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 |
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1 | mohn | 91 | 04:32 | 81 (21) | 87 (20) | 113 (20) | 106 (12) | 115 (18) |
2 | Jason | 52 | 05:56 | 83 (11) | 93 (11) | 97 (11) | 109 (10) | 121 (9) |
3 | Diskus | 104 | 06:05 | 84 (21) | 90 (22) | 97 (19) | 109 (22) | 118 (20) |
4 | Nathan Panning | 61 | 06:06 | 86 (17) | 105 (13) | 101 (11) | 96 (11) | 119 (9) |
5 | lili | 66 | 06:20 | 96 (17) | 94 (15) | 97 (15) | 111 (11) | 106 (8) |
6 | mistigris | 86 | 06:35 | 83 (15) | 81 (18) | 99 (18) | 114 (17) | 118 (18) |
7 | verlaine | 107 | 06:44 | 81 (21) | 86 (25) | 86 (20) | 108 (19) | 137 (22) |
8 | Magoo | 66 | 06:52 | 67 (9) | 70 (11) | 83 (9) | 84 (15) | 144 (22) |
9 | hilarym | 52 | 07:17 | 88 (16) | 105 (12) | 104 (10) | 100 (7) | 109 (7) |
10 | Paul Gilbert | 85 | 07:25 | 74 (15) | 88 (21) | 103 (17) | 109 (17) | 127 (15) |
11 | aphis99 | 120 | 07:25 | 79 (23) | 86 (25) | 102 (25) | 112 (24) | 119 (23) |
12 | cmjhutton | 106 | 07:50 | 78 (21) | 95 (22) | 101 (22) | 119 (20) | 108 (21) |
13 | Dr Dolittle | 72 | 08:39 | 62 (13) | 98 (16) | 109 (13) | 121 (16) | 102 (14) |
14 | richard | 82 | 08:44 | 87 (14) | 95 (19) | 102 (19) | 115 (17) | 96 (13) |
15 | asaldanha | 105 | 09:08 | 83 (20) | 87 (21) | 104 (22) | 101 (20) | 120 (22) |
16 | boulemiche | 63 | 09:12 | 94 (17) | 97 (17) | 96 (13) | 117 (7) | 107 (9) |
17 | glheard | 79 | 09:33 | 88 (18) | 88 (16) | 95 (14) | 105 (19) | 128 (12) |
18 | markdobell | 110 | 10:07 | 75 (20) | 84 (22) | 107 (24) | 111 (25) | 117 (19) |
19 | chindit | 104 | 10:12 | 81 (26) | 92 (20) | 99 (15) | 121 (20) | 108 (23) |
20 | Kinghedger | 98 | 10:24 | 78 (17) | 90 (22) | 107 (20) | 117 (21) | 103 (18) |
21 | keriothe_ | 99 | 10:28 | 76 (19) | 91 (22) | 102 (19) | 112 (21) | 118 (18) |
22 | lickert | 98 | 10:29 | 85 (17) | 84 (19) | 93 (19) | 112 (22) | 118 (21) |
23 | KenD51 | 66 | 10:30 | 131 (9) | 95 (12) | 109 (15) | 83 (16) | 92 (14) |
24 | philjordan1147 | 81 | 10:46 | 76 (15) | 89 (19) | 97 (14) | 121 (15) | 114 (18) |
25 | Deane Short | 84 | 10:47 | 85 (19) | 91 (18) | 100 (18) | 103 (15) | 126 (14) |
26 | Heyesey | 66 | 11:06 | 77 (18) | 79 (9) | 98 (13) | 131 (9) | 118 (17) |
27 | miked1961 | 101 | 11:11 | 82 (22) | 94 (22) | 106 (18) | 102 (18) | 116 (21) |
28 | andy | 79 | 11:18 | 79 (17) | 94 (16) | 101 (19) | 114 (15) | 116 (12) |
29 | AlanS | 97 | 11:19 | 81 (20) | 84 (17) | 95 (24) | 114 (18) | 126 (18) |
30 | Umpire | 99 | 11:21 | 83 (22) | 92 (20) | 100 (18) | 109 (19) | 116 (20) |
31 | xyster | 69 | 11:31 | 83 (16) | 95 (15) | 104 (13) | 104 (14) | 119 (11) |
32 | Topical Tim | 111 | 11:31 | 79 (22) | 89 (25) | 97 (19) | 109 (24) | 124 (21) |
33 | Sheapey | 111 | 11:42 | 77 (23) | 91 (24) | 97 (20) | 113 (22) | 121 (22) |
34 | Golvellius | 70 | 11:51 | 82 (15) | 92 (16) | 93 (14) | 118 (14) | 119 (11) |
35 | chriswords | 99 | 11:53 | 87 (23) | 94 (21) | 102 (22) | 103 (18) | 119 (15) |
36 | David Crooks | 81 | 11:56 | 79 (17) | 95 (13) | 102 (15) | 106 (20) | 116 (16) |
37 | Tom Stubbs | 116 | 11:57 | 80 (26) | 84 (25) | 100 (18) | 112 (24) | 124 (23) |
38 | HoneyBadger | 122 | 12:20 | 86 (25) | 88 (26) | 102 (25) | 108 (23) | 116 (23) |
39 | neilr | 83 | 12:22 | 85 (19) | 91 (19) | 103 (16) | 105 (12) | 117 (17) |
40 | fshephe | 111 | 12:22 | 87 (25) | 97 (23) | 102 (21) | 104 (20) | 111 (22) |
41 | ChuckB | 51 | 12:27 | 90 (16) | 92 (13) | 104 (7) | 114 (9) | 114 (6) |
42 | JimboFS | 91 | 12:28 | 85 (18) | 89 (16) | 96 (17) | 112 (20) | 112 (20) |
43 | Stavros | 103 | 12:38 | 78 (23) | 97 (23) | 104 (15) | 112 (22) | 109 (20) |
44 | Henry White | 90 | 12:46 | 78 (17) | 101 (19) | 100 (20) | 114 (16) | 105 (18) |
45 | canismiser | 70 | 12:51 | 81 (18) | 93 (12) | 96 (16) | 116 (14) | 123 (10) |
46 | March | 92 | 13:07 | 85 (22) | 89 (17) | 104 (21) | 111 (18) | 114 (14) |
47 | Silva | 107 | 13:07 | 86 (26) | 94 (24) | 103 (17) | 117 (21) | 103 (19) |
48 | aphasic | 74 | 13:14 | 80 (20) | 99 (16) | 109 (12) | 112 (16) | 109 (10) |
49 | tilbee | 81 | 13:15 | 77 (17) | 84 (14) | 103 (16) | 111 (16) | 119 (18) |
50 | Groucho | 93 | 13:40 | 80 (22) | 92 (21) | 105 (20) | 112 (17) | 119 (13) |
51 | MikeOsborne | 110 | 13:46 | 77 (22) | 99 (23) | 95 (22) | 114 (23) | 114 (20) |
52 | Penfold_61 | 93 | 13:49 | 84 (22) | 89 (16) | 103 (15) | 112 (20) | 110 (20) |
53 | Ben Staveley | 105 | 13:52 | 80 (21) | 98 (22) | 103 (21) | 103 (23) | 115 (18) |
54 | Ed freshpot | 84 | 13:53 | 76 (16) | 92 (15) | 113 (19) | 99 (17) | 114 (17) |
55 | Tibthorpe | 102 | 14:00 | 82 (20) | 86 (22) | 102 (24) | 117 (19) | 114 (17) |
56 | 7dPenguin | 75 | 14:02 | 83 (19) | 92 (18) | 103 (14) | 119 (13) | 112 (11) |
57 | alexh | 79 | 14:04 | 93 (20) | 94 (14) | 105 (15) | 103 (15) | 104 (15) |
58 | franceslc11 | 64 | 14:11 | 77 (13) | 86 (7) | 98 (10) | 107 (14) | 114 (20) |
59 | Eddddddd | 68 | 14:16 | 87 (14) | 98 (18) | 98 (10) | 107 (14) | 108 (12) |
60 | CentralLine | 85 | 14:21 | 79 (19) | 86 (19) | 111 (12) | 110 (15) | 117 (20) |
61 | LouWeed | 100 | 14:27 | 83 (21) | 89 (20) | 112 (21) | 109 (20) | 105 (18) |
62 | Peponi13 | 58 | 14:40 | 86 (17) | 93 (14) | 107 (11) | 118 (8) | 112 (8) |
63 | myles | 54 | 14:41 | 87 (14) | 97 (14) | 102 (7) | 111 (10) | 109 (9) |
64 | Semillon | 124 | 14:55 | 73 (25) | 88 (26) | 98 (24) | 115 (26) | 125 (23) |
65 | BlackburnRover | 95 | 14:57 | 95 (23) | 93 (18) | 105 (19) | 104 (20) | 102 (15) |
66 | chriss | 80 | 14:58 | 74 (15) | 79 (16) | 99 (20) | 135 (17) | 109 (12) |
67 | howardwilde1 | 75 | 14:59 | 77 (18) | 95 (15) | 106 (15) | 101 (15) | 129 (12) |
68 | Pootle | 96 | 14:59 | 77 (21) | 89 (23) | 104 (17) | 117 (18) | 120 (17) |
69 | Finzi | 121 | 15:02 | 88 (25) | 91 (24) | 98 (25) | 109 (24) | 112 (23) |
70 | Crucifer | 60 | 15:07 | 75 (11) | 85 (12) | 86 (11) | 118 (15) | 128 (11) |
71 | phthisis | 93 | 15:16 | 86 (20) | 98 (21) | 103 (19) | 110 (17) | 103 (16) |
72 | njnclarke | 48 | 15:33 | 89 (13) | 94 (8) | 90 (10) | 117 (8) | 115 (9) |
73 | AndyR | 50 | 15:34 | 85 (10) | 97 (11) | 106 (11) | 101 (7) | 108 (11) |
74 | RobR | 44 | 15:36 | 75 (10) | 77 (9) | 112 (8) | 135 (8) | 106 (9) |
75 | JezWoolfrey | 76 | 15:37 | 73 (15) | 88 (17) | 112 (18) | 116 (14) | 110 (12) |
76 | LJCN | 110 | 15:39 | 82 (23) | 87 (26) | 100 (20) | 112 (21) | 123 (20) |
77 | robinh | 109 | 15:44 | 90 (22) | 91 (22) | 102 (21) | 107 (21) | 109 (23) |
78 | gabrojak | 82 | 15:48 | 85 (19) | 94 (19) | 107 (19) | 108 (15) | 110 (10) |
79 | grape | 57 | 15:49 | 79 (12) | 100 (15) | 81 (8) | 98 (11) | 137 (11) |
80 | pitcaithlie | 66 | 15:59 | 75 (14) | 90 (14) | 111 (17) | 106 (11) | 119 (10) |
81 | tapbarker | 107 | 16:04 | 79 (22) | 90 (21) | 103 (19) | 114 (22) | 112 (23) |
82 | Looch | 110 | 16:06 | 81 (20) | 94 (25) | 102 (24) | 111 (22) | 111 (19) |
83 | Squallaby | 86 | 16:07 | 71 (21) | 86 (20) | 101 (19) | 123 (12) | 139 (14) |
84 | MK76 | 56 | 16:09 | 81 (17) | 93 (13) | 126 (13) | 114 (6) | 94 (7) |
85 | Achernar | 67 | 16:14 | 85 (14) | 101 (15) | 103 (14) | 112 (12) | 99 (12) |
86 | andrewlake | 114 | 16:38 | 75 (23) | 94 (22) | 113 (23) | 103 (24) | 113 (22) |
87 | Crossiant | 84 | 16:53 | 79 (16) | 85 (12) | 101 (15) | 108 (22) | 115 (19) |
88 | jeremy.kenyon | 45 | 16:56 | 79 (12) | 88 (9) | 151 (7) | 92 (10) | 110 (7) |
89 | ajcauk1 | 76 | 17:01 | 88 (18) | 101 (16) | 97 (17) | 113 (15) | 101 (10) |
90 | ilan | 106 | 17:09 | 87 (21) | 90 (24) | 104 (24) | 109 (19) | 110 (18) |
91 | Galspray | 86 | 17:33 | 80 (17) | 99 (15) | 104 (20) | 107 (18) | 106 (16) |
92 | Craven | 107 | 17:34 | 87 (22) | 94 (23) | 104 (21) | 106 (21) | 109 (20) |
93 | PGooden | 73 | 17:49 | 66 (10) | 88 (17) | 106 (16) | 111 (15) | 117 (15) |
94 | Freemers | 73 | 17:49 | 81 (13) | 92 (15) | 101 (15) | 100 (15) | 121 (15) |
95 | Encota | 85 | 17:55 | 78 (16) | 83 (19) | 99 (17) | 115 (18) | 126 (15) |
96 | DunPangolin | 97 | 17:59 | 83 (23) | 94 (22) | 103 (20) | 117 (19) | 108 (13) |
97 | earlylight | 60 | 18:21 | 85 (11) | 91 (13) | 97 (14) | 102 (9) | 121 (13) |
98 | Jeremy S | 64 | 18:28 | 93 (17) | 91 (16) | 108 (15) | 112 (10) | 97 (6) |
99 | benedick | 50 | 18:37 | 85 (12) | 101 (9) | 100 (9) | 103 (10) | 111 (10) |
100 | GMcD | 116 | 18:41 | 76 (24) | 95 (22) | 109 (23) | 110 (22) | 108 (25) |
101 | pterodactyl | 78 | 18:56 | 84 (18) | 96 (16) | 107 (18) | 107 (14) | 107 (12) |
102 | Andrew Whiffin | 63 | 18:57 | 82 (15) | 95 (8) | 107 (15) | 102 (14) | 113 (11) |
103 | Colin2355 | 86 | 19:05 | 79 (16) | 84 (20) | 102 (17) | 120 (17) | 115 (16) |
104 | Dzhigit | 65 | 19:06 | 87 (16) | 82 (14) | 108 (13) | 103 (11) | 126 (11) |
105 | squark | 57 | 19:14 | 82 (11) | 85 (14) | 109 (10) | 107 (12) | 121 (10) |
106 | pc8 | 107 | 19:22 | 75 (21) | 85 (22) | 109 (18) | 111 (23) | 117 (23) |
107 | Zander | 91 | 19:25 | 65 (19) | 97 (16) | 95 (19) | 119 (19) | 121 (18) |
108 | DanSolo | 54 | 19:29 | 72 (8) | 89 (12) | 105 (11) | 121 (14) | 97 (9) |
109 | Grestyman | 40 | 19:36 | 92 (6) | 81 (6) | 112 (6) | 85 (10) | 119 (12) |
110 | gsriordan52 | 91 | 19:48 | 81 (17) | 88 (20) | 100 (19) | 126 (16) | 105 (19) |
111 | hopkinb | 63 | 19:49 | 74 (13) | 78 (12) | 107 (18) | 101 (7) | 134 (13) |
112 | LuckOfLucien | 81 | 19:57 | 78 (21) | 92 (16) | 107 (16) | 113 (16) | 119 (12) |
113 | uvofiz | 82 | 20:12 | 80 (12) | 95 (17) | 96 (13) | 106 (22) | 112 (18) |
114 | Hamish.S | 92 | 20:21 | 84 (20) | 82 (17) | 107 (19) | 108 (20) | 119 (16) |
115 | Riche | 66 | 20:29 | 89 (17) | 90 (13) | 103 (16) | 118 (10) | 106 (10) |
116 | UisceTe | 55 | 20:39 | 78 (12) | 84 (13) | 118 (12) | 111 (8) | 113 (10) |
117 | James P | 99 | 20:44 | 79 (20) | 81 (20) | 103 (21) | 115 (20) | 122 (18) |
118 | Zabadak3 | 109 | 20:44 | 78 (22) | 92 (20) | 106 (23) | 111 (23) | 110 (21) |
119 | hugh schofield | 57 | 20:55 | 77 (15) | 89 (8) | 98 (12) | 110 (15) | 141 (7) |
120 | Nangle | 70 | 21:03 | 91 (17) | 92 (15) | 101 (18) | 113 (13) | 106 (7) |
121 | Kevin Gregg | 64 | 21:14 | 79 (14) | 94 (14) | 100 (14) | 105 (11) | 127 (11) |
122 | valerian1967 | 40 | 21:15 | 83 (8) | 87 (11) | 105 (7) | 116 (8) | 116 (6) |
123 | endafk | 44 | 21:19 | 84 (8) | 96 (7) | 109 (10) | 92 (9) | 111 (10) |
124 | John Arnold | 58 | 21:39 | 79 (16) | 95 (13) | 115 (13) | 100 (8) | 124 (8) |
125 | daniel.faith | 104 | 21:48 | 86 (21) | 93 (23) | 106 (18) | 102 (20) | 111 (22) |
126 | george.garlick | 75 | 21:55 | 84 (17) | 87 (14) | 102 (15) | 120 (14) | 107 (15) |
127 | Waterloo | 81 | 21:58 | 79 (19) | 83 (16) | 105 (18) | 108 (15) | 132 (13) |
128 | The Caffeine Kid | 82 | 22:00 | 89 (18) | 97 (17) | 100 (15) | 107 (16) | 106 (16) |
129 | Rod B | 66 | 22:16 | 87 (10) | 103 (13) | 91 (16) | 107 (16) | 109 (11) |
130 | Corymbia | 97 | 22:21 | 83 (22) | 84 (16) | 105 (17) | 103 (22) | 122 (20) |
131 | crosswordian | 80 | 22:25 | 82 (15) | 92 (13) | 99 (16) | 111 (17) | 109 (19) |
132 | McBeak | 85 | 22:26 | 80 (19) | 93 (20) | 93 (17) | 116 (16) | 126 (13) |
133 | Leegoods | 57 | 22:31 | 67 (10) | 84 (12) | 121 (13) | 98 (11) | 122 (11) |
134 | Brenk | 55 | 22:34 | 78 (13) | 85 (12) | 101 (11) | 118 (9) | 126 (10) |
135 | Tudds | 100 | 22:36 | 75 (24) | 91 (21) | 105 (19) | 125 (18) | 110 (18) |
136 | goblin | 127 | 22:40 | 84 (26) | 97 (26) | 104 (25) | 103 (25) | 110 (25) |
137 | richardCV22 | 71 | 22:57 | 71 (16) | 89 (12) | 111 (17) | 110 (15) | 120 (11) |
138 | 1234 | 62 | 23:12 | 81 (13) | 96 (13) | 102 (12) | 102 (12) | 118 (12) |
139 | stainl665 | 62 | 23:34 | 78 (12) | 91 (14) | 111 (14) | 110 (11) | 109 (11) |
140 | chris661554 | 119 | 24:22 | 77 (25) | 95 (24) | 101 (23) | 108 (24) | 118 (23) |
141 | rjcassidy | 111 | 24:26 | 84 (19) | 91 (23) | 103 (23) | 102 (23) | 114 (23) |
142 | DamienKnapma | 59 | 24:27 | 83 (10) | 88 (12) | 111 (11) | 95 (13) | 118 (13) |
143 | medodd | 45 | 24:56 | 87 (13) | 87 (7) | 109 (7) | 100 (10) | 121 (8) |
144 | Mkgnao | 83 | 24:56 | 90 (21) | 94 (17) | 113 (15) | 104 (15) | 102 (15) |
145 | MichelinPoitiers | 53 | 24:57 | 83 (13) | 87 (12) | 130 (7) | 101 (6) | 109 (15) |
146 | JohnDun | 67 | 24:57 | 75 (16) | 80 (12) | 102 (12) | 124 (10) | 120 (17) |
147 | Crippens1 | 72 | 25:00 | 88 (18) | 88 (15) | 94 (14) | 113 (12) | 122 (13) |
148 | crucihacker | 43 | 25:07 | 75 (7) | 82 (11) | 116 (8) | 112 (7) | 114 (10) |
149 | Fidelio | 89 | 26:03 | 77 (17) | 83 (18) | 109 (21) | 113 (19) | 116 (14) |
150 | barracuda | 92 | 26:05 | 79 (19) | 89 (20) | 112 (18) | 107 (16) | 112 (19) |
151 | Deezzaa | 87 | 26:09 | 83 (19) | 95 (18) | 97 (15) | 109 (16) | 114 (19) |
152 | eniamretrauq | 75 | 26:40 | 76 (14) | 82 (14) | 100 (15) | 118 (15) | 117 (17) |
153 | ulaca | 86 | 26:55 | 80 (21) | 98 (17) | 103 (19) | 104 (14) | 120 (15) |
154 | Mike Harper | 102 | 27:38 | 75 (19) | 97 (20) | 98 (23) | 113 (21) | 113 (19) |
155 | Dr_Bob | 66 | 27:50 | 86 (11) | 91 (16) | 103 (15) | 106 (11) | 111 (13) |
156 | nekabue | 101 | 27:51 | 80 (23) | 92 (18) | 104 (22) | 107 (16) | 117 (22) |
157 | Yatton50 | 74 | 27:58 | 77 (19) | 103 (18) | 98 (14) | 116 (10) | 117 (13) |
158 | JoeyC | 71 | 28:13 | 85 (17) | 81 (15) | 105 (12) | 130 (13) | 103 (14) |
159 | Rowlie26 | 51 | 29:28 | 87 (10) | 69 (10) | 104 (13) | 123 (12) | 114 (6) |
160 | phcbarnes | 58 | 29:53 | 94 (8) | 96 (14) | 87 (7) | 101 (15) | 111 (14) |
161 | Manveru | 65 | 30:09 | 89 (18) | 85 (13) | 103 (10) | 111 (13) | 118 (11) |
162 | koro | 124 | 31:49 | 82 (26) | 92 (23) | 100 (26) | 112 (25) | 112 (24) |
163 | gbestanley | 99 | 32:13 | 87 (23) | 94 (18) | 100 (22) | 111 (15) | 109 (21) |
164 | NAPASAI | 45 | 32:34 | 73 (9) | 64 (11) | 94 (12) | 154 (6) | 153 (7) |
165 | alistair.boere | 65 | 32:34 | 98 (18) | 106 (14) | 86 (11) | 102 (11) | 104 (11) |
166 | Grumpole | 55 | 33:06 | 68 (11) | 103 (13) | 125 (10) | 107 (12) | 95 (9) |
167 | bruce.johnston22 | 54 | 33:36 | 101 (11) | 90 (9) | 104 (8) | 106 (12) | 96 (14) |
168 | rosselliot | 64 | 33:47 | 72 (14) | 92 (12) | 99 (14) | 106 (13) | 134 (11) |
169 | WordPlodder | 89 | 34:30 | 82 (17) | 81 (16) | 100 (17) | 117 (22) | 110 (17) |
170 | Lloyd | 48 | 34:44 | 77 (9) | 85 (11) | 94 (11) | 150 (6) | 111 (11) |
171 | Birdingbob | 62 | 35:03 | 73 (11) | 81 (17) | 123 (9) | 106 (16) | 132 (9) |
172 | BertieVII | 81 | 35:22 | 91 (13) | 93 (17) | 91 (19) | 112 (16) | 111 (16) |
173 | Pleasuredome | 90 | 35:53 | 80 (19) | 84 (19) | 109 (19) | 104 (16) | 123 (17) |
174 | tyrotim | 64 | 35:58 | 86 (15) | 87 (15) | 110 (13) | 110 (13) | 115 (8) |
175 | starstruck | 95 | 36:05 | 82 (17) | 89 (21) | 103 (21) | 106 (18) | 117 (18) |
176 | Rozz | 35 | 36:15 | 95 (8) | 75 (6) | 80 (6) | 128 (6) | 114 (9) |
177 | CoxBurglar | 54 | 37:41 | 72 (12) | 74 (12) | 137 (11) | 98 (7) | 118 (12) |
178 | Shushannah | 91 | 38:03 | 77 (16) | 94 (21) | 100 (18) | 118 (18) | 106 (18) |
179 | kapietro | 95 | 38:25 | 82 (22) | 83 (21) | 105 (17) | 118 (17) | 118 (18) |
180 | rv_1 | 73 | 38:58 | 84 (13) | 98 (19) | 104 (14) | 98 (14) | 115 (13) |
181 | maryht | 75 | 39:22 | 92 (14) | 97 (14) | 101 (14) | 99 (15) | 106 (18) |
182 | Cryptique | 76 | 39:46 | 141 (14) | 78 (17) | 92 (16) | 90 (14) | 102 (15) |
183 | empty | 85 | 44:42 | 80 (15) | 85 (16) | 108 (20) | 119 (14) | 104 (20) |