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 | 55 | 04:35 | 72 (16) | 87 (8) | 108 (11) | 95 (9) | 145 (11) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 86 | 05:29 | 73 (18) | 89 (17) | 88 (15) | 105 (19) | 141 (17) |
| 3 | Magoo | 105 | 06:04 | 74 (22) | 87 (23) | 92 (16) | 107 (24) | 138 (20) |
| 4 | Paul Gilbert | 91 | 06:17 | 78 (23) | 91 (20) | 90 (16) | 112 (18) | 144 (14) |
| 5 | cmjhutton | 92 | 06:28 | 75 (19) | 83 (18) | 89 (19) | 104 (20) | 154 (16) |
| 6 | verlaine | 118 | 06:50 | 75 (25) | 84 (23) | 87 (23) | 103 (24) | 150 (23) |
| 7 | lili | 117 | 06:54 | 65 (25) | 81 (24) | 92 (19) | 109 (23) | 147 (26) |
| 8 | Diskus | 84 | 06:56 | 76 (18) | 85 (17) | 83 (16) | 103 (18) | 157 (15) |
| 9 | Jason | 99 | 07:08 | 73 (21) | 75 (19) | 95 (19) | 107 (22) | 151 (18) |
| 10 | mistigris | 87 | 07:33 | 76 (14) | 77 (19) | 96 (18) | 94 (19) | 154 (17) |
| 11 | aphis99 | 113 | 07:51 | 71 (24) | 87 (25) | 95 (22) | 115 (24) | 140 (18) |
| 12 | Alexis Johansen | 78 | 08:23 | 83 (19) | 81 (15) | 91 (13) | 110 (19) | 143 (12) |
| 13 | HoneyBadger | 127 | 08:28 | 84 (24) | 88 (26) | 91 (25) | 96 (26) | 137 (26) |
| 14 | Umpire | 81 | 08:46 | 77 (19) | 86 (16) | 99 (16) | 106 (14) | 134 (16) |
| 15 | asaldanha | 88 | 09:10 | 69 (20) | 84 (22) | 90 (15) | 112 (17) | 164 (14) |
| 16 | richard | 63 | 09:45 | 80 (12) | 88 (16) | 87 (15) | 111 (12) | 158 (8) |
| 17 | glheard | 73 | 09:59 | 80 (18) | 85 (17) | 107 (14) | 104 (16) | 151 (8) |
| 18 | markdobell | 109 | 10:08 | 74 (25) | 87 (23) | 95 (23) | 114 (22) | 144 (16) |
| 19 | LoreleiBill | 75 | 10:16 | 78 (19) | 86 (17) | 95 (12) | 99 (16) | 163 (11) |
| 20 | Ciolf | 99 | 10:29 | 72 (20) | 80 (21) | 92 (19) | 113 (19) | 141 (20) |
| 21 | AlanS | 46 | 10:44 | 85 (14) | 85 (8) | 82 (7) | 131 (9) | 119 (8) |
| 22 | Deane Short | 73 | 10:57 | 66 (18) | 96 (14) | 94 (16) | 114 (16) | 157 (9) |
| 23 | Heyesey | 85 | 11:05 | 72 (19) | 83 (22) | 93 (16) | 120 (18) | 160 (10) |
| 24 | Kinghedger | 104 | 11:23 | 70 (23) | 84 (23) | 80 (18) | 101 (21) | 171 (19) |
| 25 | neilr | 71 | 11:35 | 89 (20) | 92 (17) | 92 (13) | 109 (12) | 136 (9) |
| 26 | keriothe_ | 107 | 11:44 | 70 (23) | 80 (22) | 96 (19) | 111 (23) | 147 (20) |
| 27 | lickert | 96 | 11:48 | 76 (21) | 95 (21) | 95 (16) | 104 (21) | 133 (17) |
| 28 | Groucho | 83 | 11:53 | 80 (22) | 89 (20) | 100 (16) | 121 (17) | 134 (8) |
| 29 | David Crooks | 79 | 11:54 | 82 (20) | 99 (20) | 102 (13) | 110 (18) | 116 (8) |
| 30 | miked1961 | 94 | 11:59 | 78 (22) | 84 (19) | 94 (19) | 105 (19) | 149 (15) |
| 31 | andy | 86 | 12:06 | 82 (21) | 89 (22) | 88 (19) | 126 (14) | 144 (10) |
| 32 | Morphosis | 69 | 12:08 | 86 (14) | 89 (18) | 100 (15) | 112 (14) | 123 (8) |
| 33 | chindit | 106 | 12:11 | 69 (23) | 85 (24) | 91 (17) | 104 (22) | 154 (20) |
| 34 | Amoeba89 | 108 | 12:18 | 77 (23) | 80 (23) | 77 (18) | 91 (22) | 171 (22) |
| 35 | scrabbler | 78 | 12:24 | 75 (16) | 86 (14) | 98 (15) | 97 (15) | 134 (18) |
| 36 | Tom Stubbs | 111 | 12:25 | 78 (24) | 81 (23) | 91 (23) | 104 (22) | 154 (19) |
| 37 | philjordan1147 | 76 | 12:42 | 80 (16) | 82 (16) | 94 (14) | 112 (17) | 135 (13) |
| 38 | aphasic | 75 | 13:05 | 84 (19) | 96 (22) | 97 (14) | 116 (13) | 126 (7) |
| 39 | chriswords | 94 | 13:05 | 78 (21) | 87 (22) | 93 (18) | 101 (19) | 158 (14) |
| 40 | Sheapey | 124 | 13:20 | 68 (25) | 81 (26) | 99 (25) | 98 (26) | 160 (22) |
| 41 | canismiser | 68 | 13:29 | 90 (17) | 88 (12) | 84 (17) | 129 (15) | 116 (7) |
| 42 | Riche | 55 | 13:32 | 85 (14) | 100 (16) | 95 (12) | 101 (7) | 138 (6) |
| 43 | Silva | 91 | 13:33 | 90 (21) | 96 (22) | 89 (18) | 105 (19) | 131 (11) |
| 44 | EricK | 113 | 13:38 | 73 (23) | 86 (24) | 95 (23) | 94 (22) | 155 (21) |
| 45 | Secondbass | 87 | 13:47 | 77 (19) | 92 (19) | 100 (18) | 107 (20) | 139 (11) |
| 46 | MikeOsborne | 112 | 13:50 | 75 (24) | 84 (24) | 94 (24) | 103 (23) | 158 (17) |
| 47 | tilbee | 93 | 14:02 | 73 (18) | 86 (18) | 91 (19) | 102 (20) | 145 (18) |
| 48 | JimboFS | 86 | 14:04 | 72 (18) | 91 (20) | 97 (16) | 112 (21) | 140 (11) |
| 49 | Aybee | 103 | 14:07 | 80 (23) | 92 (17) | 89 (22) | 100 (22) | 141 (19) |
| 50 | Eddddddd | 66 | 14:16 | 83 (13) | 91 (15) | 93 (12) | 117 (20) | 113 (6) |
| 51 | Topical Tim | 97 | 14:18 | 67 (21) | 81 (20) | 78 (13) | 111 (21) | 149 (22) |
| 52 | March | 95 | 14:28 | 71 (20) | 78 (19) | 93 (16) | 107 (22) | 151 (18) |
| 53 | alexh | 76 | 14:34 | 84 (17) | 98 (18) | 99 (16) | 105 (14) | 120 (11) |
| 54 | Stavros | 98 | 14:34 | 70 (19) | 86 (21) | 80 (20) | 116 (19) | 149 (19) |
| 55 | Semillon | 122 | 14:34 | 71 (25) | 80 (26) | 97 (24) | 103 (24) | 150 (23) |
| 56 | CentralLine | 87 | 14:46 | 78 (19) | 87 (22) | 95 (15) | 108 (20) | 155 (11) |
| 57 | Looch | 85 | 14:54 | 81 (17) | 98 (20) | 105 (16) | 107 (21) | 108 (11) |
| 58 | LouWeed | 112 | 14:54 | 65 (23) | 87 (24) | 97 (22) | 106 (22) | 146 (21) |
| 59 | 7dPenguin | 61 | 14:56 | 76 (16) | 87 (12) | 99 (11) | 118 (15) | 137 (7) |
| 60 | Tibthorpe | 114 | 14:57 | 78 (24) | 82 (23) | 90 (21) | 104 (23) | 144 (23) |
| 61 | Paul Hammond | 77 | 15:10 | 77 (20) | 100 (18) | 84 (14) | 121 (13) | 131 (12) |
| 62 | Pootle | 88 | 15:12 | 73 (21) | 89 (19) | 93 (17) | 103 (18) | 161 (13) |
| 63 | gabrojak | 63 | 15:20 | 80 (14) | 90 (15) | 93 (13) | 112 (14) | 144 (7) |
| 64 | Finzi | 125 | 15:28 | 89 (24) | 92 (26) | 94 (25) | 98 (25) | 124 (25) |
| 65 | Rinteff | 58 | 15:39 | 75 (14) | 93 (11) | 90 (12) | 111 (13) | 147 (8) |
| 66 | julian_w | 66 | 15:44 | 87 (15) | 97 (15) | 97 (13) | 104 (16) | 125 (7) |
| 67 | clarkeybaby | 46 | 15:48 | 79 (9) | 81 (10) | 97 (9) | 103 (9) | 138 (9) |
| 68 | benbush | 77 | 15:51 | 71 (14) | 84 (18) | 92 (13) | 99 (16) | 149 (16) |
| 69 | DunPangolin | 76 | 16:03 | 92 (21) | 99 (22) | 90 (12) | 114 (15) | 111 (6) |
| 70 | RobR | 65 | 16:12 | 71 (17) | 93 (15) | 101 (14) | 126 (13) | 135 (6) |
| 71 | andrewlake | 123 | 16:17 | 77 (25) | 89 (24) | 101 (24) | 109 (25) | 122 (25) |
| 72 | robertL | 51 | 16:21 | 78 (15) | 87 (10) | 98 (10) | 130 (8) | 128 (8) |
| 73 | franceslc11 | 74 | 16:21 | 68 (15) | 76 (12) | 96 (12) | 101 (15) | 138 (20) |
| 74 | Ben Staveley | 85 | 16:29 | 72 (19) | 78 (19) | 81 (14) | 123 (20) | 156 (13) |
| 75 | PGooden | 77 | 17:03 | 73 (18) | 92 (17) | 95 (17) | 115 (15) | 143 (10) |
| 76 | cdb_100 | 100 | 17:13 | 61 (20) | 87 (22) | 82 (19) | 125 (19) | 144 (20) |
| 77 | Squallaby | 90 | 17:19 | 76 (20) | 91 (21) | 102 (19) | 113 (18) | 129 (12) |
| 78 | Valance | 63 | 17:33 | 70 (15) | 76 (13) | 81 (8) | 121 (15) | 147 (12) |
| 79 | tapbarker | 88 | 17:47 | 68 (21) | 88 (14) | 93 (13) | 96 (19) | 146 (21) |
| 80 | Vannyx | 58 | 17:49 | 76 (12) | 84 (14) | 99 (10) | 101 (12) | 149 (10) |
| 81 | phthisis | 62 | 17:49 | 74 (11) | 74 (12) | 88 (12) | 118 (15) | 136 (12) |
| 82 | Achernar | 79 | 17:51 | 84 (18) | 89 (20) | 95 (17) | 118 (15) | 132 (9) |
| 83 | Encota | 83 | 18:05 | 75 (18) | 85 (16) | 98 (17) | 107 (19) | 143 (13) |
| 84 | rrricharrrd | 92 | 18:06 | 68 (18) | 79 (20) | 80 (17) | 114 (22) | 166 (15) |
| 85 | hopkinb | 56 | 18:13 | 86 (17) | 80 (11) | 89 (11) | 116 (8) | 147 (9) |
| 86 | ilan | 85 | 18:25 | 74 (16) | 83 (16) | 106 (19) | 105 (18) | 128 (16) |
| 87 | LJCN | 80 | 18:40 | 73 (14) | 80 (17) | 93 (14) | 111 (21) | 138 (14) |
| 88 | Dzhigit | 81 | 18:45 | 85 (21) | 92 (18) | 94 (15) | 112 (17) | 130 (10) |
| 89 | DanSolo | 74 | 18:52 | 65 (11) | 76 (14) | 93 (18) | 104 (15) | 148 (16) |
| 90 | KarenR | 60 | 18:59 | 75 (12) | 97 (18) | 99 (14) | 116 (10) | 133 (6) |
| 91 | Crossiant | 74 | 19:12 | 58 (16) | 70 (11) | 89 (17) | 99 (14) | 173 (16) |
| 92 | Zander | 94 | 19:15 | 74 (20) | 89 (16) | 100 (20) | 101 (21) | 137 (17) |
| 93 | uvofiz | 64 | 19:31 | 84 (15) | 99 (16) | 103 (12) | 109 (14) | 110 (7) |
| 94 | janesa | 37 | 19:43 | 80 (9) | 80 (7) | 97 (7) | 111 (8) | 138 (6) |
| 95 | Nangle | 63 | 19:59 | 85 (17) | 87 (13) | 103 (15) | 109 (12) | 141 (6) |
| 96 | Anomalospiza | 98 | 20:01 | 71 (22) | 82 (23) | 106 (14) | 99 (21) | 153 (18) |
| 97 | Galspray | 92 | 20:06 | 74 (18) | 73 (16) | 105 (20) | 88 (22) | 163 (16) |
| 98 | Rowlie26 | 54 | 20:13 | 83 (15) | 100 (13) | 103 (13) | 110 (7) | 120 (6) |
| 99 | Gallion Fish | 68 | 20:14 | 81 (17) | 82 (19) | 108 (13) | 103 (13) | 180 (6) |
| 100 | babka | 49 | 20:18 | 59 (12) | 65 (9) | 105 (11) | 93 (7) | 179 (10) |
| 101 | daniel.faith | 69 | 20:30 | 72 (16) | 80 (15) | 85 (11) | 109 (13) | 154 (14) |
| 102 | pc8 | 119 | 20:37 | 69 (23) | 78 (25) | 99 (23) | 106 (23) | 144 (25) |
| 103 | pterodactyl | 70 | 20:48 | 88 (15) | 87 (19) | 96 (17) | 123 (13) | 126 (6) |
| 104 | GMcD | 109 | 20:49 | 75 (20) | 86 (24) | 84 (24) | 104 (21) | 155 (20) |
| 105 | robinh | 95 | 20:59 | 79 (20) | 83 (17) | 100 (20) | 105 (17) | 127 (21) |
| 106 | Aldus | 82 | 21:00 | 77 (19) | 89 (19) | 101 (15) | 113 (17) | 131 (12) |
| 107 | Zabadak3 | 110 | 21:04 | 75 (22) | 87 (25) | 97 (22) | 91 (17) | 144 (24) |
| 108 | valerian1967 | 87 | 21:05 | 76 (15) | 78 (18) | 94 (16) | 88 (19) | 153 (19) |
| 109 | Colin2355 | 59 | 21:27 | 68 (7) | 90 (19) | 96 (12) | 97 (11) | 146 (10) |
| 110 | alwsn8 | 112 | 21:28 | 71 (23) | 80 (22) | 94 (22) | 104 (23) | 149 (22) |
| 111 | gsriordan52 | 69 | 21:33 | 76 (18) | 94 (14) | 101 (12) | 115 (17) | 128 (8) |
| 112 | JayEm | 95 | 21:46 | 69 (16) | 92 (21) | 106 (20) | 97 (20) | 131 (18) |
| 113 | george.garlick | 74 | 21:54 | 82 (20) | 94 (16) | 97 (13) | 122 (15) | 115 (10) |
| 114 | Tudds | 89 | 22:07 | 81 (23) | 91 (23) | 105 (19) | 113 (16) | 138 (8) |
| 115 | Willie F | 90 | 22:11 | 75 (20) | 94 (19) | 97 (16) | 102 (18) | 134 (17) |
| 116 | UisceTe | 46 | 22:33 | 77 (10) | 88 (14) | 83 (7) | 103 (6) | 152 (9) |
| 117 | Waterloo | 62 | 22:52 | 75 (12) | 87 (19) | 104 (15) | 110 (10) | 158 (6) |
| 118 | James P | 90 | 23:01 | 62 (16) | 74 (22) | 100 (19) | 100 (16) | 165 (17) |
| 119 | Rod B | 93 | 23:09 | 68 (20) | 82 (18) | 95 (19) | 115 (18) | 143 (18) |
| 120 | goblin | 125 | 23:28 | 79 (25) | 86 (26) | 96 (26) | 105 (24) | 135 (24) |
| 121 | mjsaunders9 | 100 | 23:44 | 78 (22) | 92 (19) | 79 (20) | 112 (20) | 141 (19) |
| 122 | infinitejest | 50 | 24:27 | 78 (16) | 91 (9) | 86 (9) | 128 (10) | 144 (6) |
| 123 | Corymbia | 88 | 24:37 | 75 (16) | 78 (19) | 93 (17) | 106 (17) | 143 (19) |
| 124 | Mkgnao | 76 | 25:15 | 97 (20) | 88 (20) | 96 (15) | 106 (10) | 124 (11) |
| 125 | Yatton50 | 51 | 25:38 | 82 (12) | 85 (11) | 98 (8) | 105 (12) | 140 (8) |
| 126 | Brenk | 75 | 25:54 | 76 (19) | 89 (19) | 86 (15) | 130 (12) | 148 (10) |
| 127 | Deezzaa | 91 | 26:28 | 79 (22) | 93 (20) | 96 (17) | 111 (19) | 131 (13) |
| 128 | MichelinPoitiers | 62 | 27:00 | 75 (17) | 86 (16) | 127 (8) | 113 (8) | 123 (13) |
| 129 | rjcassidy | 82 | 27:02 | 70 (19) | 82 (17) | 93 (12) | 113 (19) | 144 (15) |
| 130 | Mike Harper | 102 | 27:06 | 71 (23) | 91 (24) | 92 (20) | 119 (18) | 139 (17) |
| 131 | ulaca | 84 | 27:07 | 76 (24) | 89 (18) | 86 (17) | 114 (17) | 191 (8) |
| 132 | JoeyC | 51 | 27:10 | 65 (15) | 101 (9) | 82 (12) | 129 (8) | 168 (7) |
| 133 | En Cee | 42 | 28:05 | 69 (8) | 75 (10) | 114 (6) | 99 (10) | 151 (8) |
| 134 | crosswordian | 52 | 28:11 | 74 (8) | 76 (8) | 102 (9) | 105 (12) | 119 (15) |
| 135 | Manveru | 82 | 28:38 | 88 (23) | 86 (23) | 98 (17) | 100 (9) | 161 (10) |
| 136 | Hamish.S | 102 | 28:42 | 58 (24) | 67 (23) | 78 (20) | 119 (19) | 211 (16) |
| 137 | NAPASAI | 55 | 28:51 | 72 (13) | 111 (14) | 93 (10) | 109 (12) | 126 (6) |
| 138 | chris661554 | 83 | 29:01 | 70 (17) | 86 (18) | 93 (12) | 91 (18) | 153 (18) |
| 139 | JohnDun | 76 | 29:11 | 70 (16) | 77 (11) | 82 (16) | 103 (16) | 155 (17) |
| 140 | Kernowdoc | 39 | 29:14 | 82 (11) | 72 (8) | 116 (6) | 123 (6) | 120 (8) |
| 141 | Snorter | 58 | 29:16 | 60 (11) | 88 (15) | 104 (10) | 109 (13) | 148 (9) |
| 142 | Dr_Bob | 66 | 29:35 | 76 (15) | 88 (16) | 109 (16) | 107 (8) | 128 (11) |
| 143 | David Luke | 58 | 29:43 | 67 (10) | 87 (7) | 80 (11) | 101 (14) | 137 (16) |
| 144 | Jamie Fox | 79 | 29:46 | 63 (17) | 79 (17) | 85 (11) | 106 (18) | 162 (16) |
| 145 | nekabue | 86 | 30:08 | 76 (18) | 79 (17) | 97 (18) | 97 (17) | 154 (16) |
| 146 | Grumpole | 51 | 30:18 | 74 (14) | 96 (13) | 87 (10) | 114 (7) | 158 (7) |
| 147 | barracuda | 81 | 30:19 | 72 (15) | 85 (18) | 96 (13) | 102 (15) | 134 (20) |
| 148 | intentional rounding | 85 | 30:59 | 76 (12) | 77 (20) | 95 (19) | 113 (18) | 135 (16) |
| 149 | gbestanley | 70 | 31:28 | 84 (13) | 96 (18) | 100 (14) | 108 (15) | 112 (10) |
| 150 | The Real Steve Snackman | 113 | 32:53 | 65 (22) | 84 (21) | 102 (24) | 105 (24) | 140 (22) |
| 151 | vinyl12345 | 82 | 33:03 | 69 (15) | 88 (25) | 105 (15) | 111 (15) | 140 (12) |
| 152 | Mudge | 77 | 33:06 | 68 (14) | 77 (17) | 101 (13) | 98 (16) | 148 (17) |
| 153 | rv_1 | 87 | 33:18 | 72 (20) | 85 (21) | 91 (15) | 97 (16) | 167 (15) |
| 154 | BertieVII | 68 | 33:26 | 88 (16) | 81 (15) | 108 (15) | 117 (15) | 108 (7) |
| 155 | RogerC | 63 | 34:30 | 71 (11) | 81 (10) | 97 (16) | 101 (12) | 136 (14) |
| 156 | Alias Noble | 69 | 35:12 | 88 (13) | 86 (17) | 97 (16) | 104 (17) | 158 (6) |
| 157 | Peloton | 68 | 35:40 | 70 (14) | 78 (15) | 89 (9) | 103 (16) | 155 (14) |
| 158 | E Bradford | 92 | 36:26 | 72 (20) | 93 (19) | 108 (21) | 108 (19) | 124 (13) |
| 159 | Bossbutbee | 57 | 37:06 | 76 (12) | 94 (15) | 96 (11) | 103 (13) | 160 (6) |
| 160 | kapietro | 54 | 37:18 | 68 (13) | 87 (8) | 98 (11) | 98 (12) | 154 (10) |
| 161 | koro | 108 | 37:18 | 72 (22) | 88 (24) | 97 (21) | 97 (21) | 149 (20) |
| 162 | laurence_da | 78 | 37:19 | 61 (16) | 64 (14) | 76 (15) | 119 (19) | 177 (14) |
| 163 | starstruck | 99 | 37:41 | 80 (21) | 79 (21) | 88 (19) | 100 (16) | 147 (22) |
| 164 | Shushannah | 101 | 39:31 | 76 (20) | 90 (20) | 92 (19) | 98 (21) | 139 (21) |
| 165 | Steve Wood | 104 | 40:39 | 74 (21) | 86 (22) | 100 (21) | 105 (20) | 135 (20) |
| 166 | WordPlodder | 108 | 41:22 | 69 (23) | 84 (21) | 86 (22) | 98 (20) | 162 (22) |
| 167 | CoxBurglar | 54 | 44:05 | 67 (14) | 81 (10) | 100 (14) | 126 (10) | 162 (6) |
| 168 | Dr Dolittle | 58 | 47:34 | 45 (9) | 72 (15) | 94 (9) | 96 (14) | 189 (11) |