (19) |
| 134 | Yatton50 | 77 | 27:42 | 73 (18) | 92 (14) | 106 (19) | 119 (12) | 117 (14) |
| 135 | timbo | 46 | 28:00 | 90 (10) | 93 (10) | 91 (9) | 101 (7) | 122 (10) |
| 136 | rosselliot | 62 | 28:20 | 85 (11) | 104 (14) | 89 (14) | 114 (12) | 106 (11) |
| 137 | Dr_Bob | 52 | 28:39 | 89 (13) | 95 (11) | 96 (11) | 122 (9) | 102 (8) |
| 138 | Lloyd | 58 | 28:56 | 81 (15) | 97 (9) | 100 (13) | 102 (11) | 126 (10) |
| 139 | Mike Harper | 84 | 29:14 | 76 (16) | 92 (14) | 90 (21) | 113 (18) | 129 (15) |
| 140 | JoeyC | 85 | 29:19 | 79 (18) | 102 (14) | 94 (20) | 121 (19) | 103 (14) |
| 141 | infinitejest | 46 | 29:21 | 68 (10) | 101 (11) | 89 (9) | 138 (9) | 106 (7) |
| 142 | nekabue | 103 | 29:45 | 81 (22) | 91 (20) | 94 (20) | 111 (20) | 122 (21) |
| 143 | jeremy.kenyon | 43 | 30:09 | 73 (11) | 134 (6) | 98 (11) | 108 (8) | 104 (7) |
| 144 | gbestanley | 100 | 30:43 | 82 (22) | 96 (18) | 95 (21) | 111 (18) | 117 (21) |
| 145 | Manveru | 61 | 31:40 | 77 (14) | 104 (13) | 93 (13) | 109 (12) | 124 (9) |
| 146 | Grumpole | 48 | 32:20 | 77 (9) | 115 (11) | 78 (7) | 117 (11) | 99 (10) |
| 147 | BertieVII | 85 | 32:32 | 83 (13) | 92 (18) | 91 (14) | 103 (19) | 118 (21) |
| 148 | koro | 122 | 32:38 | 81 (26) | 95 (24) | 95 (26) | 107 (23) | 123 (23) |
| 149 | cheryllayne | 81 | 33:40 | 75 (19) | 116 (15) | 75 (15) | 114 (18) | 121 (14) |
| 150 | Pleasuredome | 92 | 34:48 | 80 (18) | 86 (20) | 92 (19) | 115 (17) | 128 (18) |
| 151 | starstruck | 105 | 35:03 | 75 (22) | 92 (20) | 99 (23) | 116 (22) | 117 (18) |
| 152 | SlumdogEngineer | 48 | 35:08 | 61 (9) | 103 (9) | 79 (13) | 101 (6) | 152 (11) |
| 153 | alistair.boere | 65 | 35:09 | 78 (15) | 96 (15) | 94 (12) | 121 (12) | 117 (11) |
| 154 | WordPlodder | 101 | 36:47 | 80 (19) | 83 (19) | 91 (21) | 114 (22) | 126 (20) |
| 155 | Rookie | 59 | 37:52 | 72 (15) | 114 (11) | 85 (12) | 123 (13) | 113 (8) |
| 156 | Cryptique | 86 | 38:12 | 74 (18) | 99 (16) | 102 (21) | 106 (16) | 120 (15) |
| 157 | Rozz | 65 | 38:13 | 74 (12) | 100 (13) | 83 (11) | 113 (13) | 118 (16) |
| 158 | kapietro | 75 | 39:29 | 80 (19) | 92 (12) | 100 (17) | 114 (14) | 118 (13) |
| 159 | Shushannah | 99 | 39:47 | 80 (16) | 89 (21) | 95 (21) | 116 (23) | 113 (18) |
| 160 | maryht | 85 | 40:30 | 82 (18) | 104 (16) | 87 (14) | 116 (17) | 106 (20) |
| 161 | NAPASAI | 48 | 42:49 | 45 (11) | 128 (8) | 124 (9) | 132 (10) | 82 (10) |
| 162 | empty | 104 | 43:19 | 87 (19) | 94 (19) | 94 (23) | 109 (21) | 112 (22) |
| 163 | baronrob | 56 | 43:20 | 76 (10) | 86 (10) | 104 (17) | 110 (7) | 118 (12) |
| 164 | CoxBurglar | 56 | 51:51 | 65 (9) | 100 (12) | 87 (11) | 91 (13) | 149 (11) |