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 | 39 | 04:27 | 74 (10) | 92 (8) | 107 (8) | 88 (7) | 155 (6) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 90 | 05:48 | 71 (21) | 92 (18) | 84 (19) | 108 (17) | 159 (15) |
| 3 | Magoo | 105 | 05:48 | 69 (21) | 83 (21) | 94 (22) | 114 (23) | 141 (18) |
| 4 | Paul Gilbert | 90 | 06:00 | 77 (22) | 90 (19) | 97 (21) | 114 (16) | 141 (12) |
| 5 | verlaine | 115 | 06:14 | 78 (23) | 89 (22) | 91 (23) | 107 (24) | 133 (23) |
| 6 | lili | 117 | 06:20 | 66 (24) | 73 (23) | 91 (25) | 130 (21) | 141 (24) |
| 7 | Diskus | 98 | 06:23 | 78 (20) | 82 (20) | 93 (19) | 111 (21) | 137 (18) |
| 8 | cmjhutton | 108 | 06:31 | 71 (24) | 82 (21) | 92 (22) | 106 (22) | 157 (19) |
| 9 | Jason | 110 | 06:53 | 66 (22) | 89 (23) | 93 (22) | 113 (24) | 141 (19) |
| 10 | mistigris | 86 | 07:15 | 66 (14) | 84 (17) | 84 (20) | 109 (19) | 153 (16) |
| 11 | aphis99 | 111 | 07:38 | 66 (23) | 92 (24) | 91 (22) | 111 (21) | 143 (21) |
| 12 | Alexis Johansen | 64 | 07:49 | 83 (12) | 93 (16) | 91 (14) | 123 (11) | 116 (11) |
| 13 | HoneyBadger | 123 | 08:18 | 77 (23) | 88 (25) | 91 (25) | 105 (25) | 134 (25) |
| 14 | Umpire | 110 | 09:02 | 79 (22) | 87 (21) | 89 (23) | 106 (20) | 134 (24) |
| 15 | asaldanha | 95 | 09:11 | 65 (22) | 87 (20) | 91 (21) | 116 (16) | 158 (16) |
| 16 | richard | 52 | 09:13 | 61 (10) | 82 (11) | 90 (15) | 119 (7) | 163 (9) |
| 17 | markdobell | 104 | 09:45 | 72 (24) | 91 (22) | 101 (21) | 109 (21) | 138 (16) |
| 18 | AlanS | 82 | 09:56 | 81 (20) | 80 (17) | 84 (16) | 121 (15) | 144 (14) |
| 19 | Ciolf | 105 | 10:07 | 77 (20) | 84 (23) | 96 (23) | 109 (19) | 136 (20) |
| 20 | Kinghedger | 103 | 10:47 | 76 (20) | 86 (21) | 90 (23) | 104 (19) | 144 (20) |
| 21 | scrabbler | 110 | 11:02 | 81 (23) | 86 (22) | 97 (23) | 107 (24) | 133 (18) |
| 22 | lickert | 108 | 11:07 | 71 (21) | 97 (24) | 98 (21) | 105 (20) | 126 (22) |
| 23 | neilr | 77 | 11:14 | 84 (20) | 90 (19) | 101 (18) | 112 (13) | 139 (7) |
| 24 | chindit | 102 | 11:24 | 72 (21) | 84 (22) | 90 (19) | 103 (21) | 153 (19) |
| 25 | Tom Stubbs | 107 | 11:27 | 73 (24) | 91 (23) | 92 (20) | 110 (20) | 138 (20) |
| 26 | Heyesey | 81 | 11:29 | 67 (15) | 95 (22) | 101 (17) | 99 (18) | 164 (9) |
| 27 | keriothe_ | 110 | 11:29 | 66 (21) | 84 (23) | 88 (24) | 108 (22) | 158 (20) |
| 28 | Deane Short | 82 | 11:31 | 73 (18) | 85 (18) | 103 (19) | 113 (15) | 139 (12) |
| 29 | Morphosis | 80 | 11:40 | 77 (16) | 94 (21) | 105 (18) | 112 (16) | 119 (9) |
| 30 | David Crooks | 80 | 11:40 | 78 (21) | 91 (18) | 103 (14) | 106 (14) | 136 (13) |
| 31 | miked1961 | 89 | 11:46 | 74 (20) | 90 (16) | 86 (17) | 107 (21) | 147 (15) |
| 32 | Amoeba89 | 109 | 11:50 | 60 (21) | 85 (25) | 86 (21) | 107 (21) | 162 (21) |
| 33 | philjordan1147 | 77 | 12:01 | 76 (15) | 89 (15) | 96 (20) | 112 (16) | 135 (11) |
| 34 | andy | 72 | 12:07 | 80 (15) | 84 (17) | 88 (15) | 121 (13) | 135 (12) |
| 35 | Adelaider | 79 | 12:25 | 78 (23) | 100 (19) | 105 (19) | 116 (12) | 128 (6) |
| 36 | chriswords | 91 | 12:29 | 81 (23) | 86 (19) | 94 (17) | 113 (18) | 139 (14) |
| 37 | Groucho | 95 | 12:40 | 74 (21) | 89 (23) | 100 (21) | 115 (18) | 141 (12) |
| 38 | Sheapey | 117 | 12:46 | 72 (23) | 80 (25) | 91 (24) | 97 (23) | 162 (22) |
| 39 | JimboFS | 74 | 12:50 | 82 (20) | 86 (17) | 98 (18) | 120 (11) | 145 (8) |
| 40 | MikeOsborne | 97 | 12:50 | 76 (20) | 87 (22) | 103 (22) | 106 (21) | 144 (12) |
| 41 | njnclarke | 60 | 12:51 | 79 (14) | 89 (14) | 101 (14) | 112 (11) | 140 (7) |
| 42 | Topical Tim | 104 | 12:57 | 67 (19) | 79 (22) | 86 (21) | 111 (21) | 153 (21) |
| 43 | Silva | 92 | 13:02 | 87 (22) | 82 (20) | 96 (21) | 106 (16) | 146 (13) |
| 44 | March | 92 | 13:23 | 71 (18) | 88 (22) | 95 (19) | 110 (21) | 151 (12) |
| 45 | EricK | 114 | 13:23 | 67 (22) | 80 (24) | 87 (25) | 101 (19) | 159 (24) |
| 46 | Ed freshpot | 68 | 13:24 | 68 (18) | 86 (12) | 114 (15) | 108 (10) | 131 (13) |
| 47 | tilbee | 82 | 13:27 | 72 (16) | 83 (18) | 88 (17) | 107 (17) | 156 (14) |
| 48 | Secondbass | 85 | 13:31 | 83 (17) | 92 (19) | 88 (20) | 110 (15) | 136 (14) |
| 49 | Stavros | 101 | 13:52 | 73 (20) | 76 (22) | 83 (21) | 118 (20) | 157 (18) |
| 50 | Riche | 58 | 13:55 | 80 (14) | 92 (15) | 105 (12) | 108 (8) | 128 (9) |
| 51 | Semillon | 120 | 14:16 | 68 (24) | 79 (24) | 93 (25) | 109 (23) | 149 (24) |
| 52 | LouWeed | 104 | 14:18 | 67 (22) | 83 (20) | 96 (19) | 108 (21) | 141 (22) |
| 53 | Tibthorpe | 112 | 14:25 | 78 (24) | 83 (21) | 90 (22) | 107 (24) | 142 (21) |
| 54 | Aybee | 56 | 14:30 | 72 (12) | 79 (11) | 98 (11) | 98 (13) | 166 (9) |
| 55 | gabrojak | 50 | 14:43 | 69 (12) | 77 (9) | 100 (12) | 114 (9) | 155 (8) |
| 56 | whichcraft | 87 | 14:47 | 73 (20) | 83 (21) | 97 (17) | 121 (15) | 143 (14) |
| 57 | Pootle | 89 | 14:51 | 70 (20) | 92 (21) | 99 (18) | 110 (19) | 151 (11) |
| 58 | CentralLine | 93 | 14:52 | 65 (19) | 81 (17) | 96 (20) | 111 (20) | 147 (17) |
| 59 | MK76 | 61 | 14:59 | 74 (20) | 84 (12) | 109 (16) | 127 (7) | 158 (6) |
| 60 | Finzi | 120 | 15:00 | 84 (24) | 91 (24) | 95 (25) | 102 (23) | 126 (24) |
| 61 | benbush | 58 | 15:01 | 65 (11) | 83 (13) | 98 (11) | 110 (10) | 138 (13) |
| 62 | Looch | 93 | 15:06 | 81 (16) | 97 (20) | 99 (22) | 106 (20) | 115 (15) |
| 63 | Rinteff | 67 | 15:12 | 74 (16) | 88 (13) | 92 (13) | 111 (13) | 141 (12) |
| 64 | franceslc11 | 73 | 15:13 | 76 (14) | 82 (11) | 87 (10) | 95 (17) | 134 (21) |
| 65 | Ben Staveley | 82 | 15:19 | 69 (16) | 79 (18) | 97 (15) | 112 (17) | 142 (16) |
| 66 | JezWoolfrey | 63 | 15:22 | 84 (13) | 86 (16) | 100 (14) | 105 (11) | 138 (9) |
| 67 | julian_w | 61 | 15:30 | 68 (10) | 87 (9) | 95 (13) | 106 (16) | 128 (13) |
| 68 | McBeakLives | 46 | 15:32 | 58 (8) | 100 (13) | 111 (10) | 108 (8) | 119 (7) |
| 69 | robertL | 63 | 15:38 | 79 (15) | 91 (17) | 101 (13) | 117 (10) | 133 (8) |
| 70 | cdb_100 | 105 | 15:38 | 61 (22) | 73 (21) | 73 (22) | 145 (20) | 152 (20) |
| 71 | andrewlake | 112 | 15:51 | 73 (21) | 87 (24) | 93 (21) | 115 (23) | 127 (23) |
| 72 | RobR | 70 | 15:55 | 72 (17) | 92 (19) | 98 (11) | 124 (14) | 132 (9) |
| 73 | hopkinb | 61 | 16:01 | 81 (19) | 98 (8) | 99 (18) | 112 (8) | 134 (8) |
| 74 | tapbarker | 95 | 16:04 | 75 (22) | 83 (17) | 87 (18) | 105 (17) | 145 (21) |
| 75 | phthisis | 59 | 16:40 | 82 (11) | 78 (11) | 87 (13) | 113 (14) | 141 (10) |
| 76 | Valance | 61 | 16:45 | 81 (14) | 80 (13) | 81 (12) | 130 (11) | 136 (11) |
| 77 | ilan | 82 | 16:52 | 84 (19) | 85 (13) | 91 (16) | 104 (15) | 128 (19) |
| 78 | Jeremy S | 79 | 16:57 | 87 (19) | 100 (20) | 99 (16) | 108 (15) | 112 (9) |
| 79 | rrricharrrd | 91 | 17:17 | 69 (19) | 85 (19) | 86 (22) | 118 (17) | 161 (14) |
| 80 | Encota | 98 | 17:25 | 68 (21) | 84 (21) | 96 (20) | 113 (21) | 151 (15) |
| 81 | Craven | 70 | 17:27 | 84 (16) | 98 (15) | 99 (14) | 104 (15) | 121 (10) |
| 82 | Crossiant | 69 | 17:34 | 58 (15) | 77 (13) | 84 (13) | 102 (14) | 177 (14) |
| 83 | earlylight | 46 | 17:48 | 76 (10) | 105 (9) | 101 (11) | 102 (7) | 117 (9) |
| 84 | PGooden | 78 | 18:00 | 66 (14) | 80 (12) | 90 (20) | 108 (17) | 149 (15) |
| 85 | David Bourne | 38 | 18:10 | 72 (9) | 88 (7) | 94 (10) | 117 (6) | 145 (6) |
| 86 | Squallaby | 87 | 18:27 | 64 (18) | 87 (21) | 99 (20) | 105 (15) | 163 (13) |
| 87 | Jeremy Kenyon | 83 | 18:30 | 69 (19) | 106 (22) | 107 (14) | 109 (16) | 116 (12) |
| 88 | DanSolo | 78 | 18:34 | 67 (13) | 75 (16) | 91 (17) | 101 (17) | 162 (15) |
| 89 | Zander | 94 | 18:34 | 64 (20) | 87 (14) | 100 (19) | 100 (19) | 139 (22) |
| 90 | Dzhigit | 67 | 18:55 | 73 (14) | 88 (14) | 99 (16) | 113 (14) | 138 (9) |
| 91 | Galspray | 104 | 18:57 | 68 (21) | 78 (20) | 96 (22) | 90 (19) | 160 (22) |
| 92 | pterodactyl | 76 | 19:04 | 80 (17) | 87 (15) | 92 (19) | 116 (14) | 138 (11) |
| 93 | robinh | 86 | 19:06 | 79 (17) | 92 (16) | 89 (17) | 112 (17) | 123 (19) |
| 94 | LJCN | 83 | 19:08 | 71 (16) | 82 (19) | 84 (16) | 116 (18) | 152 (14) |
| 95 | daniel.faith | 81 | 19:12 | 74 (21) | 87 (14) | 92 (15) | 103 (15) | 147 (16) |
| 96 | Colin2355 | 78 | 19:34 | 73 (16) | 89 (17) | 87 (16) | 104 (14) | 149 (15) |
| 97 | uvofiz | 69 | 19:39 | 82 (15) | 85 (14) | 103 (15) | 108 (18) | 135 (7) |
| 98 | GMcD | 107 | 19:41 | 71 (18) | 84 (21) | 95 (25) | 105 (23) | 141 (20) |
| 99 | KarenR | 67 | 19:50 | 71 (13) | 83 (15) | 98 (15) | 124 (12) | 129 (12) |
| 100 | Gallion Fish | 68 | 20:01 | 77 (19) | 80 (15) | 107 (12) | 101 (13) | 167 (9) |
| 101 | Willie F | 59 | 20:13 | 86 (12) | 83 (12) | 92 (12) | 98 (13) | 146 (10) |
| 102 | The Caffeine Kid | 71 | 20:19 | 73 (12) | 87 (13) | 100 (14) | 102 (15) | 125 (17) |
| 103 | valerian1967 | 70 | 20:21 | 72 (8) | 84 (15) | 99 (15) | 92 (17) | 139 (15) |
| 104 | pc8 | 114 | 20:21 | 67 (23) | 78 (23) | 83 (21) | 109 (23) | 157 (24) |
| 105 | george.garlick | 81 | 20:31 | 77 (15) | 92 (19) | 97 (18) | 114 (14) | 121 (15) |
| 106 | Nangle | 73 | 20:33 | 87 (18) | 87 (13) | 104 (20) | 103 (14) | 131 (8) |
| 107 | janesa | 43 | 20:47 | 80 (11) | 94 (7) | 96 (6) | 111 (12) | 119 (7) |
| 108 | Waterloo | 63 | 20:49 | 75 (14) | 93 (19) | 97 (13) | 100 (7) | 148 (10) |
| 109 | gsriordan52 | 69 | 20:57 | 71 (13) | 88 (14) | 101 (14) | 112 (18) | 127 (10) |
| 110 | Zabadak3 | 105 | 21:00 | 72 (19) | 82 (20) | 97 (23) | 101 (21) | 140 (22) |
| 111 | Aldus | 85 | 21:34 | 72 (17) | 85 (20) | 108 (20) | 107 (20) | 153 (8) |
| 112 | Anomalospiza | 55 | 21:45 | 72 (10) | 72 (12) | 89 (11) | 114 (12) | 155 (10) |
| 113 | James P | 74 | 21:46 | 65 (18) | 73 (16) | 82 (12) | 114 (12) | 167 (16) |
| 114 | Rod B | 93 | 21:55 | 72 (21) | 91 (21) | 94 (21) | 114 (15) | 144 (15) |
| 115 | JayEm | 105 | 22:10 | 72 (20) | 89 (21) | 97 (22) | 109 (21) | 130 (21) |
| 116 | Tudds | 93 | 22:27 | 73 (20) | 85 (22) | 99 (21) | 109 (15) | 148 (15) |
| 117 | Corymbia | 90 | 22:29 | 74 (17) | 90 (16) | 91 (20) | 110 (18) | 130 (19) |
| 118 | Hamish.S | 98 | 22:48 | 65 (21) | 81 (23) | 93 (17) | 128 (21) | 139 (16) |
| 119 | goblin | 121 | 23:01 | 79 (22) | 87 (25) | 94 (25) | 107 (25) | 129 (24) |
| 120 | stainl665 | 58 | 23:06 | 77 (10) | 82 (11) | 94 (9) | 99 (13) | 131 (15) |
| 121 | En Cee | 55 | 23:39 | 83 (15) | 90 (11) | 102 (11) | 110 (10) | 128 (8) |
| 122 | alwsn8 | 37 | 23:48 | 72 (7) | 79 (7) | 81 (8) | 101 (7) | 159 (8) |
| 123 | mjsaunders9 | 104 | 23:53 | 64 (18) | 94 (21) | 74 (23) | 118 (20) | 144 (22) |
| 124 | MichelinPoitiers | 62 | 23:59 | 86 (18) | 89 (15) | 93 (10) | 119 (11) | 131 (8) |
| 125 | Fidelio | 43 | 24:20 | 75 (7) | 81 (7) | 95 (11) | 101 (10) | 141 (8) |
| 126 | Mkgnao | 77 | 24:26 | 83 (24) | 89 (16) | 100 (14) | 110 (10) | 135 (13) |
| 127 | rjcassidy | 91 | 24:55 | 69 (19) | 86 (18) | 95 (19) | 110 (20) | 146 (15) |
| 128 | ulaca | 76 | 25:31 | 82 (22) | 96 (17) | 90 (18) | 116 (12) | 160 (7) |
| 129 | Coffell | 79 | 26:05 | 72 (13) | 99 (16) | 101 (18) | 114 (15) | 106 (17) |
| 130 | JohnDun | 75 | 26:19 | 62 (18) | 77 (9) | 95 (14) | 96 (17) | 158 (17) |
| 131 | Brenk | 80 | 26:27 | 63 (17) | 90 (22) | 95 (17) | 116 (11) | 155 (13) |
| 132 | Yatton50 | 66 | 26:40 | 77 (16) | 88 (12) | 103 (17) | 106 (13) | 145 (8) |
| 133 | Mike Harper | 101 | 26:43 | 72 (21) | 86 (21) | 94 (23) | 105 (18) | 149 (18) |
| 134 | chris661554 | 94 | 27:03 | 70 (19) | 80 (17) | 91 (20) | 104 (19) | 150 (19) |
| 135 | Edprof | 44 | 27:10 | 71 (9) | 74 (9) | 105 (13) | 116 (6) | 144 (7) |
| 136 | Deezzaa | 88 | 27:14 | 72 (19) | 85 (20) | 96 (18) | 111 (15) | 143 (16) |
| 137 | barracuda | 76 | 27:30 | 72 (15) | 84 (16) | 99 (15) | 102 (14) | 140 (16) |
| 138 | Jamie Fox | 81 | 27:52 | 66 (17) | 80 (16) | 95 (16) | 117 (16) | 142 (16) |
| 139 | eniamretrauq | 55 | 28:03 | 74 (10) | 91 (13) | 97 (12) | 98 (14) | 170 (6) |
| 140 | Menelaus | 65 | 28:22 | 96 (13) | 89 (18) | 99 (18) | 110 (10) | 125 (6) |
| 141 | Dr_Bob | 77 | 28:27 | 74 (18) | 89 (19) | 106 (15) | 109 (13) | 136 (12) |
| 142 | gbestanley | 87 | 28:45 | 83 (17) | 91 (20) | 97 (19) | 110 (16) | 123 (15) |
| 143 | Grumpole | 47 | 28:55 | 76 (9) | 98 (9) | 96 (11) | 88 (10) | 148 (8) |
| 144 | Manveru | 101 | 29:18 | 76 (22) | 82 (23) | 93 (23) | 109 (16) | 153 (17) |
| 145 | David Luke | 42 | 29:32 | 55 (6) | 74 (7) | 93 (9) | 94 (8) | 145 (12) |
| 146 | nekabue | 99 | 29:50 | 76 (18) | 82 (20) | 88 (22) | 103 (22) | 155 (17) |
| 147 | RogerC | 49 | 29:56 | 75 (8) | 87 (12) | 91 (9) | 98 (13) | 163 (7) |
| 148 | simjt | 64 | 30:23 | 77 (21) | 94 (15) | 108 (11) | 121 (10) | 134 (7) |
| 149 | vinyl12345 | 78 | 30:26 | 77 (19) | 90 (20) | 96 (16) | 122 (13) | 138 (10) |
| 150 | laurence_da | 38 | 30:38 | 71 (8) | 85 (8) | 81 (7) | 115 (6) | 142 (9) |
| 151 | intentional rounding | 64 | 31:53 | 68 (7) | 88 (18) | 90 (15) | 106 (14) | 146 (10) |
| 152 | BertieVII | 76 | 32:06 | 79 (18) | 85 (16) | 99 (15) | 102 (15) | 147 (12) |
| 153 | alexngbr | 48 | 32:59 | 76 (10) | 94 (9) | 99 (10) | 98 (9) | 130 (10) |
| 154 | The Real Steve Snackman | 107 | 33:06 | 69 (23) | 84 (19) | 98 (22) | 106 (21) | 139 (22) |
| 155 | NAPASAI | 46 | 33:59 | 63 (11) | 87 (10) | 70 (8) | 154 (11) | 126 (6) |
| 156 | JoeyC | 42 | 34:29 | 56 (11) | 61 (7) | 58 (9) | 98 (8) | 261 (7) |
| 157 | Mudge | 57 | 34:38 | 66 (12) | 72 (14) | 98 (8) | 108 (11) | 158 (12) |
| 158 | kapietro | 53 | 35:14 | 80 (18) | 81 (8) | 102 (9) | 109 (9) | 143 (9) |
| 159 | koro | 113 | 35:17 | 72 (23) | 87 (24) | 90 (24) | 101 (23) | 159 (19) |
| 160 | Cryptique | 75 | 35:26 | 72 (11) | 87 (18) | 110 (16) | 86 (14) | 134 (16) |
| 161 | rv_1 | 76 | 36:07 | 68 (15) | 88 (18) | 96 (14) | 97 (16) | 160 (13) |
| 162 | Shushannah | 95 | 37:20 | 72 (21) | 87 (21) | 92 (16) | 108 (20) | 146 (17) |
| 163 | WordPlodder | 90 | 38:06 | 80 (19) | 85 (18) | 96 (22) | 90 (16) | 157 (15) |
| 164 | MalcolmD | 57 | 38:23 | 66 (14) | 96 (13) | 104 (13) | 126 (10) | 128 (7) |
| 165 | E Bradford | 79 | 38:27 | 70 (17) | 92 (20) | 105 (17) | 117 (15) | 128 (10) |
| 166 | starstruck | 89 | 38:33 | 73 (20) | 73 (20) | 84 (18) | 107 (11) | 162 (20) |
| 167 | maryht | 54 | 39:16 | 86 (16) | 99 (9) | 104 (8) | 105 (11) | 112 (10) |
| 168 | Steve Wood | 101 | 42:14 | 82 (21) | 84 (19) | 84 (21) | 91 (17) | 149 (23) |
| 169 | j.stanton734 | 49 | 53:07 | 42 (9) | 49 (8) | 61 (10) | 71 (11) | 247 (11) |