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