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 | 04:29 | 72 (14) | 80 (10) | 111 (10) | 96 (8) | 137 (13) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 88 | 05:45 | 75 (19) | 87 (18) | 91 (14) | 101 (19) | 143 (18) |
| 3 | Magoo | 99 | 06:29 | 73 (21) | 86 (20) | 89 (13) | 101 (23) | 141 (22) |
| 4 | cmjhutton | 87 | 06:30 | 76 (18) | 81 (18) | 82 (18) | 109 (18) | 158 (15) |
| 5 | Paul Gilbert | 90 | 06:32 | 74 (23) | 86 (19) | 96 (14) | 105 (17) | 146 (17) |
| 6 | lili | 124 | 06:47 | 70 (27) | 89 (25) | 92 (20) | 96 (25) | 147 (27) |
| 7 | Diskus | 47 | 06:55 | 76 (10) | 93 (9) | 79 (9) | 98 (10) | 154 (9) |
| 8 | verlaine | 124 | 07:00 | 72 (26) | 86 (24) | 87 (25) | 103 (25) | 153 (24) |
| 9 | Jason | 107 | 07:22 | 74 (23) | 83 (22) | 90 (19) | 107 (23) | 147 (20) |
| 10 | mistigris | 105 | 07:42 | 74 (19) | 77 (22) | 98 (20) | 100 (22) | 145 (22) |
| 11 | aphis99 | 115 | 08:03 | 77 (25) | 89 (25) | 98 (23) | 112 (24) | 131 (18) |
| 12 | Alexis Johansen | 74 | 08:16 | 79 (17) | 91 (15) | 86 (13) | 103 (16) | 147 (13) |
| 13 | HoneyBadger | 130 | 08:22 | 82 (25) | 92 (26) | 94 (25) | 94 (27) | 134 (27) |
| 14 | Umpire | 83 | 08:36 | 75 (19) | 93 (16) | 103 (16) | 93 (15) | 135 (17) |
| 15 | richard | 75 | 09:50 | 79 (15) | 87 (17) | 89 (18) | 111 (16) | 157 (9) |
| 16 | asaldanha | 87 | 09:52 | 68 (19) | 82 (19) | 101 (17) | 106 (17) | 153 (15) |
| 17 | markdobell | 111 | 10:14 | 81 (26) | 85 (24) | 92 (22) | 107 (20) | 143 (19) |
| 18 | Ciolf | 106 | 10:24 | 77 (21) | 82 (22) | 94 (21) | 112 (21) | 134 (21) |
| 19 | LoreleiBill | 89 | 10:33 | 81 (22) | 87 (17) | 96 (15) | 95 (19) | 147 (16) |
| 20 | glheard | 78 | 10:35 | 80 (20) | 85 (16) | 105 (13) | 101 (18) | 147 (11) |
| 21 | Deane Short | 75 | 11:22 | 63 (16) | 88 (14) | 91 (17) | 106 (16) | 166 (12) |
| 22 | Kinghedger | 107 | 11:29 | 70 (24) | 90 (26) | 80 (15) | 103 (23) | 160 (19) |
| 23 | keriothe_ | 110 | 11:48 | 78 (26) | 82 (24) | 98 (19) | 109 (22) | 142 (19) |
| 24 | Heyesey | 83 | 11:52 | 73 (19) | 89 (17) | 92 (17) | 114 (17) | 143 (13) |
| 25 | David Crooks | 85 | 12:02 | 84 (20) | 102 (22) | 98 (16) | 109 (20) | 114 (7) |
| 26 | lickert | 97 | 12:02 | 79 (23) | 95 (20) | 95 (17) | 104 (22) | 136 (15) |
| 27 | Amoeba89 | 113 | 12:02 | 81 (22) | 82 (24) | 77 (19) | 90 (23) | 159 (25) |
| 28 | Groucho | 83 | 12:04 | 78 (22) | 88 (17) | 96 (16) | 118 (18) | 139 (10) |
| 29 | Morphosis | 66 | 12:06 | 97 (15) | 90 (17) | 98 (13) | 106 (15) | 117 (6) |
| 30 | morleyterrier | 45 | 12:17 | 71 (10) | 85 (9) | 100 (10) | 112 (8) | 137 (8) |
| 31 | neilr | 80 | 12:20 | 88 (22) | 89 (19) | 92 (15) | 104 (12) | 142 (12) |
| 32 | miked1961 | 84 | 12:20 | 75 (20) | 83 (18) | 105 (17) | 101 (15) | 147 (14) |
| 33 | scrabbler | 46 | 12:49 | 73 (10) | 96 (8) | 92 (8) | 91 (7) | 131 (13) |
| 34 | philjordan1147 | 86 | 12:53 | 78 (20) | 85 (20) | 95 (13) | 111 (18) | 138 (15) |
| 35 | andy | 85 | 12:58 | 80 (20) | 90 (18) | 91 (20) | 121 (15) | 134 (12) |
| 36 | Tom Stubbs | 121 | 12:58 | 81 (25) | 84 (25) | 91 (24) | 98 (25) | 150 (22) |
| 37 | chriswords | 99 | 13:03 | 80 (23) | 94 (24) | 98 (22) | 102 (19) | 152 (11) |
| 38 | chindit | 105 | 13:04 | 70 (22) | 87 (21) | 92 (18) | 104 (23) | 143 (21) |
| 39 | aphasic | 75 | 13:18 | 87 (20) | 96 (20) | 97 (14) | 109 (13) | 126 (8) |
| 40 | Aybee | 112 | 13:25 | 85 (25) | 96 (21) | 89 (22) | 104 (24) | 127 (20) |
| 41 | Silva | 91 | 13:37 | 91 (22) | 98 (24) | 87 (17) | 103 (18) | 137 (10) |
| 42 | EricK | 118 | 13:43 | 74 (23) | 87 (26) | 99 (24) | 98 (23) | 143 (22) |
| 43 | Askival | 41 | 13:45 | 58 (9) | 77 (6) | 90 (9) | 110 (8) | 157 (9) |
| 44 | tilbee | 100 | 13:58 | 73 (21) | 89 (22) | 91 (20) | 103 (18) | 147 (19) |
| 45 | Sheapey | 125 | 14:00 | 66 (25) | 82 (27) | 99 (25) | 97 (25) | 160 (23) |
| 46 | MikeOsborne | 107 | 14:01 | 76 (22) | 84 (23) | 95 (24) | 100 (21) | 158 (17) |
| 47 | Topical Tim | 107 | 14:06 | 69 (23) | 88 (23) | 86 (16) | 105 (23) | 148 (22) |
| 48 | Ed freshpot | 72 | 14:13 | 88 (18) | 102 (17) | 93 (11) | 103 (19) | 124 (7) |
| 49 | Semillon | 119 | 14:19 | 76 (25) | 82 (27) | 98 (24) | 97 (20) | 149 (23) |
| 50 | alexh | 77 | 14:28 | 82 (18) | 100 (18) | 102 (13) | 105 (17) | 117 (11) |
| 51 | Sue Sweeper | 40 | 14:34 | 92 (11) | 90 (10) | 95 (6) | 104 (6) | 125 (7) |
| 52 | JimboFS | 81 | 14:38 | 74 (16) | 91 (18) | 95 (16) | 110 (19) | 135 (12) |
| 53 | March | 102 | 14:42 | 71 (23) | 84 (20) | 92 (16) | 107 (22) | 143 (21) |
| 54 | Secondbass | 89 | 14:43 | 69 (18) | 88 (19) | 96 (18) | 107 (20) | 148 (14) |
| 55 | clarkeybaby | 85 | 14:44 | 77 (16) | 81 (18) | 90 (17) | 111 (18) | 141 (16) |
| 56 | Looch | 83 | 15:00 | 87 (20) | 100 (21) | 106 (16) | 104 (18) | 107 (8) |
| 57 | LouWeed | 113 | 15:03 | 68 (23) | 86 (25) | 92 (24) | 104 (20) | 154 (21) |
| 58 | Pootle | 85 | 15:13 | 74 (21) | 89 (18) | 97 (17) | 96 (16) | 163 (13) |
| 59 | Stavros | 100 | 15:19 | 73 (23) | 88 (19) | 91 (20) | 105 (21) | 152 (17) |
| 60 | julian_w | 72 | 15:21 | 92 (18) | 98 (18) | 97 (14) | 100 (15) | 126 (7) |
| 61 | 7dPenguin | 64 | 15:27 | 79 (15) | 86 (16) | 103 (11) | 118 (14) | 127 (8) |
| 62 | CentralLine | 84 | 15:46 | 79 (20) | 89 (22) | 92 (14) | 108 (17) | 155 (11) |
| 63 | Finzi | 130 | 15:49 | 88 (26) | 93 (27) | 93 (25) | 100 (26) | 123 (26) |
| 64 | ram80 | 52 | 16:02 | 64 (8) | 87 (8) | 96 (11) | 98 (11) | 131 (14) |
| 65 | gabrojak | 68 | 16:04 | 84 (16) | 94 (17) | 95 (13) | 112 (15) | 130 (7) |
| 66 | Tibthorpe | 117 | 16:04 | 75 (25) | 82 (25) | 88 (21) | 112 (23) | 143 (23) |
| 67 | Paul Hammond | 69 | 16:06 | 77 (16) | 101 (18) | 76 (11) | 113 (12) | 135 (12) |
| 68 | rob.rolfe42 | 63 | 16:17 | 79 (19) | 89 (14) | 102 (9) | 123 (15) | 125 (6) |
| 69 | franceslc11 | 85 | 16:27 | 69 (16) | 77 (12) | 89 (17) | 101 (19) | 143 (21) |
| 70 | Ben Staveley | 91 | 16:34 | 75 (20) | 82 (21) | 80 (15) | 119 (21) | 152 (14) |
| 71 | benbush | 80 | 16:38 | 74 (15) | 82 (19) | 83 (13) | 101 (17) | 156 (16) |
| 72 | andrewlake | 125 | 16:39 | 76 (26) | 89 (22) | 101 (24) | 107 (26) | 122 (27) |
| 73 | RobR | 69 | 17:04 | 76 (19) | 92 (14) | 99 (14) | 121 (15) | 133 (7) |
| 74 | Vannyx | 59 | 17:10 | 76 (13) | 85 (14) | 96 (11) | 102 (10) | 148 (11) |
| 75 | phthisis | 40 | 17:29 | 72 (7) | 79 (9) | 94 (7) | 119 (9) | 130 (8) |
| 76 | rrricharrrd | 81 | 17:39 | 69 (16) | 75 (15) | 80 (16) | 112 (21) | 169 (13) |
| 77 | DanSolo | 83 | 17:48 | 81 (14) | 85 (16) | 98 (19) | 107 (18) | 125 (16) |
| 78 | tapbarker | 94 | 17:50 | 70 (22) | 86 (16) | 100 (17) | 96 (18) | 144 (21) |
| 79 | cdb_100 | 82 | 17:55 | 63 (17) | 92 (17) | 80 (13) | 120 (18) | 137 (17) |
| 80 | Squallaby | 93 | 17:58 | 77 (20) | 87 (22) | 99 (17) | 112 (22) | 138 (12) |
| 81 | Encota | 65 | 18:20 | 81 (13) | 87 (13) | 93 (12) | 108 (15) | 129 (12) |
| 82 | PGooden | 77 | 18:30 | 75 (16) | 94 (20) | 96 (14) | 108 (16) | 139 (11) |
| 83 | Valance | 68 | 18:40 | 68 (17) | 78 (11) | 82 (10) | 110 (17) | 159 (13) |
| 84 | Galspray | 91 | 18:49 | 74 (18) | 80 (18) | 102 (21) | 98 (20) | 156 (14) |
| 85 | Dzhigit | 83 | 18:58 | 87 (24) | 90 (16) | 101 (16) | 115 (18) | 116 (9) |
| 86 | hopkinb | 58 | 19:04 | 87 (17) | 78 (13) | 101 (10) | 115 (10) | 138 (8) |
| 87 | LJCN | 89 | 19:33 | 75 (16) | 76 (17) | 91 (15) | 104 (22) | 142 (19) |
| 88 | Anomalospiza | 102 | 19:36 | 73 (23) | 85 (22) | 100 (16) | 98 (22) | 149 (19) |
| 89 | Zander | 101 | 20:13 | 72 (24) | 90 (20) | 98 (19) | 103 (21) | 147 (17) |
| 90 | Achernar | 88 | 20:32 | 80 (18) | 85 (19) | 87 (17) | 111 (19) | 142 (15) |
| 91 | uvofiz | 71 | 20:34 | 81 (16) | 96 (19) | 96 (14) | 108 (12) | 130 (10) |
| 92 | Aldus | 78 | 20:37 | 87 (20) | 94 (19) | 96 (14) | 109 (14) | 124 (11) |
| 93 | Crossiant | 73 | 20:48 | 59 (15) | 65 (14) | 89 (14) | 96 (12) | 171 (18) |
| 94 | valerian1967 | 85 | 20:56 | 76 (16) | 78 (18) | 89 (15) | 88 (17) | 158 (19) |
| 95 | robinh | 102 | 20:56 | 81 (22) | 87 (19) | 94 (21) | 101 (17) | 131 (23) |
| 96 | pc8 | 121 | 20:56 | 70 (23) | 76 (25) | 101 (25) | 100 (24) | 151 (24) |
| 97 | GMcD | 116 | 21:24 | 73 (23) | 86 (26) | 86 (24) | 105 (21) | 153 (22) |
| 98 | dr.shred | 59 | 21:31 | 72 (16) | 85 (13) | 98 (8) | 116 (15) | 154 (7) |
| 99 | daniel.faith | 63 | 21:37 | 70 (12) | 79 (14) | 79 (11) | 105 (12) | 157 (14) |
| 100 | alwsn8 | 110 | 21:37 | 73 (23) | 87 (23) | 98 (22) | 108 (22) | 137 (20) |
| 101 | mjsaunders9 | 99 | 21:49 | 83 (24) | 74 (18) | 97 (20) | 102 (18) | 145 (19) |
| 102 | Zabadak3 | 111 | 21:58 | 76 (22) | 87 (25) | 92 (22) | 100 (17) | 140 (25) |
| 103 | The Caffeine Kid | 91 | 22:00 | 77 (17) | 90 (21) | 100 (20) | 103 (17) | 130 (16) |
| 104 | Colin2355 | 58 | 22:05 | 67 (8) | 89 (20) | 96 (13) | 94 (8) | 162 (9) |
| 105 | george.garlick | 76 | 22:35 | 80 (20) | 95 (16) | 100 (15) | 122 (15) | 112 (10) |
| 106 | Willie F | 99 | 22:42 | 75 (21) | 94 (20) | 89 (19) | 105 (18) | 134 (21) |
| 107 | Tudds | 86 | 22:51 | 79 (24) | 90 (22) | 107 (18) | 122 (16) | 135 (6) |
| 108 | David Bourne | 45 | 22:53 | 64 (7) | 79 (15) | 115 (9) | 100 (6) | 150 (8) |
| 109 | gsriordan52 | 76 | 22:58 | 80 (19) | 92 (18) | 100 (12) | 113 (18) | 128 (9) |
| 110 | JayEm | 96 | 23:09 | 72 (15) | 93 (21) | 96 (20) | 102 (20) | 127 (20) |
| 111 | Rod B | 102 | 23:43 | 76 (21) | 79 (20) | 96 (21) | 111 (22) | 139 (18) |
| 112 | Astonvilla.1 | 40 | 23:51 | 65 (6) | 81 (11) | 90 (8) | 102 (7) | 158 (8) |
| 113 | UisceTe | 51 | 23:51 | 77 (13) | 89 (14) | 100 (7) | 100 (8) | 147 (9) |
| 114 | goblin | 131 | 24:11 | 82 (27) | 89 (27) | 95 (27) | 100 (25) | 134 (25) |
| 115 | James P | 92 | 24:20 | 58 (15) | 78 (22) | 95 (22) | 100 (16) | 169 (17) |
| 116 | Corymbia | 96 | 24:53 | 83 (17) | 79 (20) | 91 (20) | 99 (20) | 146 (19) |
| 117 | infinitejest | 61 | 25:14 | 72 (17) | 94 (9) | 98 (13) | 120 (15) | 132 (7) |
| 118 | Gallion Fish | 73 | 25:34 | 68 (19) | 71 (16) | 78 (13) | 96 (17) | 273 (8) |
| 119 | Deezzaa | 91 | 26:13 | 80 (21) | 98 (21) | 96 (18) | 104 (19) | 134 (12) |
| 120 | rjcassidy | 88 | 26:20 | 75 (20) | 86 (20) | 90 (14) | 109 (18) | 146 (16) |
| 121 | Brenk | 74 | 26:23 | 80 (20) | 96 (16) | 86 (15) | 116 (15) | 150 (8) |
| 122 | Mkgnao | 68 | 26:29 | 97 (19) | 86 (16) | 90 (13) | 105 (11) | 134 (9) |
| 123 | JoeyC | 51 | 27:16 | 71 (15) | 102 (11) | 92 (13) | 121 (6) | 159 (6) |
| 124 | Jamie Fox | 87 | 27:18 | 63 (19) | 78 (20) | 75 (12) | 96 (18) | 181 (18) |
| 125 | crosswordian | 60 | 27:21 | 78 (11) | 83 (10) | 98 (12) | 103 (14) | 129 (13) |
| 126 | Yatton50 | 54 | 27:42 | 89 (15) | 77 (8) | 100 (11) | 109 (12) | 128 (8) |
| 127 | NAPASAI | 41 | 27:55 | 77 (10) | 96 (11) | 97 (8) | 122 (6) | 124 (6) |
| 128 | Hamish.S | 99 | 27:57 | 64 (25) | 72 (21) | 79 (20) | 103 (19) | 229 (14) |
| 129 | Manveru | 74 | 28:15 | 88 (23) | 96 (24) | 111 (15) | 109 (6) | 118 (6) |
| 130 | En Cee | 49 | 28:18 | 71 (10) | 86 (10) | 103 (9) | 93 (10) | 144 (10) |
| 131 | chris661554 | 86 | 28:23 | 71 (19) | 89 (19) | 97 (13) | 98 (18) | 147 (17) |
| 132 | Snorter | 95 | 28:35 | 71 (18) | 88 (24) | 95 (18) | 111 (20) | 143 (15) |
| 133 | ulaca | 85 | 29:01 | 71 (24) | 95 (19) | 86 (17) | 111 (15) | 181 (10) |
| 134 | nekabue | 53 | 29:05 | 76 (12) | 83 (11) | 111 (11) | 93 (9) | 140 (10) |
| 135 | JohnDun | 86 | 29:11 | 74 (17) | 75 (16) | 85 (16) | 107 (20) | 153 (17) |
| 136 | Dr_Bob | 70 | 29:26 | 84 (17) | 90 (18) | 109 (16) | 106 (10) | 124 (9) |
| 137 | Mike Harper | 107 | 29:27 | 71 (23) | 90 (24) | 89 (22) | 115 (21) | 144 (17) |
| 138 | Balawo | 59 | 29:38 | 85 (14) | 84 (8) | 101 (11) | 86 (12) | 133 (14) |
| 139 | MichelinPoitiers | 67 | 29:47 | 69 (16) | 89 (17) | 120 (11) | 119 (10) | 118 (13) |
| 140 | David Luke | 55 | 29:59 | 70 (8) | 93 (6) | 82 (12) | 102 (15) | 131 (14) |
| 141 | intentional rounding | 88 | 30:01 | 76 (15) | 77 (19) | 97 (19) | 111 (17) | 135 (18) |
| 142 | rv_1 | 87 | 31:05 | 72 (22) | 96 (21) | 87 (13) | 102 (17) | 155 (14) |
| 143 | gbestanley | 83 | 32:08 | 86 (19) | 96 (18) | 97 (16) | 109 (19) | 117 (11) |
| 144 | The Real Steve Snackman | 116 | 32:09 | 68 (24) | 84 (21) | 98 (24) | 103 (25) | 146 (22) |
| 145 | Mudge | 86 | 32:48 | 63 (16) | 77 (17) | 96 (14) | 96 (19) | 153 (20) |
| 146 | RogerC | 64 | 33:26 | 71 (11) | 84 (13) | 104 (13) | 100 (14) | 133 (13) |
| 147 | Alias Noble | 68 | 33:44 | 97 (14) | 89 (20) | 103 (13) | 106 (14) | 116 (7) |
| 148 | barracuda | 71 | 33:44 | 74 (11) | 84 (15) | 102 (13) | 106 (14) | 121 (18) |
| 149 | crucihacker | 40 | 34:00 | 62 (13) | 93 (6) | 74 (8) | 112 (7) | 206 (6) |
| 150 | BertieVII | 73 | 34:13 | 91 (18) | 89 (16) | 100 (17) | 113 (15) | 115 (7) |
| 151 | Grumpole | 58 | 35:11 | 75 (18) | 85 (12) | 95 (13) | 144 (7) | 145 (8) |
| 152 | vinyl12345 | 87 | 35:17 | 75 (19) | 85 (24) | 97 (14) | 113 (16) | 145 (14) |
| 153 | E Bradford | 92 | 36:08 | 76 (22) | 96 (16) | 110 (22) | 107 (19) | 114 (13) |
| 154 | kapietro | 54 | 36:21 | 73 (16) | 86 (8) | 96 (10) | 105 (11) | 156 (9) |
| 155 | Bossbutbee | 65 | 36:46 | 80 (14) | 91 (20) | 102 (13) | 111 (12) | 145 (6) |
| 156 | Peloton | 77 | 37:38 | 73 (16) | 76 (12) | 94 (14) | 96 (18) | 149 (17) |
| 157 | starstruck | 96 | 37:56 | 78 (20) | 84 (20) | 91 (18) | 98 (17) | 143 (21) |
| 158 | laurence_da | 92 | 38:12 | 59 (18) | 62 (17) | 76 (20) | 121 (21) | 186 (16) |
| 159 | koro | 117 | 38:22 | 76 (25) | 89 (25) | 100 (23) | 101 (22) | 137 (22) |
| 160 | Pleasuredome | 43 | 38:31 | 89 (9) | 82 (6) | 95 (12) | 112 (9) | 119 (7) |
| 161 | Shushannah | 108 | 39:57 | 78 (20) | 91 (21) | 92 (22) | 97 (22) | 136 (23) |
| 162 | LiamD | 39 | 41:13 | 59 (10) | 69 (8) | 96 (8) | 75 (7) | 241 (6) |
| 163 | WordPlodder | 119 | 41:18 | 66 (24) | 86 (24) | 88 (24) | 99 (24) | 162 (23) |
| 164 | Steve Wood | 106 | 41:57 | 76 (21) | 87 (25) | 100 (20) | 107 (19) | 131 (21) |
| 165 | Dr Dolittle | 63 | 44:06 | 47 (12) | 77 (15) | 99 (10) | 90 (14) | 191 (12) |
| 166 | Gordon B | 48 | 44:51 | 78 (7) | 77 (10) | 85 (11) | 127 (11) | 125 (9) |
| 167 | CoxBurglar | 58 | 50:18 | 66 (12) | 70 (13) | 99 (12) | 97 (12) | 192 (9) |