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 | Nathan Panning | 88 | 05:33 | 72 (21) | 95 (17) | 86 (19) | 109 (17) | 154 (14) |
| 2 | Magoo | 109 | 06:00 | 72 (21) | 91 (23) | 92 (22) | 111 (23) | 134 (20) |
| 3 | Paul Gilbert | 94 | 06:15 | 79 (23) | 94 (22) | 90 (22) | 116 (16) | 149 (11) |
| 4 | verlaine | 121 | 06:34 | 74 (25) | 89 (23) | 84 (24) | 106 (25) | 145 (24) |
| 5 | cmjhutton | 90 | 06:35 | 76 (21) | 83 (18) | 97 (18) | 103 (18) | 151 (15) |
| 6 | lili | 120 | 06:36 | 67 (25) | 80 (23) | 86 (25) | 121 (21) | 143 (26) |
| 7 | Diskus | 103 | 06:44 | 77 (21) | 85 (20) | 85 (20) | 104 (23) | 148 (19) |
| 8 | Jason | 104 | 06:57 | 69 (22) | 87 (21) | 89 (22) | 116 (21) | 144 (18) |
| 9 | mistigris | 92 | 07:31 | 67 (17) | 83 (19) | 77 (19) | 109 (20) | 163 (17) |
| 10 | aphis99 | 113 | 07:39 | 69 (23) | 89 (26) | 88 (21) | 107 (22) | 149 (21) |
| 11 | Alexis Johansen | 72 | 07:49 | 90 (15) | 89 (15) | 87 (16) | 116 (15) | 122 (11) |
| 12 | HoneyBadger | 127 | 08:31 | 82 (24) | 89 (26) | 85 (25) | 102 (26) | 137 (26) |
| 13 | Umpire | 91 | 09:04 | 79 (20) | 88 (18) | 86 (19) | 109 (16) | 140 (18) |
| 14 | asaldanha | 92 | 09:20 | 67 (20) | 83 (20) | 89 (20) | 114 (16) | 159 (16) |
| 15 | richard | 53 | 09:24 | 73 (11) | 94 (13) | 90 (14) | 109 (9) | 166 (6) |
| 16 | glheard | 70 | 09:48 | 79 (15) | 83 (15) | 96 (15) | 110 (18) | 159 (7) |
| 17 | markdobell | 108 | 09:51 | 74 (25) | 89 (22) | 98 (23) | 111 (22) | 140 (16) |
| 18 | AlanS | 70 | 10:14 | 80 (19) | 84 (13) | 85 (14) | 125 (13) | 142 (11) |
| 19 | Ciolf | 104 | 10:15 | 78 (21) | 83 (22) | 90 (21) | 110 (20) | 140 (20) |
| 20 | LoreleiBill | 46 | 10:32 | 77 (11) | 87 (11) | 83 (8) | 102 (8) | 162 (8) |
| 21 | Deane Short | 84 | 11:12 | 74 (20) | 91 (17) | 92 (19) | 114 (17) | 151 (11) |
| 22 | Heyesey | 87 | 11:12 | 74 (18) | 82 (24) | 95 (17) | 112 (17) | 167 (11) |
| 23 | Kinghedger | 111 | 11:13 | 72 (22) | 86 (23) | 84 (24) | 106 (22) | 158 (20) |
| 24 | lickert | 106 | 11:36 | 71 (22) | 96 (23) | 92 (19) | 107 (20) | 131 (22) |
| 25 | keriothe_ | 111 | 11:37 | 69 (23) | 81 (22) | 92 (23) | 110 (23) | 152 (20) |
| 26 | neilr | 80 | 11:42 | 85 (21) | 89 (18) | 97 (19) | 109 (13) | 146 (9) |
| 27 | scrabbler | 110 | 11:49 | 76 (23) | 87 (20) | 95 (22) | 104 (23) | 135 (22) |
| 28 | Tom Stubbs | 111 | 11:50 | 75 (24) | 89 (23) | 95 (23) | 108 (22) | 140 (19) |
| 29 | miked1961 | 98 | 11:52 | 78 (22) | 85 (18) | 87 (20) | 106 (21) | 150 (17) |
| 30 | David Crooks | 79 | 11:53 | 78 (20) | 95 (18) | 97 (15) | 113 (15) | 131 (11) |
| 31 | Amoeba89 | 114 | 11:54 | 65 (22) | 81 (24) | 78 (22) | 104 (23) | 167 (23) |
| 32 | chindit | 103 | 12:02 | 70 (21) | 92 (22) | 86 (16) | 102 (23) | 145 (21) |
| 33 | Morphosis | 80 | 12:04 | 82 (16) | 91 (21) | 102 (18) | 115 (16) | 120 (9) |
| 34 | andy | 76 | 12:14 | 80 (20) | 91 (18) | 88 (15) | 123 (14) | 143 (9) |
| 35 | philjordan1147 | 76 | 12:15 | 75 (15) | 82 (15) | 92 (18) | 118 (15) | 136 (13) |
| 36 | Groucho | 93 | 12:26 | 76 (22) | 87 (21) | 95 (21) | 121 (19) | 145 (10) |
| 37 | aphasic | 77 | 12:43 | 83 (21) | 97 (18) | 99 (18) | 113 (12) | 128 (8) |
| 38 | chriswords | 93 | 12:58 | 82 (22) | 86 (20) | 92 (18) | 107 (19) | 147 (14) |
| 39 | EricK | 119 | 13:04 | 76 (25) | 87 (25) | 86 (25) | 95 (22) | 160 (22) |
| 40 | Sheapey | 125 | 13:12 | 71 (25) | 81 (26) | 87 (25) | 96 (25) | 165 (24) |
| 41 | Silva | 92 | 13:20 | 91 (21) | 91 (21) | 91 (23) | 108 (16) | 138 (11) |
| 42 | MikeOsborne | 105 | 13:23 | 80 (22) | 86 (21) | 93 (24) | 104 (23) | 150 (15) |
| 43 | JimboFS | 86 | 13:24 | 80 (21) | 85 (21) | 90 (18) | 121 (16) | 154 (10) |
| 44 | March | 94 | 13:24 | 76 (20) | 88 (20) | 91 (20) | 111 (21) | 148 (13) |
| 45 | Topical Tim | 103 | 13:28 | 69 (21) | 77 (20) | 82 (20) | 117 (20) | 149 (22) |
| 46 | tilbee | 93 | 13:30 | 78 (19) | 89 (21) | 85 (19) | 106 (19) | 151 (15) |
| 47 | Secondbass | 88 | 13:38 | 80 (20) | 97 (19) | 87 (19) | 112 (17) | 136 (13) |
| 48 | Ed freshpot | 68 | 13:55 | 75 (18) | 97 (12) | 107 (16) | 107 (13) | 129 (9) |
| 49 | Eddddddd | 58 | 14:04 | 91 (11) | 91 (15) | 90 (11) | 112 (14) | 120 (7) |
| 50 | alexh | 74 | 14:13 | 88 (17) | 98 (18) | 93 (18) | 110 (14) | 129 (7) |
| 51 | CentralLine | 91 | 14:15 | 70 (20) | 87 (19) | 92 (20) | 108 (18) | 158 (14) |
| 52 | Stavros | 102 | 14:16 | 77 (19) | 82 (22) | 80 (22) | 115 (21) | 151 (18) |
| 53 | Aybee | 92 | 14:19 | 75 (19) | 86 (16) | 91 (20) | 99 (20) | 149 (17) |
| 54 | LouWeed | 109 | 14:24 | 65 (22) | 85 (22) | 92 (21) | 109 (23) | 148 (21) |
| 55 | Semillon | 122 | 14:26 | 72 (25) | 78 (25) | 90 (25) | 111 (23) | 149 (24) |
| 56 | Tibthorpe | 119 | 14:40 | 76 (26) | 85 (23) | 82 (22) | 108 (23) | 145 (25) |
| 57 | JezWoolfrey | 55 | 14:58 | 85 (13) | 89 (11) | 103 (14) | 107 (11) | 127 (6) |
| 58 | whichcraft | 69 | 15:04 | 73 (16) | 85 (17) | 91 (12) | 115 (13) | 151 (11) |
| 59 | Looch | 92 | 15:04 | 81 (17) | 97 (22) | 100 (20) | 108 (21) | 115 (12) |
| 60 | benbush | 83 | 15:06 | 71 (15) | 87 (20) | 92 (15) | 106 (16) | 139 (17) |
| 61 | Finzi | 126 | 15:06 | 85 (25) | 95 (26) | 93 (26) | 100 (25) | 127 (24) |
| 62 | DunPangolin | 77 | 15:13 | 95 (20) | 96 (20) | 95 (17) | 112 (14) | 113 (6) |
| 63 | Pootle | 88 | 15:18 | 70 (21) | 91 (19) | 89 (19) | 112 (18) | 169 (11) |
| 64 | gabrojak | 67 | 15:23 | 74 (15) | 87 (13) | 93 (16) | 114 (14) | 149 (9) |
| 65 | Paul Hammond | 68 | 15:26 | 74 (16) | 90 (18) | 93 (12) | 118 (9) | 138 (13) |
| 66 | julian_w | 55 | 15:33 | 78 (12) | 96 (10) | 96 (12) | 106 (12) | 129 (9) |
| 67 | Rinteff | 70 | 15:37 | 73 (15) | 89 (14) | 89 (15) | 112 (15) | 146 (11) |
| 68 | Ben Staveley | 82 | 15:41 | 73 (17) | 81 (18) | 81 (17) | 131 (16) | 142 (14) |
| 69 | robertL | 66 | 16:09 | 81 (16) | 94 (17) | 97 (15) | 118 (9) | 130 (9) |
| 70 | andrewlake | 119 | 16:11 | 75 (25) | 91 (24) | 93 (21) | 112 (24) | 126 (25) |
| 71 | RobR | 67 | 16:12 | 71 (15) | 92 (18) | 93 (15) | 129 (12) | 142 (7) |
| 72 | franceslc11 | 80 | 16:14 | 72 (16) | 81 (13) | 83 (12) | 102 (16) | 136 (23) |
| 73 | tapbarker | 95 | 16:40 | 74 (24) | 82 (15) | 84 (16) | 106 (19) | 147 (21) |
| 74 | Vannyx | 55 | 16:55 | 82 (11) | 87 (13) | 84 (13) | 106 (9) | 154 (9) |
| 75 | phthisis | 84 | 17:07 | 79 (14) | 77 (17) | 88 (17) | 111 (20) | 139 (16) |
| 76 | Valance | 70 | 17:15 | 74 (18) | 76 (16) | 78 (11) | 137 (14) | 150 (11) |
| 77 | Squallaby | 86 | 17:15 | 71 (17) | 94 (21) | 99 (20) | 113 (15) | 131 (13) |
| 78 | rrricharrrd | 93 | 17:20 | 68 (21) | 82 (18) | 83 (22) | 125 (19) | 164 (13) |
| 79 | Achernar | 81 | 17:21 | 86 (18) | 93 (21) | 94 (20) | 111 (15) | 144 (7) |
| 80 | Encota | 90 | 17:29 | 76 (20) | 88 (19) | 90 (17) | 107 (21) | 151 (13) |
| 81 | ilan | 70 | 17:35 | 81 (14) | 90 (13) | 94 (14) | 110 (15) | 122 (14) |
| 82 | Jeremy S | 76 | 17:36 | 89 (20) | 100 (20) | 95 (16) | 112 (14) | 113 (6) |
| 83 | PGooden | 81 | 17:39 | 70 (19) | 89 (13) | 87 (19) | 115 (14) | 145 (16) |
| 84 | Crossiant | 69 | 18:00 | 62 (17) | 77 (9) | 83 (15) | 103 (13) | 168 (15) |
| 85 | cdb_100 | 105 | 18:01 | 56 (20) | 80 (22) | 70 (21) | 167 (20) | 126 (22) |
| 86 | earlylight | 34 | 18:03 | 80 (8) | 102 (6) | 106 (8) | 104 (6) | 111 (6) |
| 87 | Dzhigit | 69 | 18:34 | 83 (17) | 94 (15) | 93 (16) | 113 (13) | 134 (8) |
| 88 | LJCN | 82 | 18:36 | 76 (16) | 84 (19) | 81 (15) | 112 (18) | 150 (14) |
| 89 | David Bourne | 40 | 18:38 | 73 (8) | 103 (9) | 92 (10) | 107 (6) | 129 (7) |
| 90 | DanSolo | 77 | 18:44 | 68 (11) | 76 (15) | 86 (20) | 108 (17) | 158 (14) |
| 91 | Zander | 97 | 18:49 | 71 (22) | 89 (16) | 102 (19) | 103 (20) | 133 (20) |
| 92 | KarenR | 62 | 19:22 | 74 (14) | 96 (16) | 87 (14) | 126 (9) | 137 (9) |
| 93 | KET | 43 | 19:29 | 78 (8) | 98 (9) | 73 (7) | 120 (9) | 118 (10) |
| 94 | uvofiz | 64 | 19:30 | 82 (15) | 95 (13) | 99 (13) | 109 (16) | 127 (7) |
| 95 | babka | 41 | 19:37 | 56 (9) | 67 (7) | 99 (10) | 100 (7) | 176 (8) |
| 96 | Galspray | 105 | 19:40 | 80 (20) | 74 (19) | 92 (23) | 89 (21) | 157 (22) |
| 97 | pterodactyl | 73 | 19:41 | 85 (17) | 89 (16) | 94 (21) | 122 (12) | 137 (7) |
| 98 | GMcD | 111 | 19:49 | 73 (21) | 90 (23) | 84 (26) | 110 (22) | 149 (19) |
| 99 | robinh | 91 | 20:05 | 79 (17) | 90 (16) | 90 (20) | 106 (18) | 128 (20) |
| 100 | brian.richards1 | 48 | 20:11 | 67 (10) | 97 (10) | 100 (12) | 135 (9) | 103 (7) |
| 101 | Rowlie26 | 57 | 20:17 | 91 (15) | 98 (13) | 100 (15) | 106 (7) | 115 (7) |
| 102 | valerian1967 | 81 | 20:17 | 81 (11) | 87 (17) | 98 (17) | 95 (20) | 132 (16) |
| 103 | Nangle | 66 | 20:21 | 92 (18) | 85 (12) | 101 (17) | 108 (13) | 129 (6) |
| 104 | pc8 | 120 | 20:25 | 71 (23) | 81 (24) | 79 (23) | 111 (24) | 150 (26) |
| 105 | Anomalospiza | 89 | 20:32 | 73 (17) | 79 (20) | 92 (16) | 109 (20) | 148 (16) |
| 106 | Aldus | 82 | 20:39 | 75 (18) | 86 (19) | 107 (18) | 110 (19) | 144 (8) |
| 107 | daniel.faith | 90 | 20:39 | 74 (22) | 83 (17) | 84 (15) | 100 (17) | 156 (19) |
| 108 | gsriordan52 | 67 | 20:47 | 72 (15) | 94 (12) | 95 (15) | 114 (16) | 133 (9) |
| 109 | alwsn8 | 77 | 20:51 | 75 (16) | 82 (15) | 86 (16) | 101 (16) | 159 (14) |
| 110 | Gallion Fish | 66 | 20:54 | 79 (17) | 77 (14) | 97 (15) | 99 (13) | 200 (7) |
| 111 | Colin2355 | 72 | 21:15 | 72 (12) | 97 (19) | 82 (16) | 98 (12) | 152 (13) |
| 112 | James P | 88 | 21:16 | 69 (19) | 80 (21) | 83 (17) | 118 (15) | 163 (16) |
| 113 | Willie F | 90 | 21:28 | 81 (17) | 96 (19) | 85 (18) | 97 (19) | 139 (17) |
| 114 | Waterloo | 63 | 21:31 | 81 (12) | 87 (20) | 99 (17) | 100 (6) | 159 (8) |
| 115 | Zabadak3 | 110 | 21:33 | 76 (20) | 86 (22) | 91 (24) | 103 (20) | 137 (24) |
| 116 | JayEm | 96 | 21:36 | 76 (17) | 94 (20) | 93 (21) | 104 (19) | 129 (19) |
| 117 | janesa | 35 | 21:37 | 74 (8) | 89 (6) | 86 (6) | 114 (8) | 132 (7) |
| 118 | george.garlick | 82 | 21:42 | 80 (17) | 95 (18) | 89 (17) | 119 (15) | 120 (15) |
| 119 | UisceTe | 44 | 21:43 | 77 (11) | 90 (7) | 84 (10) | 106 (7) | 146 (9) |
| 120 | Rod B | 93 | 22:01 | 70 (21) | 85 (20) | 90 (20) | 121 (16) | 146 (16) |
| 121 | Tudds | 91 | 22:43 | 76 (22) | 84 (21) | 99 (20) | 114 (17) | 154 (11) |
| 122 | goblin | 126 | 22:52 | 80 (25) | 88 (26) | 89 (26) | 109 (25) | 133 (24) |
| 123 | Corymbia | 91 | 23:17 | 79 (16) | 89 (18) | 85 (18) | 107 (19) | 132 (20) |
| 124 | stainl665 | 46 | 23:31 | 86 (6) | 81 (8) | 93 (10) | 100 (12) | 129 (10) |
| 125 | En Cee | 45 | 24:46 | 82 (11) | 85 (10) | 87 (7) | 101 (9) | 152 (8) |
| 126 | mjsaunders9 | 103 | 24:50 | 76 (20) | 96 (21) | 68 (23) | 120 (18) | 141 (21) |
| 127 | Mkgnao | 82 | 25:03 | 82 (24) | 93 (17) | 99 (16) | 108 (11) | 132 (14) |
| 128 | ulaca | 78 | 25:14 | 84 (22) | 99 (16) | 81 (18) | 124 (16) | 148 (6) |
| 129 | Solving slo mo | 36 | 25:21 | 78 (7) | 85 (8) | 81 (9) | 93 (6) | 178 (6) |
| 130 | medodd | 58 | 25:34 | 83 (10) | 83 (14) | 102 (15) | 114 (13) | 128 (6) |
| 131 | rjcassidy | 88 | 25:40 | 74 (22) | 85 (17) | 90 (17) | 116 (19) | 149 (13) |
| 132 | MichelinPoitiers | 64 | 25:43 | 78 (17) | 88 (15) | 96 (9) | 117 (12) | 131 (11) |
| 133 | Yatton50 | 59 | 25:55 | 74 (13) | 87 (13) | 101 (14) | 107 (11) | 148 (8) |
| 134 | Deezzaa | 91 | 26:25 | 79 (22) | 92 (19) | 95 (21) | 111 (16) | 138 (13) |
| 135 | Brenk | 80 | 26:51 | 70 (18) | 87 (22) | 86 (17) | 136 (11) | 152 (12) |
| 136 | Mike Harper | 108 | 27:04 | 71 (24) | 85 (23) | 87 (23) | 118 (19) | 148 (19) |
| 137 | JoeyC | 53 | 27:17 | 69 (13) | 97 (8) | 74 (11) | 119 (11) | 149 (10) |
| 138 | chris661554 | 85 | 27:33 | 75 (16) | 83 (17) | 89 (16) | 102 (20) | 149 (16) |
| 139 | Hamish.S | 100 | 27:36 | 57 (23) | 70 (24) | 73 (20) | 124 (18) | 218 (15) |
| 140 | JohnDun | 79 | 27:54 | 65 (18) | 75 (13) | 84 (15) | 100 (16) | 168 (17) |
| 141 | barracuda | 79 | 28:04 | 69 (15) | 87 (18) | 96 (14) | 102 (13) | 137 (19) |
| 142 | Grumpole | 56 | 28:52 | 75 (13) | 99 (11) | 97 (12) | 92 (10) | 142 (10) |
| 143 | Jamie Fox | 78 | 29:19 | 67 (17) | 74 (14) | 80 (14) | 116 (18) | 160 (15) |
| 144 | eniamretrauq | 53 | 29:22 | 76 (12) | 98 (14) | 96 (11) | 102 (10) | 153 (6) |
| 145 | nekabue | 108 | 29:25 | 76 (21) | 84 (22) | 88 (23) | 104 (22) | 149 (20) |
| 146 | Dr_Bob | 74 | 29:35 | 78 (14) | 86 (20) | 105 (17) | 106 (11) | 133 (12) |
| 147 | Manveru | 99 | 29:36 | 81 (23) | 83 (24) | 88 (22) | 108 (13) | 157 (17) |
| 148 | gbestanley | 81 | 29:56 | 83 (16) | 93 (20) | 96 (17) | 110 (15) | 122 (13) |
| 149 | David Luke | 49 | 30:02 | 64 (7) | 87 (6) | 85 (10) | 95 (12) | 137 (14) |
| 150 | RogerC | 58 | 31:09 | 71 (9) | 80 (13) | 84 (12) | 101 (12) | 156 (12) |
| 151 | The Real Steve Snackman | 109 | 31:40 | 71 (22) | 87 (19) | 93 (24) | 107 (23) | 139 (21) |
| 152 | intentional rounding | 74 | 32:06 | 77 (8) | 83 (16) | 85 (18) | 115 (18) | 129 (14) |
| 153 | vinyl12345 | 86 | 32:48 | 77 (18) | 92 (23) | 91 (17) | 120 (14) | 131 (14) |
| 154 | NAPASAI | 55 | 33:19 | 64 (13) | 95 (12) | 69 (11) | 151 (13) | 129 (6) |
| 155 | BertieVII | 72 | 33:19 | 86 (17) | 80 (16) | 97 (15) | 111 (15) | 144 (9) |
| 156 | Mudge | 64 | 33:47 | 73 (12) | 72 (14) | 98 (11) | 104 (12) | 143 (15) |
| 157 | laurence_da | 65 | 33:58 | 67 (14) | 72 (12) | 80 (12) | 133 (14) | 142 (13) |
| 158 | Bossbutbee | 43 | 34:31 | 86 (9) | 92 (9) | 80 (9) | 105 (10) | 151 (6) |
| 159 | rv_1 | 77 | 34:43 | 73 (15) | 84 (18) | 90 (17) | 99 (13) | 159 (14) |
| 160 | Alias Noble | 56 | 35:20 | 86 (11) | 86 (11) | 87 (14) | 103 (14) | 170 (6) |
| 161 | Peloton | 50 | 35:55 | 71 (10) | 74 (10) | 82 (6) | 109 (12) | 144 (12) |
| 162 | kapietro | 54 | 36:05 | 72 (16) | 84 (8) | 94 (12) | 105 (9) | 162 (9) |
| 163 | starstruck | 95 | 36:31 | 82 (20) | 79 (21) | 82 (21) | 111 (14) | 151 (19) |
| 164 | koro | 116 | 37:00 | 73 (23) | 85 (25) | 84 (24) | 101 (22) | 159 (22) |
| 165 | E Bradford | 80 | 37:23 | 74 (18) | 97 (18) | 100 (19) | 118 (16) | 121 (9) |
| 166 | Shushannah | 98 | 38:35 | 80 (20) | 89 (21) | 82 (16) | 105 (21) | 139 (20) |
| 167 | maryht | 45 | 40:20 | 86 (14) | 99 (8) | 102 (8) | 103 (8) | 121 (7) |
| 168 | Steve Wood | 103 | 40:28 | 79 (21) | 91 (23) | 85 (21) | 99 (18) | 146 (20) |
| 169 | WordPlodder | 102 | 40:35 | 73 (20) | 83 (19) | 87 (24) | 96 (19) | 160 (20) |
| 170 | Dr Dolittle | 45 | 45:04 | 43 (6) | 77 (10) | 62 (7) | 99 (12) | 182 (10) |
| 171 | CoxBurglar | 56 | 49:45 | 57 (12) | 63 (10) | 85 (15) | 119 (8) | 186 (11) |