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 | 97 | 04:34 | 82 (20) | 88 (21) | 111 (22) | 103 (15) | 116 (19) |
2 | Diskus | 103 | 05:58 | 86 (21) | 90 (22) | 102 (17) | 107 (22) | 113 (21) |
3 | Jason | 45 | 06:00 | 81 (9) | 96 (10) | 100 (10) | 107 (9) | 119 (7) |
4 | Nathan Panning | 64 | 06:00 | 89 (16) | 108 (14) | 102 (11) | 91 (13) | 113 (10) |
5 | lili | 68 | 06:25 | 93 (17) | 95 (15) | 102 (15) | 107 (12) | 105 (9) |
6 | mistigris | 87 | 06:36 | 80 (15) | 86 (17) | 101 (19) | 105 (17) | 121 (19) |
7 | Magoo | 65 | 06:39 | 70 (8) | 76 (10) | 86 (10) | 87 (15) | 135 (22) |
8 | verlaine | 89 | 06:45 | 84 (17) | 88 (21) | 89 (17) | 107 (16) | 131 (18) |
9 | hilarym | 53 | 07:10 | 87 (17) | 107 (12) | 108 (10) | 94 (7) | 110 (7) |
10 | Paul Gilbert | 93 | 07:18 | 76 (17) | 88 (21) | 106 (17) | 107 (21) | 121 (17) |
11 | aphis99 | 119 | 07:25 | 82 (23) | 84 (25) | 107 (25) | 109 (23) | 117 (23) |
12 | Dr Dolittle | 86 | 08:13 | 66 (15) | 98 (19) | 110 (16) | 123 (18) | 97 (18) |
13 | richard | 84 | 08:35 | 86 (14) | 99 (20) | 104 (18) | 110 (18) | 95 (14) |
14 | boulemiche | 62 | 09:10 | 93 (18) | 98 (16) | 96 (11) | 114 (8) | 108 (9) |
15 | asaldanha | 104 | 09:17 | 82 (21) | 89 (21) | 112 (21) | 96 (20) | 118 (21) |
16 | glheard | 76 | 09:24 | 93 (18) | 87 (16) | 96 (13) | 106 (19) | 121 (10) |
17 | markdobell | 112 | 10:08 | 70 (22) | 82 (22) | 112 (23) | 111 (25) | 122 (20) |
18 | chindit | 100 | 10:09 | 81 (25) | 94 (17) | 103 (14) | 112 (22) | 110 (22) |
19 | Kinghedger | 102 | 10:17 | 75 (17) | 90 (24) | 112 (20) | 113 (22) | 105 (19) |
20 | lickert | 93 | 10:28 | 82 (18) | 84 (16) | 92 (18) | 110 (21) | 123 (20) |
21 | samgdavies | 55 | 10:29 | 88 (12) | 84 (16) | 79 (7) | 140 (14) | 93 (6) |
22 | Deane Short | 87 | 10:40 | 83 (21) | 93 (19) | 98 (17) | 110 (18) | 126 (12) |
23 | philjordan1147 | 77 | 10:41 | 79 (16) | 90 (18) | 95 (13) | 127 (14) | 111 (16) |
24 | Umpire | 99 | 10:45 | 83 (22) | 89 (20) | 100 (18) | 110 (19) | 117 (20) |
25 | keriothe_ | 97 | 10:50 | 75 (18) | 86 (22) | 109 (18) | 104 (21) | 125 (18) |
26 | Heyesey | 63 | 10:55 | 78 (17) | 83 (9) | 100 (13) | 115 (8) | 124 (16) |
27 | scrabbler | 56 | 10:57 | 78 (14) | 89 (15) | 105 (10) | 117 (11) | 136 (6) |
28 | miked1961 | 99 | 10:58 | 75 (22) | 96 (22) | 110 (16) | 104 (19) | 119 (20) |
29 | AlanS | 98 | 11:20 | 81 (21) | 84 (17) | 99 (23) | 109 (17) | 124 (20) |
30 | Topical Tim | 111 | 11:24 | 81 (21) | 86 (25) | 101 (18) | 107 (24) | 122 (23) |
31 | xyster | 55 | 11:31 | 84 (14) | 95 (13) | 106 (9) | 100 (10) | 121 (9) |
32 | Sheapey | 111 | 11:33 | 79 (24) | 91 (22) | 98 (20) | 113 (23) | 118 (22) |
33 | andy | 90 | 11:36 | 81 (19) | 97 (18) | 100 (21) | 111 (19) | 111 (13) |
34 | David Crooks | 79 | 11:46 | 79 (18) | 99 (13) | 102 (15) | 106 (19) | 115 (14) |
35 | Tom Stubbs | 116 | 11:48 | 79 (26) | 83 (25) | 100 (18) | 111 (24) | 128 (23) |
36 | chriswords | 106 | 11:49 | 86 (24) | 97 (23) | 101 (22) | 103 (20) | 115 (17) |
37 | Golvellius | 79 | 11:53 | 85 (18) | 97 (19) | 92 (16) | 115 (15) | 118 (11) |
38 | HoneyBadger | 120 | 11:58 | 85 (25) | 85 (26) | 105 (24) | 107 (22) | 117 (23) |
39 | fshephe | 108 | 12:04 | 84 (25) | 96 (23) | 104 (19) | 104 (20) | 113 (21) |
40 | neilr | 81 | 12:05 | 79 (19) | 92 (20) | 111 (15) | 109 (12) | 117 (15) |
41 | Stavros | 103 | 12:21 | 77 (23) | 90 (24) | 108 (16) | 119 (23) | 109 (17) |
42 | Henry White | 84 | 12:27 | 81 (14) | 94 (17) | 98 (19) | 109 (17) | 111 (17) |
43 | canismiser | 69 | 12:36 | 80 (17) | 91 (11) | 95 (16) | 119 (17) | 122 (8) |
44 | ChuckB | 57 | 12:40 | 93 (18) | 92 (14) | 103 (7) | 115 (10) | 107 (8) |
45 | JimboFS | 95 | 12:41 | 84 (17) | 91 (18) | 96 (18) | 108 (21) | 114 (21) |
46 | Silva | 106 | 12:56 | 83 (26) | 93 (24) | 104 (15) | 118 (22) | 105 (19) |
47 | tilbee | 84 | 13:04 | 77 (17) | 91 (15) | 105 (18) | 108 (17) | 115 (17) |
48 | 7dPenguin | 70 | 13:12 | 85 (20) | 94 (16) | 105 (15) | 116 (11) | 113 (8) |
49 | aphasic | 68 | 13:15 | 79 (19) | 98 (16) | 118 (10) | 109 (15) | 110 (8) |
50 | March | 89 | 13:16 | 85 (22) | 89 (15) | 105 (19) | 108 (18) | 114 (15) |
51 | MikeOsborne | 106 | 13:25 | 78 (21) | 103 (22) | 89 (21) | 112 (23) | 115 (19) |
52 | Ed freshpot | 85 | 13:33 | 76 (17) | 94 (15) | 115 (18) | 101 (18) | 110 (17) |
53 | Groucho | 99 | 13:40 | 79 (23) | 91 (22) | 107 (21) | 112 (18) | 119 (15) |
54 | Penfold_61 | 91 | 13:44 | 83 (21) | 93 (16) | 104 (16) | 110 (19) | 108 (19) |
55 | Ben Staveley | 96 | 13:54 | 80 (20) | 95 (23) | 107 (18) | 105 (20) | 115 (15) |
56 | Tibthorpe | 94 | 14:04 | 78 (17) | 87 (19) | 108 (22) | 112 (20) | 110 (16) |
57 | franceslc11 | 68 | 14:05 | 80 (14) | 87 (8) | 103 (10) | 100 (15) | 115 (21) |
58 | chriss | 83 | 14:16 | 71 (16) | 80 (16) | 107 (19) | 127 (19) | 107 (13) |
59 | LouWeed | 100 | 14:17 | 79 (22) | 93 (19) | 114 (20) | 107 (22) | 105 (17) |
60 | Peponi13 | 56 | 14:19 | 86 (16) | 95 (17) | 111 (9) | 113 (7) | 112 (7) |
61 | alexh | 90 | 14:22 | 91 (21) | 96 (17) | 107 (16) | 104 (18) | 101 (18) |
62 | CentralLine | 84 | 14:30 | 78 (19) | 80 (18) | 113 (13) | 107 (16) | 126 (18) |
63 | Eddddddd | 60 | 14:37 | 92 (12) | 96 (16) | 92 (8) | 107 (14) | 111 (10) |
64 | Semillon | 125 | 14:41 | 73 (25) | 88 (26) | 103 (25) | 113 (26) | 123 (23) |
65 | Finzi | 122 | 14:48 | 87 (25) | 92 (24) | 98 (25) | 107 (24) | 114 (24) |
66 | BlackburnRover | 91 | 14:49 | 96 (23) | 95 (18) | 102 (18) | 104 (20) | 102 (12) |
67 | njnclarke | 46 | 14:56 | 85 (13) | 94 (7) | 98 (9) | 104 (9) | 124 (8) |
68 | Crucifer | 60 | 14:57 | 76 (9) | 85 (11) | 93 (12) | 116 (15) | 115 (13) |
69 | howardwilde1 | 82 | 15:02 | 77 (20) | 95 (16) | 105 (15) | 102 (18) | 130 (13) |
70 | phthisis | 94 | 15:22 | 82 (20) | 99 (20) | 103 (17) | 105 (19) | 111 (18) |
71 | Pootle | 99 | 15:24 | 76 (22) | 88 (22) | 104 (18) | 114 (19) | 121 (18) |
72 | AndyR | 47 | 15:26 | 85 (10) | 97 (10) | 106 (10) | 102 (7) | 108 (10) |
73 | gabrojak | 75 | 15:36 | 83 (17) | 91 (18) | 108 (18) | 110 (14) | 117 (8) |
74 | LJCN | 104 | 15:42 | 80 (23) | 86 (23) | 109 (19) | 105 (21) | 126 (18) |
75 | robinh | 106 | 15:46 | 88 (21) | 89 (21) | 107 (20) | 105 (22) | 108 (22) |
76 | Squallaby | 86 | 15:51 | 70 (20) | 85 (19) | 106 (19) | 117 (14) | 135 (14) |
77 | RobR | 50 | 15:52 | 77 (12) | 81 (11) | 111 (9) | 133 (8) | 110 (10) |
78 | grape | 53 | 15:53 | 79 (11) | 93 (14) | 86 (6) | 100 (11) | 135 (11) |
79 | JezWoolfrey | 78 | 15:53 | 74 (15) | 86 (18) | 115 (18) | 111 (15) | 115 (12) |
80 | pitcaithlie | 66 | 15:55 | 73 (14) | 94 (15) | 117 (15) | 102 (11) | 115 (11) |
81 | Achernar | 71 | 15:55 | 86 (16) | 102 (15) | 103 (15) | 111 (13) | 99 (12) |
82 | tapbarker | 110 | 15:56 | 76 (22) | 91 (23) | 105 (21) | 112 (22) | 114 (22) |
83 | Looch | 113 | 16:05 | 80 (21) | 94 (25) | 105 (24) | 109 (24) | 110 (19) |
84 | MK76 | 62 | 16:17 | 81 (18) | 96 (14) | 118 (13) | 121 (8) | 97 (9) |
85 | andrewlake | 114 | 16:37 | 75 (23) | 90 (22) | 117 (23) | 103 (24) | 112 (22) |
86 | Freemers | 78 | 16:47 | 86 (15) | 96 (17) | 102 (16) | 100 (15) | 114 (15) |
87 | ajcauk1 | 77 | 16:57 | 89 (20) | 104 (17) | 97 (16) | 111 (15) | 99 (9) |
88 | ilan | 100 | 17:01 | 87 (20) | 91 (23) | 107 (22) | 105 (18) | 109 (17) |
89 | Crossiant | 80 | 17:02 | 79 (14) | 84 (13) | 103 (12) | 106 (21) | 115 (20) |
90 | Craven | 103 | 17:33 | 86 (21) | 94 (22) | 105 (19) | 104 (21) | 110 (20) |
91 | Galspray | 87 | 17:34 | 78 (17) | 98 (17) | 107 (20) | 105 (19) | 109 (14) |
92 | jeremy.kenyon | 54 | 17:38 | 86 (15) | 91 (11) | 140 (8) | 92 (13) | 110 (7) |
93 | Encota | 99 | 17:47 | 79 (20) | 82 (22) | 100 (20) | 116 (20) | 126 (17) |
94 | DunPangolin | 100 | 17:55 | 83 (23) | 96 (23) | 104 (20) | 111 (20) | 108 (14) |
95 | PGooden | 72 | 17:56 | 73 (10) | 90 (14) | 103 (16) | 103 (17) | 119 (15) |
96 | earlylight | 64 | 18:02 | 84 (12) | 95 (16) | 98 (13) | 100 (10) | 120 (13) |
97 | benedick | 40 | 18:07 | 86 (11) | 110 (7) | 106 (6) | 95 (9) | 109 (7) |
98 | GMcD | 117 | 18:23 | 76 (24) | 96 (23) | 110 (22) | 106 (23) | 110 (25) |
99 | DanSolo | 53 | 18:40 | 72 (9) | 85 (10) | 112 (11) | 123 (12) | 98 (11) |
100 | julian_w | 43 | 18:44 | 86 (7) | 83 (8) | 109 (14) | 107 (7) | 106 (7) |
101 | Dzhigit | 66 | 18:48 | 86 (17) | 86 (14) | 107 (11) | 102 (14) | 130 (10) |
102 | Andrew Whiffin | 68 | 18:50 | 81 (15) | 90 (10) | 108 (16) | 103 (15) | 114 (12) |
103 | hopkinb | 61 | 19:00 | 74 (12) | 83 (12) | 108 (16) | 99 (8) | 128 (13) |
104 | pterodactyl | 83 | 19:00 | 87 (19) | 95 (18) | 107 (20) | 107 (16) | 107 (10) |
105 | Colin2355 | 90 | 19:01 | 78 (17) | 85 (21) | 108 (19) | 115 (16) | 115 (17) |
106 | Upfisher | 42 | 19:06 | 68 (10) | 89 (7) | 95 (8) | 131 (9) | 117 (8) |
107 | squark | 54 | 19:19 | 81 (10) | 87 (11) | 106 (11) | 104 (12) | 120 (10) |
108 | pc8 | 107 | 19:21 | 77 (21) | 81 (21) | 108 (18) | 110 (24) | 120 (23) |
109 | Zander | 92 | 19:29 | 64 (19) | 92 (17) | 97 (20) | 118 (18) | 128 (18) |
110 | LuckOfLucien | 79 | 19:30 | 79 (20) | 93 (17) | 107 (16) | 110 (14) | 120 (12) |
111 | gsriordan52 | 88 | 19:51 | 79 (18) | 91 (19) | 104 (20) | 124 (15) | 104 (16) |
112 | Riche | 67 | 20:08 | 87 (16) | 90 (13) | 109 (16) | 111 (11) | 105 (11) |
113 | hugh schofield | 56 | 20:10 | 80 (15) | 84 (7) | 98 (13) | 113 (13) | 130 (8) |
114 | uvofiz | 79 | 20:15 | 81 (13) | 92 (16) | 93 (14) | 107 (19) | 118 (17) |
115 | UisceTe | 56 | 20:28 | 81 (12) | 85 (13) | 112 (13) | 115 (9) | 112 (9) |
116 | James P | 102 | 20:29 | 79 (22) | 80 (20) | 106 (21) | 110 (20) | 126 (19) |
117 | Hamish.S | 91 | 20:32 | 82 (19) | 81 (19) | 112 (19) | 106 (20) | 124 (14) |
118 | Zabadak3 | 109 | 20:35 | 79 (22) | 91 (20) | 106 (23) | 108 (24) | 114 (20) |
119 | Nangle | 71 | 21:09 | 91 (17) | 92 (15) | 99 (18) | 108 (14) | 119 (7) |
120 | endafk | 37 | 21:20 | 86 (7) | 85 (7) | 116 (8) | 92 (7) | 115 (8) |
121 | Kevin Gregg | 74 | 21:21 | 76 (16) | 99 (15) | 99 (17) | 104 (14) | 125 (12) |
122 | daniel.faith | 102 | 21:24 | 85 (22) | 92 (22) | 103 (16) | 101 (21) | 119 (21) |
123 | Waterloo | 81 | 21:26 | 77 (17) | 86 (15) | 105 (17) | 107 (17) | 123 (15) |
124 | Leegoods | 63 | 21:28 | 69 (13) | 87 (13) | 125 (14) | 103 (12) | 114 (11) |
125 | Corymbia | 93 | 21:35 | 84 (22) | 85 (13) | 108 (16) | 100 (22) | 118 (20) |
126 | Rod B | 70 | 21:38 | 85 (12) | 108 (16) | 94 (18) | 100 (16) | 115 (8) |
127 | John Arnold | 58 | 21:41 | 80 (15) | 95 (14) | 113 (13) | 97 (9) | 128 (7) |
128 | george.garlick | 82 | 21:58 | 85 (16) | 86 (18) | 101 (17) | 113 (14) | 116 (17) |
129 | The Caffeine Kid | 92 | 22:07 | 86 (20) | 94 (19) | 103 (17) | 107 (18) | 109 (18) |
130 | McBeak | 69 | 22:11 | 82 (16) | 94 (16) | 94 (14) | 122 (13) | 114 (10) |
131 | goblin | 126 | 22:33 | 84 (26) | 100 (26) | 104 (25) | 100 (25) | 111 (24) |
132 | crosswordian | 82 | 22:50 | 82 (14) | 89 (15) | 100 (15) | 110 (19) | 110 (19) |
133 | Brenk | 67 | 22:54 | 79 (17) | 86 (15) | 96 (12) | 115 (12) | 137 (11) |
134 | Tudds | 100 | 23:03 | 71 (23) | 106 (21) | 101 (20) | 120 (18) | 108 (18) |
135 | richardCV22 | 86 | 23:06 | 70 (18) | 86 (15) | 117 (20) | 105 (19) | 120 (14) |
136 | stainl665 | 58 | 23:22 | 79 (12) | 93 (14) | 117 (11) | 103 (11) | 111 (10) |
137 | 1234 | 66 | 23:44 | 79 (15) | 100 (12) | 105 (12) | 103 (15) | 114 (12) |
138 | DamienKnapma | 61 | 23:51 | 83 (10) | 89 (13) | 111 (13) | 97 (13) | 115 (12) |
139 | chris661554 | 117 | 24:21 | 77 (24) | 93 (23) | 106 (23) | 105 (24) | 118 (23) |
140 | rjcassidy | 118 | 24:24 | 82 (20) | 90 (25) | 106 (25) | 103 (25) | 114 (23) |
141 | Crippens1 | 74 | 24:40 | 87 (18) | 90 (17) | 100 (14) | 111 (14) | 121 (11) |
142 | MichelinPoitiers | 58 | 25:00 | 83 (13) | 87 (14) | 130 (9) | 103 (8) | 106 (14) |
143 | JohnDun | 71 | 25:01 | 76 (16) | 80 (12) | 102 (13) | 111 (13) | 125 (17) |
144 | crucihacker | 50 | 25:28 | 76 (8) | 82 (12) | 111 (9) | 105 (9) | 120 (12) |
145 | Mkgnao | 85 | 25:29 | 89 (22) | 94 (16) | 109 (16) | 107 (15) | 103 (16) |
146 | barracuda | 99 | 25:52 | 76 (21) | 89 (20) | 117 (19) | 107 (18) | 111 (21) |
147 | Fidelio | 90 | 26:15 | 76 (18) | 80 (17) | 113 (21) | 113 (20) | 114 (14) |
148 | eniamretrauq | 80 | 26:16 | 75 (15) | 82 (15) | 107 (16) | 114 (17) | 115 (17) |
149 | JoeyC | 58 | 26:19 | 79 (15) | 89 (14) | 115 (9) | 113 (10) | 117 (10) |
150 | Deezzaa | 93 | 26:30 | 80 (21) | 95 (20) | 99 (16) | 110 (18) | 117 (18) |
151 | ulaca | 87 | 26:58 | 80 (20) | 98 (17) | 101 (19) | 101 (16) | 124 (15) |
152 | Yatton50 | 76 | 27:01 | 79 (20) | 104 (20) | 94 (15) | 118 (10) | 119 (11) |
153 | nekabue | 101 | 27:19 | 79 (22) | 92 (19) | 109 (21) | 105 (18) | 114 (21) |
154 | Dr_Bob | 70 | 27:21 | 84 (9) | 91 (18) | 104 (16) | 98 (13) | 117 (14) |
155 | Mike Harper | 106 | 27:40 | 73 (19) | 93 (20) | 101 (23) | 111 (23) | 116 (21) |
156 | RogerC | 37 | 28:42 | 68 (6) | 94 (6) | 104 (7) | 103 (11) | 122 (7) |
157 | Rowlie26 | 61 | 28:50 | 86 (13) | 78 (13) | 105 (14) | 119 (14) | 114 (7) |
158 | 6098mr | 44 | 29:06 | 96 (8) | 84 (9) | 114 (10) | 107 (9) | 94 (8) |
159 | Mudge | 42 | 29:57 | 77 (10) | 70 (7) | 133 (10) | 105 (8) | 107 (7) |
160 | Manveru | 65 | 30:46 | 92 (17) | 85 (13) | 105 (11) | 104 (14) | 120 (10) |
161 | gbestanley | 97 | 32:15 | 88 (22) | 94 (18) | 103 (21) | 107 (17) | 107 (19) |
162 | koro | 123 | 32:22 | 82 (26) | 90 (23) | 101 (26) | 113 (25) | 112 (23) |
163 | Grumpole | 44 | 32:30 | 71 (10) | 87 (9) | 129 (10) | 110 (8) | 101 (7) |
164 | rosselliot | 64 | 33:07 | 68 (14) | 87 (13) | 104 (13) | 109 (14) | 142 (10) |
165 | BertieVII | 78 | 33:35 | 85 (16) | 95 (17) | 98 (16) | 111 (13) | 110 (16) |
166 | bruce.johnston22 | 54 | 33:38 | 80 (10) | 88 (9) | 110 (10) | 101 (11) | 112 (14) |
167 | Rookie | 61 | 34:08 | 87 (16) | 81 (16) | 147 (13) | 77 (6) | 102 (10) |
168 | Birdingbob | 60 | 34:44 | 73 (10) | 80 (14) | 130 (9) | 100 (17) | 124 (10) |
169 | WordPlodder | 103 | 34:46 | 80 (20) | 79 (20) | 110 (20) | 115 (24) | 111 (19) |
170 | j.stanton734 | 47 | 34:49 | 66 (8) | 88 (9) | 92 (11) | 105 (11) | 149 (8) |
171 | Lloyd | 49 | 35:55 | 75 (8) | 87 (12) | 98 (9) | 125 (9) | 111 (11) |
172 | tyrotim | 67 | 36:21 | 88 (16) | 85 (14) | 112 (14) | 106 (15) | 113 (8) |
173 | starstruck | 95 | 36:22 | 80 (17) | 93 (20) | 102 (20) | 105 (19) | 116 (19) |
174 | Pleasuredome | 89 | 37:04 | 80 (18) | 82 (19) | 110 (20) | 111 (16) | 117 (16) |
175 | CoxBurglar | 55 | 37:08 | 75 (14) | 77 (11) | 134 (13) | 98 (7) | 116 (10) |
176 | Shushannah | 92 | 37:56 | 78 (17) | 94 (21) | 102 (18) | 111 (18) | 113 (18) |
177 | kapietro | 92 | 38:20 | 79 (20) | 84 (22) | 105 (17) | 118 (17) | 120 (16) |
178 | maryht | 58 | 38:39 | 94 (10) | 94 (11) | 104 (11) | 94 (12) | 109 (14) |
179 | rv_1 | 80 | 39:09 | 84 (15) | 97 (21) | 104 (16) | 100 (14) | 114 (14) |
180 | Cryptique | 76 | 39:29 | 141 (14) | 79 (17) | 92 (16) | 90 (13) | 100 (16) |
181 | empty | 84 | 45:47 | 72 (16) | 92 (17) | 114 (18) | 115 (14) | 104 (19) |