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 | Magoo | 29235 | 06:05 | 81 (17) | 101 (20) | 104 (16) | 100 (20) | 111 (17) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 44307 | 06:32 | 94 (24) | 100 (25) | 101 (22) | 96 (26) | 106 (26) |
| 3 | Lettuceleaf | 33020 | 06:52 | 91 (21) | 94 (17) | 109 (14) | 105 (19) | 101 (19) |
| 4 | Jason | 49476 | 07:14 | 78 (23) | 105 (25) | 98 (26) | 94 (25) | 120 (25) |
| 5 | DaddyM | 41590 | 08:21 | 91 (19) | 103 (22) | 93 (19) | 115 (16) | 98 (17) |
| 6 | Bogota Eagle | 18879 | 08:44 | 79 (6) | 97 (9) | 91 (10) | 98 (11) | 122 (10) |
| 7 | verlaine | 55444 | 09:14 | 77 (23) | 98 (25) | 96 (21) | 98 (21) | 132 (20) |
| 8 | auchiedollie | 56030 | 10:09 | 87 (23) | 98 (22) | 110 (20) | 99 (23) | 108 (14) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 62218 | 10:22 | 82 (21) | 97 (25) | 95 (22) | 109 (19) | 114 (23) |
| 10 | AlanS | 67368 | 10:35 | 83 (25) | 97 (23) | 96 (22) | 94 (21) | 126 (25) |
| 11 | richard | 56890 | 10:39 | 81 (20) | 98 (22) | 104 (16) | 101 (21) | 114 (20) |
| 12 | Tom Stubbs | 78368 | 11:46 | 87 (26) | 96 (26) | 98 (23) | 96 (24) | 124 (22) |
| 13 | glheard | 50394 | 11:49 | 84 (19) | 110 (18) | 103 (16) | 91 (17) | 117 (11) |
| 14 | alanconnor | 35563 | 12:05 | 68 (12) | 99 (12) | 103 (13) | 92 (11) | 138 (11) |
| 15 | lickert | 75791 | 12:08 | 81 (23) | 98 (24) | 98 (21) | 92 (23) | 129 (23) |
| 16 | tonysever | 68687 | 12:10 | 84 (20) | 112 (21) | 97 (22) | 89 (20) | 115 (21) |
| 17 | chindit | 86563 | 12:19 | 81 (25) | 96 (25) | 102 (25) | 101 (26) | 117 (26) |
| 18 | Heyesey | 31895 | 12:21 | 94 (13) | 97 (8) | 99 (13) | 87 (7) | 114 (12) |
| 19 | Denis | 26931 | 13:12 | 84 (8) | 90 (10) | 103 (7) | 95 (9) | 121 (10) |
| 20 | Topical Tim | 83729 | 13:17 | 74 (24) | 98 (25) | 107 (20) | 97 (23) | 124 (23) |
| 21 | aphasic | 40075 | 13:21 | 87 (14) | 103 (10) | 104 (12) | 98 (15) | 114 (9) |
| 22 | keriothe_ | 70538 | 13:59 | 82 (23) | 100 (19) | 101 (18) | 109 (17) | 113 (17) |
| 23 | Silva | 83343 | 14:01 | 81 (23) | 101 (25) | 97 (20) | 109 (22) | 112 (19) |
| 24 | neilr | 97960 | 14:19 | 84 (25) | 100 (25) | 98 (23) | 99 (25) | 116 (26) |
| 25 | Stavros | 93623 | 14:34 | 82 (21) | 109 (26) | 91 (22) | 99 (24) | 113 (24) |
| 26 | mchalen | 101018 | 14:46 | 81 (24) | 99 (26) | 103 (23) | 100 (25) | 113 (26) |
| 27 | mikegrocott | 63920 | 14:47 | 92 (15) | 97 (15) | 95 (15) | 98 (17) | 111 (20) |
| 28 | jjp | 62910 | 15:11 | 90 (18) | 94 (18) | 105 (14) | 100 (16) | 116 (13) |
| 29 | Tibthorpe | 95108 | 15:14 | 78 (23) | 91 (23) | 105 (20) | 90 (23) | 131 (25) |
| 30 | Toffer | 76349 | 15:19 | 82 (19) | 93 (20) | 104 (18) | 101 (18) | 120 (18) |
| 31 | fshephe | 102348 | 15:30 | 87 (23) | 97 (25) | 101 (22) | 100 (24) | 111 (26) |
| 32 | earlylight | 53067 | 15:31 | 92 (15) | 99 (14) | 110 (10) | 94 (12) | 104 (16) |
| 33 | Sue Sweeper | 66178 | 15:32 | 87 (18) | 85 (19) | 97 (15) | 100 (14) | 135 (15) |
| 34 | SimonAnthony | 58292 | 15:55 | 78 (13) | 82 (15) | 89 (12) | 94 (14) | 141 (17) |
| 35 | phthisis | 75253 | 16:17 | 82 (16) | 98 (18) | 100 (18) | 105 (17) | 112 (18) |
| 36 | Margaretlarb | 34361 | 16:21 | 93 (9) | 98 (10) | 98 (9) | 96 (8) | 112 (9) |
| 37 | sotira | 103174 | 16:41 | 80 (23) | 95 (24) | 100 (20) | 104 (23) | 120 (23) |
| 38 | robinh | 89950 | 16:50 | 82 (20) | 98 (21) | 103 (17) | 104 (22) | 111 (19) |
| 39 | OliviaRhineb | 107600 | 16:55 | 81 (25) | 98 (26) | 99 (20) | 105 (24) | 118 (21) |
| 40 | RHB | 76167 | 17:23 | 84 (17) | 98 (17) | 99 (17) | 90 (15) | 125 (17) |
| 41 | nesbitt | 66769 | 17:39 | 79 (16) | 94 (19) | 110 (15) | 103 (12) | 124 (11) |
| 42 | ChuckB | 113403 | 17:39 | 79 (24) | 92 (25) | 103 (21) | 111 (25) | 114 (22) |
| 43 | Carol | 66610 | 18:11 | 87 (17) | 105 (17) | 105 (11) | 87 (13) | 117 (13) |
| 44 | kath | 47147 | 18:16 | 97 (19) | 99 (11) | 106 (9) | 91 (8) | 113 (6) |
| 45 | Bernard S | 75731 | 18:17 | 84 (17) | 101 (18) | 78 (10) | 104 (18) | 122 (16) |
| 46 | rpb | 87555 | 18:28 | 74 (20) | 101 (19) | 102 (16) | 93 (16) | 129 (18) |
| 47 | Groucho | 92620 | 18:35 | 78 (22) | 103 (18) | 99 (17) | 105 (20) | 120 (16) |
| 48 | pterodactyl | 72556 | 18:36 | 91 (18) | 92 (17) | 100 (11) | 98 (17) | 125 (12) |
| 49 | noidea | 92824 | 18:38 | 86 (19) | 94 (18) | 91 (16) | 101 (21) | 123 (19) |
| 50 | mark oshin | 54209 | 18:49 | 72 (14) | 100 (11) | 96 (9) | 109 (12) | 125 (12) |
| 51 | Ron's mum | 106207 | 19:02 | 71 (22) | 101 (21) | 95 (20) | 85 (20) | 147 (20) |
| 52 | David Crooks | 114017 | 19:23 | 87 (22) | 97 (22) | 95 (22) | 101 (20) | 117 (22) |
| 53 | sampson | 84037 | 19:27 | 92 (18) | 95 (16) | 95 (14) | 96 (18) | 119 (16) |
| 54 | reindeer | 111065 | 19:54 | 86 (20) | 95 (22) | 103 (19) | 101 (22) | 113 (20) |
| 55 | John Arnold | 72537 | 20:08 | 89 (21) | 95 (15) | 119 (12) | 90 (10) | 113 (12) |
| 56 | David P | 114802 | 20:08 | 84 (23) | 95 (17) | 97 (16) | 95 (24) | 122 (25) |
| 57 | Big Mick | 110690 | 20:29 | 80 (23) | 96 (25) | 101 (20) | 100 (17) | 133 (15) |
| 58 | MickinEly2 | 38135 | 20:30 | 90 (8) | 100 (10) | 89 (7) | 109 (9) | 106 (7) |
| 59 | peter wild | 106391 | 20:37 | 83 (21) | 100 (21) | 100 (17) | 101 (19) | 116 (18) |
| 60 | GMcD | 132564 | 20:38 | 75 (24) | 110 (24) | 84 (21) | 100 (24) | 128 (24) |
| 61 | AnneGinger | 84596 | 20:44 | 82 (19) | 95 (17) | 108 (15) | 104 (15) | 119 (12) |
| 62 | anthea | 104411 | 21:13 | 100 (18) | 97 (19) | 100 (16) | 103 (19) | 98 (20) |
| 63 | Helly Welly | 44782 | 21:19 | 89 (9) | 91 (10) | 103 (7) | 87 (11) | 139 (8) |
| 64 | barracuda | 136478 | 21:39 | 80 (26) | 96 (22) | 100 (23) | 100 (22) | 125 (22) |
| 65 | alanjcannon | 112871 | 22:07 | 89 (22) | 91 (21) | 102 (18) | 105 (18) | 118 (16) |
| 66 | Kevin Gregg | 126902 | 22:44 | 85 (22) | 96 (21) | 98 (19) | 103 (21) | 118 (20) |
| 67 | Zabadak | 115403 | 22:53 | 78 (19) | 102 (18) | 97 (19) | 105 (19) | 116 (19) |
| 68 | zythum | 142472 | 23:16 | 84 (23) | 94 (21) | 94 (20) | 103 (24) | 121 (24) |
| 69 | PeterMabey | 122051 | 24:12 | 81 (20) | 96 (15) | 95 (21) | 103 (21) | 126 (17) |
| 70 | Edprof | 141359 | 24:32 | 77 (23) | 96 (22) | 109 (19) | 97 (22) | 124 (20) |
| 71 | Son of Smug | 91344 | 24:57 | 71 (12) | 97 (16) | 103 (14) | 112 (15) | 108 (14) |
| 72 | crosswordian | 148234 | 24:57 | 89 (24) | 96 (22) | 97 (22) | 98 (19) | 118 (22) |
| 73 | benedick | 100154 | 25:17 | 80 (15) | 86 (13) | 86 (17) | 96 (14) | 142 (17) |
| 74 | Galspray | 162379 | 25:31 | 70 (24) | 101 (24) | 84 (24) | 99 (22) | 148 (22) |
| 75 | KarenR | 121873 | 25:42 | 79 (19) | 98 (19) | 115 (20) | 95 (16) | 112 (15) |
| 76 | leonora | 136315 | 26:43 | 86 (20) | 89 (20) | 97 (16) | 102 (19) | 124 (20) |
| 77 | Chadwick | 101813 | 26:56 | 85 (16) | 98 (17) | 98 (12) | 95 (14) | 124 (14) |
| 78 | Smiler | 111626 | 26:57 | 84 (18) | 96 (18) | 102 (14) | 100 (16) | 123 (13) |
| 79 | Solver52 | 77780 | 27:34 | 95 (15) | 104 (13) | 92 (11) | 102 (10) | 109 (8) |
| 80 | Julian West | 153966 | 27:35 | 74 (22) | 87 (20) | 115 (19) | 85 (20) | 136 (22) |
| 81 | Barry Smith | 127253 | 28:16 | 88 (19) | 98 (17) | 91 (17) | 102 (15) | 120 (17) |
| 82 | me_phobete | 130319 | 28:34 | 83 (17) | 96 (18) | 91 (15) | 95 (17) | 128 (19) |
| 83 | Bobb | 85527 | 29:05 | 81 (10) | 108 (13) | 86 (10) | 100 (13) | 114 (13) |
| 84 | Moles | 90906 | 29:08 | 87 (11) | 96 (12) | 103 (11) | 101 (15) | 108 (13) |
| 85 | ccy23 | 115449 | 29:09 | 68 (12) | 81 (16) | 129 (16) | 94 (16) | 117 (16) |
| 86 | NAPASAI | 118698 | 29:31 | 86 (14) | 84 (17) | 98 (14) | 94 (14) | 129 (18) |
| 87 | oldpalace | 98752 | 29:55 | 106 (14) | 103 (14) | 93 (12) | 97 (10) | 97 (15) |
| 88 | Manveru | 97871 | 30:12 | 88 (15) | 92 (17) | 113 (11) | 88 (8) | 119 (13) |
| 89 | burrowz1b | 129268 | 30:46 | 113 (17) | 133 (17) | 82 (14) | 72 (13) | 88 (19) |
| 90 | Prytherch | 164695 | 31:55 | 88 (18) | 90 (19) | 102 (17) | 98 (19) | 115 (23) |
| 91 | stockynige | 65788 | 32:14 | 80 (8) | 86 (11) | 89 (7) | 81 (7) | 141 (11) |
| 92 | rosselliot | 181043 | 32:47 | 96 (20) | 91 (22) | 95 (17) | 98 (20) | 115 (23) |
| 93 | dec | 114774 | 32:58 | 116 (13) | 98 (12) | 91 (12) | 93 (18) | 101 (13) |
| 94 | koro | 179305 | 33:34 | 88 (20) | 94 (20) | 100 (16) | 103 (20) | 112 (23) |
| 95 | Jeeves | 170073 | 33:44 | 79 (17) | 93 (20) | 97 (14) | 105 (21) | 118 (22) |
| 96 | Jefe | 154534 | 35:16 | 83 (19) | 84 (20) | 80 (15) | 111 (13) | 149 (16) |
| 97 | Glyndwr | 183956 | 36:29 | 82 (24) | 93 (20) | 94 (14) | 104 (16) | 128 (20) |
| 98 | nekabue | 186587 | 36:35 | 67 (22) | 106 (21) | 113 (21) | 89 (14) | 125 (17) |
| 99 | fudgiebates | 167094 | 38:40 | 76 (16) | 103 (20) | 93 (13) | 99 (17) | 124 (16) |
| 100 | Ben Ganly | 164740 | 39:13 | 57 (14) | 84 (18) | 69 (13) | 205 (18) | 59 (17) |
| 101 | 1234 | 174063 | 40:17 | 72 (16) | 104 (19) | 97 (14) | 100 (18) | 125 (15) |
| 102 | lesbunch | 102655 | 40:44 | 66 (13) | 84 (9) | 86 (7) | 90 (11) | 162 (12) |
| 103 | cassandra | 239571 | 41:09 | 93 (24) | 97 (21) | 101 (18) | 98 (20) | 108 (24) |
| 104 | JerryR | 205295 | 41:13 | 79 (21) | 105 (19) | 97 (15) | 98 (19) | 121 (19) |
| 105 | ulaca | 182866 | 41:45 | 62 (10) | 102 (18) | 90 (17) | 111 (18) | 113 (20) |
| 106 | diogenes | 197232 | 58:42 | 45 (14) | 200 (14) | 95 (14) | 81 (14) | 67 (10) |
| 107 | Clovis | 359837 | 71:23 | 35 (20) | 46 (20) | 154 (17) | 97 (18) | 178 (19) |