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 | 49 | 04:39 | 72 (11) | 79 (9) | 109 (9) | 98 (7) | 132 (13) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 88 | 05:53 | 77 (19) | 88 (18) | 91 (14) | 102 (18) | 137 (19) |
| 3 | Magoo | 91 | 06:28 | 72 (20) | 79 (17) | 87 (12) | 105 (21) | 145 (21) |
| 4 | cmjhutton | 85 | 06:31 | 79 (17) | 82 (18) | 73 (17) | 113 (19) | 161 (14) |
| 5 | Paul Gilbert | 86 | 06:33 | 75 (22) | 81 (17) | 103 (13) | 107 (17) | 138 (17) |
| 6 | lili | 120 | 06:45 | 70 (26) | 88 (25) | 95 (19) | 99 (24) | 143 (26) |
| 7 | verlaine | 118 | 06:52 | 75 (24) | 87 (24) | 91 (24) | 106 (23) | 142 (23) |
| 8 | Jason | 110 | 07:28 | 74 (22) | 85 (24) | 87 (19) | 110 (22) | 140 (23) |
| 9 | mistigris | 100 | 07:35 | 76 (18) | 78 (20) | 101 (19) | 100 (21) | 138 (22) |
| 10 | aphis99 | 113 | 08:07 | 78 (26) | 90 (24) | 98 (22) | 114 (23) | 127 (18) |
| 11 | HoneyBadger | 126 | 08:17 | 80 (25) | 89 (25) | 98 (24) | 97 (26) | 133 (26) |
| 12 | Alexis Johansen | 77 | 08:32 | 72 (17) | 98 (18) | 88 (14) | 106 (15) | 144 (13) |
| 13 | Umpire | 73 | 08:39 | 78 (17) | 88 (13) | 105 (14) | 92 (14) | 135 (15) |
| 14 | richard | 78 | 09:42 | 77 (17) | 91 (15) | 87 (18) | 118 (18) | 141 (10) |
| 15 | asaldanha | 84 | 10:01 | 69 (19) | 85 (19) | 100 (15) | 103 (17) | 157 (14) |
| 16 | markdobell | 108 | 10:15 | 81 (25) | 88 (24) | 91 (20) | 106 (20) | 140 (19) |
| 17 | Ciolf | 100 | 10:20 | 79 (21) | 84 (21) | 98 (21) | 109 (18) | 132 (19) |
| 18 | LoreleiBill | 87 | 10:47 | 80 (21) | 92 (18) | 98 (14) | 97 (20) | 144 (14) |
| 19 | glheard | 76 | 10:48 | 81 (21) | 87 (15) | 102 (12) | 104 (16) | 139 (12) |
| 20 | Deane Short | 72 | 11:20 | 65 (15) | 78 (12) | 93 (16) | 105 (15) | 157 (14) |
| 21 | Kinghedger | 104 | 11:39 | 73 (24) | 94 (25) | 78 (13) | 100 (23) | 154 (19) |
| 22 | Amoeba89 | 111 | 11:43 | 81 (22) | 89 (24) | 80 (19) | 96 (22) | 145 (24) |
| 23 | morleyterrier | 63 | 11:44 | 72 (14) | 86 (13) | 101 (13) | 110 (12) | 137 (11) |
| 24 | keriothe_ | 105 | 11:51 | 75 (25) | 81 (22) | 93 (18) | 114 (21) | 144 (19) |
| 25 | Heyesey | 80 | 12:04 | 78 (17) | 85 (16) | 87 (17) | 113 (17) | 145 (13) |
| 26 | lickert | 92 | 12:06 | 79 (21) | 92 (18) | 102 (18) | 106 (21) | 129 (14) |
| 27 | Groucho | 78 | 12:08 | 78 (21) | 91 (17) | 99 (15) | 118 (15) | 131 (10) |
| 28 | David Crooks | 79 | 12:13 | 81 (19) | 104 (21) | 98 (15) | 110 (18) | 116 (6) |
| 29 | philjordan1147 | 86 | 12:32 | 79 (20) | 89 (21) | 99 (14) | 109 (17) | 133 (14) |
| 30 | neilr | 75 | 12:38 | 86 (22) | 98 (19) | 89 (13) | 108 (11) | 136 (10) |
| 31 | miked1961 | 81 | 12:44 | 77 (19) | 83 (17) | 100 (17) | 102 (15) | 150 (13) |
| 32 | Aybee | 108 | 12:54 | 86 (25) | 97 (22) | 92 (21) | 104 (23) | 126 (17) |
| 33 | andy | 83 | 13:00 | 80 (19) | 92 (18) | 95 (20) | 118 (14) | 129 (12) |
| 34 | chindit | 100 | 13:06 | 72 (20) | 86 (20) | 92 (19) | 108 (23) | 142 (18) |
| 35 | Tom Stubbs | 117 | 13:12 | 82 (24) | 84 (24) | 92 (23) | 96 (24) | 147 (22) |
| 36 | chriswords | 92 | 13:16 | 80 (22) | 96 (24) | 98 (18) | 103 (17) | 144 (11) |
| 37 | Askival | 55 | 13:24 | 64 (11) | 76 (9) | 94 (12) | 107 (11) | 149 (12) |
| 38 | Silva | 87 | 13:40 | 89 (22) | 98 (21) | 92 (17) | 102 (16) | 130 (11) |
| 39 | aphasic | 72 | 13:41 | 84 (18) | 97 (20) | 100 (13) | 109 (14) | 127 (7) |
| 40 | EricK | 112 | 13:43 | 74 (22) | 84 (25) | 103 (23) | 104 (20) | 135 (22) |
| 41 | Semillon | 115 | 13:54 | 77 (24) | 84 (25) | 100 (23) | 96 (20) | 144 (23) |
| 42 | Topical Tim | 106 | 14:00 | 66 (23) | 90 (25) | 86 (14) | 115 (23) | 139 (21) |
| 43 | Sheapey | 120 | 14:02 | 68 (24) | 87 (26) | 103 (24) | 99 (24) | 145 (22) |
| 44 | canismiser | 71 | 14:09 | 87 (16) | 92 (18) | 88 (16) | 125 (14) | 120 (7) |
| 45 | MikeOsborne | 86 | 14:12 | 73 (18) | 84 (19) | 98 (19) | 101 (17) | 159 (13) |
| 46 | clarkeybaby | 104 | 14:21 | 77 (20) | 84 (22) | 93 (21) | 110 (21) | 135 (20) |
| 47 | tilbee | 97 | 14:23 | 70 (18) | 82 (19) | 92 (22) | 107 (18) | 142 (20) |
| 48 | Ed freshpot | 72 | 14:29 | 84 (17) | 102 (17) | 92 (8) | 100 (20) | 126 (10) |
| 49 | alexh | 73 | 14:30 | 84 (19) | 99 (17) | 104 (12) | 104 (14) | 116 (11) |
| 50 | Secondbass | 86 | 14:41 | 68 (17) | 82 (19) | 97 (19) | 120 (18) | 140 (13) |
| 51 | julian_w | 72 | 14:53 | 93 (20) | 95 (18) | 96 (13) | 104 (15) | 132 (6) |
| 52 | Stavros | 90 | 14:54 | 75 (19) | 84 (17) | 92 (19) | 112 (20) | 142 (15) |
| 53 | cdb_100 | 72 | 14:55 | 75 (17) | 80 (14) | 88 (12) | 95 (16) | 170 (13) |
| 54 | Sue Sweeper | 42 | 15:04 | 86 (12) | 83 (8) | 91 (7) | 117 (6) | 127 (9) |
| 55 | March | 103 | 15:06 | 72 (22) | 86 (20) | 93 (17) | 109 (24) | 139 (20) |
| 56 | JimboFS | 77 | 15:11 | 74 (15) | 92 (16) | 100 (16) | 110 (17) | 124 (13) |
| 57 | Pootle | 82 | 15:14 | 78 (22) | 88 (16) | 96 (16) | 98 (16) | 161 (12) |
| 58 | Looch | 85 | 15:15 | 87 (20) | 96 (21) | 108 (16) | 108 (19) | 101 (9) |
| 59 | LouWeed | 108 | 15:15 | 72 (22) | 87 (24) | 93 (22) | 103 (19) | 147 (21) |
| 60 | Paul Hammond | 63 | 15:40 | 80 (17) | 105 (15) | 79 (10) | 108 (10) | 132 (11) |
| 61 | 7dPenguin | 60 | 15:53 | 81 (13) | 85 (13) | 100 (11) | 113 (15) | 127 (8) |
| 62 | ram80 | 55 | 15:59 | 64 (8) | 90 (9) | 95 (13) | 98 (11) | 131 (14) |
| 63 | Finzi | 126 | 16:11 | 88 (25) | 94 (26) | 94 (24) | 98 (25) | 122 (26) |
| 64 | gabrojak | 56 | 16:17 | 86 (13) | 94 (16) | 98 (10) | 112 (11) | 125 (6) |
| 65 | rob.rolfe42 | 64 | 16:21 | 78 (20) | 93 (14) | 101 (9) | 123 (15) | 124 (6) |
| 66 | Ben Staveley | 90 | 16:24 | 75 (19) | 87 (20) | 84 (15) | 111 (21) | 146 (15) |
| 67 | franceslc11 | 76 | 16:27 | 66 (13) | 83 (11) | 89 (17) | 102 (17) | 142 (18) |
| 68 | CentralLine | 81 | 16:29 | 77 (18) | 87 (20) | 91 (13) | 110 (18) | 147 (12) |
| 69 | Tibthorpe | 116 | 16:37 | 74 (23) | 83 (24) | 90 (23) | 112 (24) | 140 (22) |
| 70 | andrewlake | 121 | 16:50 | 75 (25) | 83 (22) | 104 (23) | 109 (25) | 124 (26) |
| 71 | benbush | 77 | 17:03 | 72 (14) | 77 (17) | 85 (11) | 104 (18) | 150 (17) |
| 72 | Vannyx | 58 | 17:16 | 75 (14) | 83 (12) | 103 (11) | 99 (10) | 146 (11) |
| 73 | Encota | 66 | 17:47 | 78 (14) | 92 (12) | 91 (15) | 117 (13) | 124 (12) |
| 74 | rrricharrrd | 71 | 17:55 | 70 (15) | 81 (13) | 82 (15) | 112 (17) | 167 (11) |
| 75 | tapbarker | 88 | 18:01 | 70 (21) | 90 (16) | 103 (14) | 91 (16) | 140 (21) |
| 76 | DanSolo | 82 | 18:17 | 81 (15) | 81 (15) | 96 (16) | 107 (17) | 126 (19) |
| 77 | Squallaby | 90 | 18:34 | 75 (19) | 86 (22) | 100 (17) | 118 (22) | 134 (10) |
| 78 | Galspray | 89 | 19:03 | 82 (18) | 79 (20) | 102 (20) | 99 (19) | 156 (12) |
| 79 | PGooden | 75 | 19:11 | 73 (16) | 88 (20) | 100 (10) | 107 (17) | 144 (12) |
| 80 | Valance | 64 | 19:15 | 70 (15) | 78 (10) | 82 (10) | 108 (15) | 151 (14) |
| 81 | Dzhigit | 82 | 19:17 | 84 (22) | 85 (14) | 103 (17) | 116 (20) | 117 (9) |
| 82 | hopkinb | 52 | 19:30 | 86 (15) | 78 (12) | 108 (8) | 115 (9) | 132 (8) |
| 83 | Anomalospiza | 103 | 19:38 | 76 (24) | 84 (21) | 99 (17) | 100 (21) | 143 (20) |
| 84 | LJCN | 90 | 19:48 | 75 (18) | 81 (16) | 92 (15) | 104 (21) | 137 (20) |
| 85 | Zander | 93 | 19:51 | 73 (21) | 88 (18) | 97 (17) | 106 (21) | 142 (16) |
| 86 | Aldus | 75 | 19:53 | 90 (20) | 92 (18) | 98 (13) | 110 (13) | 118 (11) |
| 87 | pc8 | 117 | 20:23 | 68 (23) | 78 (25) | 107 (25) | 97 (22) | 150 (22) |
| 88 | valerian1967 | 86 | 20:46 | 77 (16) | 84 (19) | 87 (17) | 93 (17) | 158 (17) |
| 89 | daniel.faith | 55 | 20:47 | 71 (9) | 82 (12) | 90 (12) | 112 (12) | 142 (10) |
| 90 | cerid | 46 | 21:00 | 77 (9) | 104 (9) | 91 (11) | 109 (7) | 118 (10) |
| 91 | uvofiz | 72 | 21:02 | 83 (17) | 96 (21) | 96 (13) | 108 (12) | 132 (9) |
| 92 | robinh | 99 | 21:08 | 81 (21) | 84 (19) | 96 (20) | 105 (16) | 128 (23) |
| 93 | mjsaunders9 | 95 | 21:09 | 74 (22) | 81 (17) | 106 (20) | 101 (17) | 137 (19) |
| 94 | Crossiant | 74 | 21:11 | 60 (12) | 67 (16) | 94 (14) | 94 (15) | 168 (17) |
| 95 | The Caffeine Kid | 91 | 21:11 | 79 (18) | 92 (22) | 98 (21) | 108 (17) | 131 (13) |
| 96 | Achernar | 83 | 21:25 | 83 (18) | 87 (17) | 90 (16) | 110 (17) | 131 (15) |
| 97 | GMcD | 112 | 21:30 | 74 (23) | 84 (25) | 91 (23) | 106 (19) | 147 (22) |
| 98 | Willie F | 94 | 21:46 | 74 (20) | 88 (19) | 97 (19) | 107 (18) | 136 (18) |
| 99 | Zabadak3 | 105 | 22:02 | 73 (22) | 90 (23) | 89 (22) | 105 (14) | 139 (24) |
| 100 | pterodactyl | 69 | 22:03 | 91 (17) | 95 (18) | 97 (16) | 118 (12) | 106 (6) |
| 101 | UisceTe | 47 | 22:07 | 85 (13) | 96 (13) | 104 (7) | 97 (6) | 127 (8) |
| 102 | alwsn8 | 103 | 22:34 | 72 (22) | 85 (22) | 100 (20) | 114 (21) | 133 (18) |
| 103 | Tudds | 82 | 22:35 | 80 (23) | 90 (20) | 110 (17) | 116 (15) | 129 (7) |
| 104 | george.garlick | 74 | 22:56 | 79 (21) | 97 (15) | 99 (14) | 123 (15) | 111 (9) |
| 105 | Colin2355 | 54 | 23:00 | 65 (7) | 87 (17) | 99 (13) | 101 (8) | 150 (9) |
| 106 | chrisw42 | 38 | 23:49 | 66 (8) | 83 (7) | 103 (10) | 100 (7) | 157 (6) |
| 107 | gsriordan52 | 77 | 24:06 | 81 (18) | 93 (19) | 101 (12) | 112 (18) | 121 (10) |
| 108 | Rod B | 103 | 24:16 | 77 (23) | 79 (21) | 100 (21) | 114 (21) | 136 (17) |
| 109 | goblin | 126 | 24:33 | 82 (26) | 89 (26) | 96 (26) | 101 (24) | 131 (24) |
| 110 | James P | 82 | 24:55 | 59 (14) | 81 (18) | 99 (20) | 99 (15) | 162 (15) |
| 111 | Jamie Fox | 86 | 25:22 | 70 (19) | 87 (21) | 81 (12) | 97 (17) | 163 (17) |
| 112 | Corymbia | 94 | 25:27 | 76 (16) | 79 (19) | 92 (20) | 103 (20) | 144 (19) |
| 113 | Gallion Fish | 73 | 25:57 | 68 (18) | 70 (15) | 85 (13) | 97 (17) | 223 (10) |
| 114 | infinitejest | 54 | 25:59 | 74 (14) | 81 (7) | 101 (12) | 124 (14) | 118 (7) |
| 115 | rjcassidy | 82 | 26:02 | 73 (18) | 87 (20) | 93 (15) | 108 (15) | 150 (14) |
| 116 | Deezzaa | 88 | 26:35 | 79 (21) | 98 (21) | 96 (15) | 104 (18) | 134 (13) |
| 117 | crosswordian | 55 | 26:57 | 81 (10) | 85 (12) | 98 (12) | 104 (11) | 132 (10) |
| 118 | Balawo | 53 | 27:03 | 86 (12) | 69 (7) | 95 (12) | 96 (11) | 142 (11) |
| 119 | Mkgnao | 60 | 27:15 | 102 (18) | 78 (13) | 94 (12) | 103 (9) | 133 (8) |
| 120 | En Cee | 48 | 27:41 | 73 (11) | 88 (9) | 108 (10) | 99 (10) | 138 (8) |
| 121 | Snorter | 97 | 27:46 | 72 (20) | 87 (25) | 98 (19) | 119 (19) | 136 (14) |
| 122 | Hamish.S | 90 | 28:10 | 64 (24) | 68 (18) | 81 (17) | 108 (19) | 230 (12) |
| 123 | Dr_Bob | 76 | 28:23 | 86 (19) | 92 (20) | 107 (17) | 108 (10) | 119 (10) |
| 124 | chris661554 | 82 | 28:32 | 70 (20) | 85 (18) | 101 (13) | 100 (14) | 147 (17) |
| 125 | tonym | 72 | 28:38 | 72 (17) | 89 (19) | 100 (9) | 118 (16) | 133 (11) |
| 126 | nekabue | 33 | 28:40 | 79 (8) | 83 (6) | 116 (7) | 93 (6) | 132 (6) |
| 127 | intentional rounding | 81 | 29:27 | 78 (15) | 80 (18) | 96 (17) | 108 (16) | 138 (15) |
| 128 | David Luke | 48 | 29:43 | 70 (7) | 80 (8) | 89 (9) | 106 (13) | 133 (11) |
| 129 | MichelinPoitiers | 63 | 29:50 | 70 (15) | 93 (16) | 120 (13) | 117 (9) | 112 (10) |
| 130 | JohnDun | 79 | 30:09 | 76 (16) | 83 (15) | 84 (13) | 104 (18) | 143 (17) |
| 131 | ulaca | 84 | 30:23 | 73 (24) | 93 (19) | 88 (17) | 113 (14) | 176 (10) |
| 132 | Mike Harper | 104 | 30:36 | 70 (22) | 91 (22) | 93 (23) | 118 (20) | 136 (17) |
| 133 | rv_1 | 89 | 30:44 | 74 (21) | 96 (22) | 87 (15) | 105 (17) | 150 (14) |
| 134 | Mudge | 80 | 31:41 | 67 (18) | 79 (16) | 93 (12) | 108 (18) | 152 (16) |
| 135 | gbestanley | 86 | 32:14 | 85 (21) | 91 (18) | 101 (18) | 112 (19) | 121 (10) |
| 136 | The Real Steve Snackman | 113 | 32:53 | 71 (24) | 82 (20) | 98 (23) | 103 (24) | 143 (22) |
| 137 | Alias Noble | 66 | 33:26 | 88 (15) | 94 (19) | 106 (12) | 108 (12) | 110 (8) |
| 138 | RogerC | 49 | 33:57 | 75 (7) | 86 (10) | 106 (11) | 98 (12) | 127 (9) |
| 139 | Grumpole | 58 | 35:04 | 77 (19) | 78 (11) | 98 (12) | 157 (6) | 133 (10) |
| 140 | barracuda | 63 | 35:09 | 76 (11) | 80 (13) | 102 (12) | 116 (11) | 118 (16) |
| 141 | BertieVII | 75 | 35:32 | 87 (18) | 93 (17) | 96 (17) | 116 (15) | 117 (8) |
| 142 | kapietro | 57 | 36:03 | 74 (17) | 92 (10) | 101 (10) | 107 (11) | 145 (9) |
| 143 | vinyl12345 | 83 | 36:08 | 72 (20) | 80 (20) | 102 (13) | 123 (16) | 139 (14) |
| 144 | E Bradford | 91 | 36:59 | 76 (22) | 90 (18) | 109 (20) | 113 (18) | 120 (13) |
| 145 | Peloton | 71 | 38:15 | 74 (15) | 81 (10) | 97 (13) | 92 (17) | 145 (16) |
| 146 | laurence_da | 90 | 38:20 | 57 (19) | 66 (18) | 77 (19) | 124 (18) | 187 (16) |
| 147 | starstruck | 94 | 38:26 | 79 (20) | 87 (21) | 90 (17) | 98 (17) | 145 (19) |
| 148 | koro | 113 | 38:53 | 73 (25) | 90 (24) | 105 (22) | 104 (22) | 133 (20) |
| 149 | Pleasuredome | 47 | 39:14 | 86 (9) | 86 (7) | 97 (13) | 112 (11) | 116 (7) |
| 150 | LiamD | 44 | 39:27 | 63 (10) | 71 (10) | 94 (9) | 91 (9) | 229 (6) |
| 151 | Shushannah | 100 | 40:06 | 75 (20) | 91 (18) | 95 (21) | 103 (21) | 133 (20) |
| 152 | WordPlodder | 111 | 40:53 | 71 (23) | 88 (22) | 93 (23) | 97 (22) | 152 (21) |
| 153 | Aidleys | 59 | 41:46 | 81 (18) | 99 (10) | 91 (14) | 122 (11) | 134 (6) |
| 154 | Steve Wood | 101 | 42:44 | 75 (20) | 82 (22) | 102 (20) | 112 (18) | 129 (21) |
| 155 | Gordon B | 59 | 43:14 | 80 (11) | 81 (13) | 88 (12) | 125 (13) | 127 (10) |
| 156 | Dr Dolittle | 62 | 45:20 | 50 (13) | 73 (12) | 94 (12) | 90 (13) | 196 (12) |
| 157 | CoxBurglar | 53 | 45:42 | 64 (11) | 90 (14) | 93 (9) | 83 (11) | 194 (8) |