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 | 37 | 04:33 | 70 (10) | 91 (6) | 106 (7) | 93 (6) | 142 (8) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 87 | 05:40 | 71 (21) | 94 (17) | 85 (19) | 106 (16) | 163 (14) |
| 3 | Magoo | 108 | 05:58 | 71 (21) | 88 (23) | 93 (22) | 112 (23) | 136 (19) |
| 4 | Paul Gilbert | 94 | 06:10 | 78 (23) | 93 (21) | 92 (23) | 116 (17) | 151 (10) |
| 5 | lili | 122 | 06:27 | 67 (25) | 78 (24) | 87 (26) | 120 (22) | 147 (25) |
| 6 | verlaine | 118 | 06:32 | 74 (24) | 88 (22) | 86 (24) | 105 (25) | 144 (23) |
| 7 | cmjhutton | 101 | 06:36 | 73 (23) | 82 (20) | 96 (21) | 105 (20) | 154 (17) |
| 8 | Diskus | 102 | 06:38 | 77 (21) | 85 (21) | 88 (20) | 108 (22) | 146 (18) |
| 9 | Jason | 106 | 06:58 | 69 (22) | 85 (21) | 95 (21) | 113 (23) | 140 (19) |
| 10 | mistigris | 91 | 07:30 | 65 (17) | 88 (18) | 80 (20) | 111 (20) | 160 (16) |
| 11 | Alexis Johansen | 73 | 07:45 | 84 (16) | 93 (16) | 89 (15) | 122 (14) | 115 (12) |
| 12 | aphis99 | 113 | 07:48 | 67 (22) | 88 (25) | 90 (23) | 109 (22) | 147 (21) |
| 13 | HoneyBadger | 128 | 08:27 | 81 (24) | 89 (26) | 86 (26) | 101 (26) | 138 (26) |
| 14 | Umpire | 104 | 09:01 | 77 (22) | 88 (20) | 86 (22) | 110 (18) | 138 (22) |
| 15 | asaldanha | 95 | 09:16 | 65 (22) | 87 (20) | 92 (21) | 116 (16) | 156 (16) |
| 16 | richard | 51 | 09:57 | 66 (9) | 87 (13) | 86 (15) | 108 (7) | 185 (7) |
| 17 | markdobell | 109 | 09:57 | 73 (25) | 91 (22) | 100 (23) | 111 (23) | 136 (16) |
| 18 | AlanS | 76 | 10:04 | 81 (18) | 78 (15) | 84 (15) | 122 (15) | 142 (13) |
| 19 | Ciolf | 108 | 10:14 | 77 (21) | 85 (24) | 92 (22) | 112 (20) | 135 (21) |
| 20 | Kinghedger | 106 | 11:05 | 73 (20) | 85 (22) | 85 (24) | 108 (20) | 151 (20) |
| 21 | Deane Short | 86 | 11:24 | 73 (19) | 91 (19) | 99 (19) | 111 (17) | 139 (12) |
| 22 | lickert | 111 | 11:26 | 71 (23) | 98 (24) | 92 (20) | 107 (21) | 128 (23) |
| 23 | neilr | 81 | 11:27 | 85 (20) | 88 (19) | 96 (19) | 111 (14) | 146 (9) |
| 24 | scrabbler | 113 | 11:33 | 78 (24) | 87 (22) | 96 (23) | 105 (24) | 137 (20) |
| 25 | Tom Stubbs | 110 | 11:38 | 75 (24) | 91 (24) | 93 (22) | 109 (21) | 139 (19) |
| 26 | miked1961 | 99 | 11:41 | 76 (22) | 88 (19) | 87 (19) | 109 (22) | 145 (17) |
| 27 | keriothe_ | 111 | 11:43 | 69 (22) | 82 (23) | 92 (24) | 108 (23) | 156 (19) |
| 28 | Heyesey | 83 | 11:48 | 67 (17) | 94 (22) | 100 (17) | 101 (18) | 170 (9) |
| 29 | David Crooks | 83 | 11:49 | 78 (21) | 91 (18) | 100 (15) | 111 (16) | 130 (13) |
| 30 | chindit | 105 | 11:50 | 70 (21) | 89 (23) | 84 (17) | 101 (22) | 149 (22) |
| 31 | Morphosis | 82 | 11:59 | 77 (17) | 93 (20) | 102 (19) | 115 (16) | 121 (10) |
| 32 | philjordan1147 | 82 | 12:08 | 76 (17) | 85 (14) | 89 (19) | 115 (18) | 136 (14) |
| 33 | Amoeba89 | 113 | 12:17 | 59 (20) | 79 (25) | 81 (22) | 103 (23) | 171 (23) |
| 34 | aphasic | 74 | 12:27 | 80 (21) | 92 (17) | 102 (18) | 120 (11) | 139 (7) |
| 35 | Adelaider | 70 | 12:29 | 79 (22) | 97 (17) | 103 (16) | 122 (9) | 137 (6) |
| 36 | andy | 76 | 12:30 | 80 (18) | 86 (17) | 84 (15) | 126 (15) | 136 (11) |
| 37 | Groucho | 99 | 12:39 | 74 (22) | 86 (23) | 97 (22) | 118 (20) | 146 (12) |
| 38 | chriswords | 96 | 12:44 | 80 (24) | 85 (20) | 93 (18) | 109 (19) | 145 (15) |
| 39 | JimboFS | 81 | 13:02 | 81 (21) | 86 (20) | 97 (18) | 122 (14) | 147 (8) |
| 40 | njnclarke | 61 | 13:06 | 77 (13) | 91 (15) | 100 (15) | 113 (11) | 137 (7) |
| 41 | Sheapey | 123 | 13:08 | 70 (24) | 80 (26) | 90 (25) | 97 (25) | 165 (23) |
| 42 | MikeOsborne | 102 | 13:15 | 78 (20) | 86 (22) | 98 (24) | 104 (23) | 152 (13) |
| 43 | tilbee | 92 | 13:18 | 74 (20) | 90 (21) | 85 (17) | 107 (19) | 153 (15) |
| 44 | Silva | 95 | 13:19 | 90 (22) | 89 (22) | 89 (22) | 109 (16) | 139 (13) |
| 45 | EricK | 117 | 13:23 | 68 (24) | 85 (25) | 86 (25) | 99 (20) | 163 (23) |
| 46 | March | 91 | 13:29 | 70 (18) | 86 (21) | 92 (19) | 113 (20) | 152 (13) |
| 47 | Topical Tim | 107 | 13:36 | 67 (21) | 78 (20) | 81 (22) | 111 (22) | 157 (22) |
| 48 | Secondbass | 85 | 13:42 | 81 (19) | 97 (19) | 87 (19) | 106 (15) | 142 (13) |
| 49 | Riche | 55 | 13:46 | 83 (15) | 96 (16) | 103 (11) | 103 (6) | 134 (7) |
| 50 | Ed freshpot | 67 | 13:53 | 71 (18) | 89 (12) | 110 (15) | 112 (11) | 130 (11) |
| 51 | LouWeed | 107 | 14:22 | 66 (22) | 83 (22) | 93 (21) | 110 (21) | 147 (21) |
| 52 | CentralLine | 92 | 14:23 | 68 (20) | 86 (18) | 94 (20) | 109 (18) | 151 (16) |
| 53 | Aybee | 77 | 14:28 | 76 (16) | 83 (13) | 92 (16) | 100 (18) | 151 (14) |
| 54 | Semillon | 124 | 14:29 | 68 (26) | 78 (25) | 93 (26) | 113 (23) | 149 (24) |
| 55 | Tibthorpe | 113 | 14:31 | 76 (26) | 84 (21) | 85 (20) | 107 (23) | 146 (23) |
| 56 | Stavros | 108 | 14:44 | 72 (21) | 81 (24) | 81 (22) | 111 (22) | 162 (19) |
| 57 | gabrojak | 61 | 14:56 | 73 (15) | 80 (10) | 96 (15) | 113 (12) | 154 (9) |
| 58 | benbush | 75 | 14:59 | 68 (15) | 91 (18) | 97 (15) | 105 (12) | 139 (15) |
| 59 | Pootle | 88 | 14:59 | 67 (20) | 96 (21) | 95 (19) | 112 (18) | 159 (10) |
| 60 | Finzi | 124 | 15:02 | 84 (25) | 93 (25) | 93 (26) | 102 (24) | 127 (24) |
| 61 | whichcraft | 80 | 15:07 | 74 (18) | 85 (20) | 93 (15) | 116 (15) | 149 (12) |
| 62 | Looch | 93 | 15:07 | 82 (17) | 100 (21) | 97 (21) | 107 (21) | 114 (13) |
| 63 | DunPangolin | 78 | 15:08 | 92 (20) | 94 (20) | 98 (17) | 114 (15) | 113 (6) |
| 64 | JezWoolfrey | 56 | 15:09 | 84 (12) | 87 (13) | 99 (14) | 106 (10) | 140 (7) |
| 65 | Paul Hammond | 67 | 15:14 | 75 (17) | 91 (18) | 95 (12) | 123 (8) | 135 (12) |
| 66 | Rinteff | 72 | 15:16 | 74 (17) | 89 (14) | 89 (14) | 115 (15) | 141 (12) |
| 67 | julian_w | 58 | 15:25 | 73 (11) | 93 (9) | 97 (13) | 106 (14) | 126 (11) |
| 68 | robertL | 66 | 15:47 | 78 (16) | 92 (17) | 100 (14) | 116 (10) | 134 (9) |
| 69 | Ben Staveley | 87 | 15:51 | 71 (18) | 79 (18) | 89 (17) | 122 (18) | 141 (16) |
| 70 | franceslc11 | 77 | 15:55 | 78 (15) | 79 (12) | 83 (11) | 98 (17) | 135 (22) |
| 71 | tapbarker | 101 | 16:13 | 74 (24) | 82 (18) | 86 (19) | 109 (19) | 147 (21) |
| 72 | andrewlake | 118 | 16:17 | 75 (23) | 91 (24) | 91 (22) | 113 (25) | 125 (24) |
| 73 | hopkinb | 58 | 16:22 | 83 (18) | 88 (8) | 97 (18) | 116 (6) | 141 (8) |
| 74 | RobR | 70 | 16:24 | 70 (17) | 89 (18) | 94 (14) | 132 (12) | 141 (9) |
| 75 | Valance | 67 | 16:57 | 76 (16) | 80 (15) | 81 (13) | 137 (13) | 141 (10) |
| 76 | Crossiant | 70 | 17:17 | 61 (17) | 81 (11) | 87 (15) | 105 (13) | 170 (14) |
| 77 | Jeremy S | 72 | 17:17 | 86 (19) | 101 (19) | 97 (14) | 114 (14) | 110 (6) |
| 78 | rrricharrrd | 97 | 17:17 | 67 (21) | 84 (20) | 85 (22) | 121 (20) | 163 (14) |
| 79 | phthisis | 76 | 17:18 | 76 (13) | 76 (14) | 87 (15) | 114 (19) | 136 (15) |
| 80 | ilan | 79 | 17:27 | 82 (17) | 89 (14) | 93 (16) | 107 (16) | 127 (16) |
| 81 | Craven | 53 | 17:29 | 85 (12) | 97 (11) | 100 (11) | 104 (12) | 120 (7) |
| 82 | PGooden | 84 | 17:29 | 71 (17) | 85 (13) | 88 (21) | 112 (17) | 144 (16) |
| 83 | Encota | 96 | 17:44 | 73 (21) | 85 (20) | 92 (18) | 109 (22) | 149 (15) |
| 84 | earlylight | 42 | 17:45 | 77 (10) | 105 (8) | 103 (11) | 105 (6) | 114 (7) |
| 85 | Squallaby | 90 | 18:09 | 69 (19) | 89 (21) | 96 (21) | 108 (15) | 151 (14) |
| 86 | Jeremy Kenyon | 75 | 18:13 | 72 (16) | 106 (20) | 96 (10) | 106 (16) | 119 (13) |
| 87 | cdb_100 | 106 | 18:20 | 54 (21) | 82 (21) | 68 (21) | 159 (21) | 132 (22) |
| 88 | David Bourne | 42 | 18:32 | 70 (9) | 99 (9) | 92 (10) | 108 (7) | 140 (7) |
| 89 | DanSolo | 80 | 18:32 | 67 (13) | 76 (16) | 90 (18) | 105 (18) | 157 (15) |
| 90 | KET | 43 | 18:53 | 78 (9) | 93 (9) | 84 (6) | 115 (9) | 121 (10) |
| 91 | pterodactyl | 76 | 18:58 | 84 (16) | 85 (16) | 93 (21) | 118 (13) | 137 (10) |
| 92 | Dzhigit | 66 | 19:03 | 77 (15) | 92 (14) | 94 (15) | 118 (13) | 132 (9) |
| 93 | Zander | 98 | 19:16 | 67 (21) | 92 (15) | 100 (20) | 99 (20) | 137 (22) |
| 94 | Galspray | 108 | 19:21 | 68 (21) | 77 (19) | 95 (23) | 92 (21) | 156 (24) |
| 95 | robinh | 95 | 19:27 | 81 (18) | 91 (16) | 87 (20) | 106 (21) | 128 (20) |
| 96 | brian.richards1 | 51 | 19:44 | 78 (11) | 90 (10) | 102 (13) | 133 (10) | 95 (7) |
| 97 | LJCN | 79 | 19:47 | 71 (14) | 79 (19) | 77 (15) | 119 (18) | 158 (13) |
| 98 | GMcD | 113 | 19:47 | 70 (21) | 90 (23) | 88 (26) | 108 (24) | 148 (19) |
| 99 | uvofiz | 68 | 19:50 | 79 (15) | 92 (14) | 101 (15) | 110 (17) | 129 (7) |
| 100 | babka | 35 | 20:02 | 56 (6) | 68 (6) | 97 (10) | 94 (6) | 172 (7) |
| 101 | KarenR | 68 | 20:09 | 75 (14) | 91 (16) | 91 (16) | 128 (11) | 127 (11) |
| 102 | daniel.faith | 86 | 20:09 | 74 (23) | 89 (15) | 83 (15) | 99 (16) | 159 (17) |
| 103 | Colin2355 | 78 | 20:18 | 73 (15) | 90 (18) | 83 (16) | 105 (14) | 151 (15) |
| 104 | Nangle | 71 | 20:32 | 90 (17) | 86 (13) | 100 (19) | 105 (14) | 133 (8) |
| 105 | Gallion Fish | 67 | 20:42 | 76 (18) | 79 (16) | 99 (14) | 104 (12) | 202 (7) |
| 106 | gsriordan52 | 68 | 20:43 | 72 (14) | 86 (13) | 99 (13) | 114 (19) | 131 (9) |
| 107 | valerian1967 | 75 | 20:54 | 71 (10) | 88 (15) | 99 (14) | 91 (19) | 136 (17) |
| 108 | pc8 | 121 | 20:56 | 68 (23) | 81 (24) | 80 (23) | 110 (25) | 152 (26) |
| 109 | The Caffeine Kid | 71 | 21:07 | 75 (11) | 83 (12) | 101 (15) | 99 (15) | 125 (18) |
| 110 | Aldus | 87 | 21:08 | 72 (18) | 88 (20) | 109 (21) | 107 (20) | 145 (8) |
| 111 | Zabadak3 | 111 | 21:09 | 76 (21) | 84 (21) | 94 (23) | 100 (22) | 139 (24) |
| 112 | Anomalospiza | 73 | 21:13 | 71 (13) | 78 (17) | 93 (13) | 111 (17) | 147 (13) |
| 113 | Waterloo | 66 | 21:16 | 74 (13) | 89 (20) | 95 (16) | 101 (7) | 160 (10) |
| 114 | UisceTe | 44 | 21:22 | 77 (11) | 90 (8) | 83 (11) | 113 (6) | 154 (8) |
| 115 | george.garlick | 83 | 21:22 | 78 (16) | 95 (20) | 95 (18) | 117 (13) | 117 (16) |
| 116 | James P | 83 | 21:32 | 67 (19) | 77 (19) | 81 (15) | 117 (13) | 164 (17) |
| 117 | Willie F | 77 | 21:33 | 82 (16) | 95 (16) | 84 (14) | 96 (16) | 141 (15) |
| 118 | alwsn8 | 61 | 21:55 | 73 (12) | 81 (11) | 84 (13) | 99 (12) | 156 (13) |
| 119 | JayEm | 105 | 22:11 | 68 (19) | 94 (22) | 91 (22) | 108 (20) | 133 (22) |
| 120 | Rod B | 91 | 22:24 | 72 (19) | 86 (20) | 90 (21) | 120 (16) | 143 (15) |
| 121 | Tudds | 94 | 22:25 | 76 (21) | 89 (23) | 94 (21) | 116 (17) | 146 (12) |
| 122 | Corymbia | 92 | 22:56 | 80 (17) | 87 (18) | 88 (19) | 108 (19) | 132 (19) |
| 123 | goblin | 127 | 23:01 | 78 (24) | 89 (26) | 91 (26) | 109 (26) | 129 (25) |
| 124 | Hamish.S | 102 | 23:26 | 66 (23) | 84 (25) | 86 (19) | 132 (19) | 148 (16) |
| 125 | stainl665 | 54 | 23:37 | 80 (7) | 82 (10) | 94 (11) | 100 (13) | 127 (13) |
| 126 | En Cee | 48 | 24:47 | 80 (13) | 85 (10) | 90 (8) | 101 (9) | 157 (8) |
| 127 | mjsaunders9 | 108 | 24:47 | 75 (19) | 90 (22) | 71 (24) | 114 (21) | 148 (22) |
| 128 | Mkgnao | 79 | 24:55 | 82 (24) | 92 (18) | 100 (14) | 110 (10) | 134 (13) |
| 129 | MichelinPoitiers | 63 | 25:15 | 80 (17) | 84 (14) | 92 (9) | 119 (12) | 134 (11) |
| 130 | rjcassidy | 94 | 25:15 | 73 (22) | 87 (17) | 92 (20) | 115 (21) | 145 (14) |
| 131 | medodd | 58 | 25:27 | 77 (10) | 81 (13) | 105 (15) | 114 (14) | 129 (6) |
| 132 | ulaca | 81 | 25:30 | 83 (22) | 95 (18) | 84 (18) | 118 (15) | 154 (8) |
| 133 | Coffell | 82 | 25:56 | 73 (14) | 100 (17) | 98 (18) | 114 (16) | 109 (17) |
| 134 | Deezzaa | 91 | 26:18 | 76 (20) | 88 (20) | 96 (21) | 109 (16) | 143 (14) |
| 135 | Brenk | 83 | 26:20 | 65 (18) | 90 (22) | 90 (17) | 125 (12) | 148 (14) |
| 136 | Yatton50 | 67 | 26:39 | 75 (15) | 84 (13) | 103 (17) | 107 (13) | 144 (9) |
| 137 | JohnDun | 83 | 26:58 | 64 (20) | 75 (12) | 93 (16) | 99 (18) | 166 (17) |
| 138 | Mike Harper | 109 | 27:18 | 70 (23) | 86 (23) | 88 (23) | 112 (20) | 150 (20) |
| 139 | chris661554 | 95 | 27:23 | 75 (19) | 87 (19) | 88 (19) | 103 (20) | 147 (18) |
| 140 | barracuda | 77 | 28:06 | 70 (14) | 85 (17) | 97 (14) | 99 (15) | 141 (17) |
| 141 | Jamie Fox | 83 | 29:02 | 64 (16) | 77 (15) | 87 (17) | 113 (19) | 153 (16) |
| 142 | Grumpole | 54 | 29:06 | 69 (10) | 98 (12) | 96 (11) | 92 (12) | 150 (9) |
| 143 | Manveru | 100 | 29:22 | 78 (22) | 84 (23) | 90 (22) | 107 (15) | 150 (18) |
| 144 | gbestanley | 83 | 29:24 | 80 (15) | 94 (20) | 95 (17) | 110 (16) | 119 (15) |
| 145 | simjt | 68 | 29:29 | 78 (21) | 100 (16) | 106 (15) | 111 (10) | 139 (6) |
| 146 | Dr_Bob | 73 | 29:33 | 75 (15) | 88 (18) | 106 (15) | 106 (13) | 133 (12) |
| 147 | nekabue | 102 | 29:34 | 77 (19) | 81 (21) | 92 (22) | 103 (22) | 150 (18) |
| 148 | David Luke | 52 | 29:40 | 60 (9) | 84 (6) | 88 (11) | 99 (11) | 138 (15) |
| 149 | laurence_da | 53 | 30:12 | 72 (10) | 81 (10) | 83 (10) | 115 (11) | 137 (12) |
| 150 | RogerC | 53 | 31:10 | 70 (10) | 86 (12) | 88 (9) | 96 (12) | 160 (10) |
| 151 | vinyl12345 | 81 | 31:29 | 77 (18) | 92 (20) | 92 (18) | 118 (13) | 137 (12) |
| 152 | The Real Steve Snackman | 112 | 32:16 | 70 (23) | 86 (20) | 98 (24) | 105 (23) | 139 (22) |
| 153 | intentional rounding | 68 | 32:39 | 69 (7) | 85 (16) | 91 (16) | 111 (17) | 132 (12) |
| 154 | BertieVII | 74 | 33:07 | 80 (18) | 80 (15) | 96 (15) | 109 (15) | 150 (11) |
| 155 | NAPASAI | 55 | 33:08 | 63 (12) | 96 (12) | 67 (11) | 152 (13) | 122 (7) |
| 156 | alexngbr | 34 | 33:13 | 75 (8) | 93 (6) | 90 (7) | 105 (6) | 138 (7) |
| 157 | Mudge | 62 | 34:03 | 69 (11) | 74 (12) | 100 (11) | 105 (13) | 137 (15) |
| 158 | JoeyC | 53 | 34:06 | 54 (12) | 82 (9) | 60 (12) | 95 (10) | 221 (10) |
| 159 | Alias Noble | 49 | 35:38 | 87 (8) | 81 (9) | 87 (13) | 100 (13) | 169 (6) |
| 160 | rv_1 | 78 | 35:48 | 67 (15) | 89 (19) | 91 (14) | 99 (15) | 153 (15) |
| 161 | Cryptique | 83 | 36:03 | 78 (12) | 88 (19) | 102 (18) | 92 (16) | 130 (18) |
| 162 | koro | 118 | 36:16 | 75 (23) | 86 (25) | 85 (25) | 101 (23) | 156 (22) |
| 163 | kapietro | 52 | 36:39 | 76 (16) | 78 (7) | 94 (11) | 105 (9) | 159 (9) |
| 164 | starstruck | 94 | 37:37 | 77 (20) | 77 (21) | 84 (20) | 111 (12) | 152 (21) |
| 165 | E Bradford | 78 | 38:11 | 74 (18) | 96 (18) | 101 (18) | 116 (14) | 124 (10) |
| 166 | Shushannah | 102 | 38:56 | 77 (20) | 87 (22) | 83 (17) | 104 (22) | 142 (21) |
| 167 | maryht | 49 | 39:51 | 87 (15) | 100 (8) | 103 (8) | 101 (10) | 117 (8) |
| 168 | WordPlodder | 99 | 40:17 | 73 (20) | 79 (19) | 88 (23) | 97 (18) | 163 (19) |
| 169 | Steve Wood | 106 | 41:39 | 81 (21) | 89 (24) | 84 (21) | 96 (18) | 147 (22) |
| 170 | CoxBurglar | 56 | 46:59 | 60 (11) | 57 (10) | 81 (16) | 131 (7) | 178 (12) |
| 171 | j.stanton734 | 41 | 50:21 | 44 (6) | 70 (7) | 64 (9) | 75 (9) | 208 (10) |