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 | 87 | 06:10 | 75 (18) | 85 (19) | 89 (13) | 103 (17) | 139 (20) |
| 2 | Paul Gilbert | 85 | 06:29 | 75 (20) | 79 (17) | 101 (14) | 111 (18) | 137 (16) |
| 3 | Magoo | 85 | 06:38 | 72 (19) | 75 (17) | 85 (9) | 111 (20) | 142 (20) |
| 4 | cmjhutton | 80 | 06:40 | 79 (15) | 77 (17) | 73 (16) | 112 (18) | 165 (14) |
| 5 | lili | 122 | 06:45 | 72 (26) | 86 (25) | 98 (20) | 99 (25) | 141 (26) |
| 6 | verlaine | 119 | 06:57 | 76 (25) | 87 (24) | 87 (24) | 110 (23) | 141 (23) |
| 7 | Jason | 114 | 07:46 | 75 (23) | 83 (23) | 82 (20) | 121 (23) | 131 (25) |
| 8 | mistigris | 94 | 07:53 | 76 (17) | 79 (19) | 100 (17) | 97 (20) | 138 (21) |
| 9 | HoneyBadger | 126 | 08:14 | 79 (24) | 88 (25) | 96 (25) | 98 (26) | 134 (26) |
| 10 | aphis99 | 115 | 08:17 | 77 (26) | 86 (23) | 92 (23) | 121 (23) | 129 (20) |
| 11 | Alexis Johansen | 78 | 08:27 | 69 (17) | 99 (18) | 88 (15) | 111 (15) | 139 (13) |
| 12 | Umpire | 72 | 08:42 | 77 (16) | 88 (13) | 105 (14) | 93 (13) | 132 (16) |
| 13 | asaldanha | 93 | 09:59 | 73 (21) | 85 (21) | 95 (17) | 107 (18) | 148 (16) |
| 14 | richard | 78 | 10:01 | 74 (15) | 89 (16) | 82 (17) | 118 (18) | 142 (12) |
| 15 | Ciolf | 102 | 10:21 | 76 (21) | 85 (20) | 95 (22) | 116 (20) | 128 (19) |
| 16 | markdobell | 108 | 10:24 | 83 (25) | 86 (24) | 88 (20) | 108 (20) | 142 (19) |
| 17 | glheard | 76 | 10:44 | 80 (21) | 90 (16) | 96 (12) | 113 (17) | 139 (10) |
| 18 | LoreleiBill | 88 | 10:54 | 80 (19) | 92 (18) | 94 (15) | 103 (20) | 132 (16) |
| 19 | morleyterrier | 73 | 11:26 | 72 (16) | 86 (15) | 99 (15) | 113 (14) | 134 (13) |
| 20 | Deane Short | 74 | 11:30 | 64 (14) | 77 (14) | 97 (17) | 107 (15) | 152 (14) |
| 21 | Amoeba89 | 109 | 11:32 | 82 (21) | 91 (25) | 77 (18) | 99 (21) | 142 (24) |
| 22 | Kinghedger | 103 | 11:38 | 75 (24) | 93 (24) | 78 (14) | 104 (22) | 149 (19) |
| 23 | philjordan1147 | 93 | 11:46 | 84 (22) | 92 (23) | 94 (16) | 110 (19) | 131 (13) |
| 24 | Heyesey | 76 | 12:05 | 76 (17) | 86 (13) | 85 (17) | 113 (17) | 149 (12) |
| 25 | keriothe_ | 107 | 12:05 | 77 (25) | 83 (23) | 90 (18) | 112 (22) | 143 (19) |
| 26 | Groucho | 84 | 12:10 | 81 (21) | 86 (18) | 98 (17) | 119 (17) | 130 (11) |
| 27 | lickert | 94 | 12:11 | 78 (21) | 88 (17) | 99 (19) | 110 (22) | 127 (15) |
| 28 | David Crooks | 84 | 12:20 | 80 (19) | 99 (22) | 95 (17) | 121 (19) | 110 (7) |
| 29 | Aybee | 110 | 12:21 | 88 (26) | 95 (23) | 93 (21) | 107 (23) | 121 (17) |
| 30 | Askival | 71 | 12:51 | 66 (15) | 80 (13) | 95 (14) | 108 (14) | 146 (15) |
| 31 | miked1961 | 75 | 13:03 | 75 (16) | 84 (17) | 102 (16) | 103 (14) | 148 (12) |
| 32 | chindit | 98 | 13:07 | 74 (20) | 81 (20) | 90 (20) | 115 (22) | 145 (16) |
| 33 | neilr | 77 | 13:20 | 87 (20) | 93 (20) | 85 (14) | 119 (11) | 131 (12) |
| 34 | chriswords | 94 | 13:20 | 78 (23) | 97 (25) | 96 (18) | 106 (16) | 144 (12) |
| 35 | andy | 86 | 13:26 | 79 (19) | 87 (17) | 88 (21) | 125 (16) | 132 (13) |
| 36 | Tom Stubbs | 119 | 13:30 | 82 (24) | 84 (25) | 89 (23) | 103 (24) | 141 (23) |
| 37 | EricK | 111 | 13:36 | 70 (23) | 85 (25) | 102 (23) | 111 (18) | 135 (22) |
| 38 | aphasic | 67 | 13:42 | 83 (16) | 95 (19) | 96 (12) | 113 (14) | 134 (6) |
| 39 | Topical Tim | 109 | 13:54 | 66 (24) | 91 (25) | 82 (15) | 114 (24) | 143 (21) |
| 40 | Silva | 93 | 13:56 | 88 (23) | 97 (23) | 88 (17) | 110 (16) | 124 (14) |
| 41 | Semillon | 115 | 13:59 | 75 (25) | 86 (25) | 99 (23) | 100 (19) | 142 (23) |
| 42 | clarkeybaby | 119 | 14:07 | 78 (24) | 87 (25) | 91 (23) | 111 (24) | 132 (23) |
| 43 | alexh | 69 | 14:23 | 84 (19) | 98 (18) | 110 (11) | 104 (13) | 118 (8) |
| 44 | canismiser | 65 | 14:24 | 86 (15) | 91 (16) | 93 (16) | 124 (11) | 123 (7) |
| 45 | Sheapey | 120 | 14:24 | 69 (24) | 86 (26) | 101 (24) | 108 (24) | 138 (22) |
| 46 | tilbee | 100 | 14:26 | 68 (18) | 83 (20) | 90 (22) | 110 (19) | 142 (21) |
| 47 | MikeOsborneMason | 104 | 14:29 | 75 (22) | 83 (24) | 97 (20) | 107 (21) | 149 (17) |
| 48 | julian_w | 68 | 14:42 | 91 (19) | 96 (17) | 95 (12) | 105 (14) | 133 (6) |
| 49 | JimboFS | 81 | 14:51 | 78 (17) | 92 (17) | 100 (17) | 111 (16) | 121 (14) |
| 50 | Stavros | 94 | 14:54 | 75 (21) | 84 (19) | 92 (19) | 116 (21) | 143 (14) |
| 51 | Ed freshpot | 75 | 15:02 | 83 (17) | 94 (17) | 86 (10) | 107 (19) | 130 (12) |
| 52 | Pootle | 79 | 15:05 | 76 (22) | 89 (16) | 100 (14) | 110 (16) | 145 (11) |
| 53 | cdb_100 | 70 | 15:07 | 74 (18) | 79 (13) | 87 (12) | 96 (16) | 184 (11) |
| 54 | Secondbass | 82 | 15:09 | 67 (15) | 79 (17) | 95 (18) | 120 (16) | 137 (16) |
| 55 | Looch | 83 | 15:28 | 90 (20) | 96 (20) | 104 (16) | 109 (17) | 103 (10) |
| 56 | Sue Sweeper | 47 | 15:30 | 80 (12) | 81 (10) | 90 (9) | 134 (7) | 128 (9) |
| 57 | March | 101 | 15:36 | 66 (21) | 83 (20) | 91 (16) | 111 (23) | 142 (21) |
| 58 | LouWeed | 109 | 15:48 | 71 (23) | 84 (23) | 90 (23) | 112 (19) | 146 (21) |
| 59 | Paul Hammond | 64 | 15:53 | 80 (17) | 103 (16) | 79 (11) | 114 (10) | 134 (10) |
| 60 | TonyG0 | 35 | 16:02 | 70 (6) | 87 (8) | 89 (7) | 130 (6) | 120 (8) |
| 61 | ram80 | 51 | 16:08 | 64 (8) | 96 (7) | 94 (13) | 100 (10) | 129 (13) |
| 62 | CentralLine | 88 | 16:19 | 76 (20) | 89 (22) | 90 (15) | 113 (16) | 141 (15) |
| 63 | Finzi | 125 | 16:22 | 88 (25) | 94 (26) | 93 (23) | 102 (25) | 119 (26) |
| 64 | 7dPenguin | 62 | 16:27 | 79 (11) | 84 (14) | 98 (11) | 116 (18) | 120 (8) |
| 65 | rob.rolfe42 | 63 | 16:28 | 76 (19) | 94 (13) | 97 (11) | 127 (14) | 128 (6) |
| 66 | franceslc11 | 74 | 16:28 | 69 (13) | 81 (10) | 86 (17) | 104 (16) | 139 (18) |
| 67 | andrewlake | 122 | 16:56 | 73 (25) | 85 (21) | 101 (24) | 110 (26) | 125 (26) |
| 68 | Tibthorpe | 112 | 16:58 | 73 (23) | 81 (23) | 93 (21) | 115 (23) | 137 (22) |
| 69 | benbush | 76 | 17:11 | 74 (14) | 78 (17) | 81 (13) | 104 (16) | 156 (16) |
| 70 | Ben Staveley | 97 | 17:18 | 72 (21) | 84 (21) | 82 (15) | 116 (23) | 146 (17) |
| 71 | Vannyx | 55 | 18:05 | 69 (12) | 81 (12) | 95 (12) | 108 (7) | 149 (12) |
| 72 | tapbarker | 92 | 18:10 | 70 (19) | 88 (19) | 98 (15) | 95 (18) | 142 (21) |
| 73 | james150374 | 36 | 18:12 | 71 (6) | 83 (9) | 89 (6) | 102 (8) | 151 (7) |
| 74 | Bluemilan | 45 | 18:15 | 75 (13) | 74 (10) | 93 (8) | 116 (6) | 166 (8) |
| 75 | rrricharrrd | 71 | 18:16 | 68 (14) | 80 (13) | 81 (15) | 114 (17) | 161 (12) |
| 76 | Squallaby | 86 | 18:19 | 79 (19) | 85 (21) | 96 (18) | 122 (19) | 133 (9) |
| 77 | Encota | 67 | 18:24 | 75 (13) | 91 (12) | 86 (15) | 123 (14) | 123 (13) |
| 78 | DanSolo | 85 | 18:34 | 82 (18) | 86 (16) | 95 (16) | 108 (17) | 126 (18) |
| 79 | Galspray | 90 | 18:41 | 72 (18) | 84 (20) | 102 (20) | 107 (19) | 146 (13) |
| 80 | hopkinb | 55 | 19:22 | 85 (16) | 81 (12) | 103 (10) | 112 (9) | 138 (8) |
| 81 | Aldus | 76 | 19:29 | 91 (20) | 97 (20) | 93 (15) | 111 (12) | 120 (9) |
| 82 | Valance | 63 | 19:31 | 70 (13) | 82 (8) | 80 (13) | 109 (15) | 144 (14) |
| 83 | PGooden | 74 | 19:49 | 71 (16) | 87 (16) | 96 (9) | 108 (21) | 142 (12) |
| 84 | Anomalospiza | 102 | 19:49 | 73 (24) | 83 (19) | 97 (17) | 106 (21) | 140 (21) |
| 85 | Dzhigit | 71 | 19:50 | 82 (19) | 82 (12) | 107 (14) | 116 (18) | 116 (8) |
| 86 | Nangle | 51 | 20:01 | 77 (13) | 89 (12) | 105 (12) | 119 (8) | 131 (6) |
| 87 | cerid | 59 | 20:05 | 82 (13) | 103 (11) | 89 (14) | 110 (9) | 120 (12) |
| 88 | robinh | 102 | 20:16 | 83 (22) | 84 (20) | 95 (19) | 107 (19) | 127 (22) |
| 89 | mjsaunders9 | 97 | 20:21 | 73 (22) | 76 (18) | 108 (20) | 103 (20) | 145 (17) |
| 90 | KET | 49 | 20:39 | 61 (9) | 90 (14) | 91 (12) | 127 (6) | 152 (8) |
| 91 | The Caffeine Kid | 94 | 20:42 | 79 (17) | 96 (23) | 93 (20) | 103 (19) | 131 (15) |
| 92 | LJCN | 87 | 20:44 | 74 (17) | 77 (16) | 84 (15) | 105 (20) | 148 (19) |
| 93 | pc8 | 116 | 20:53 | 69 (23) | 80 (25) | 107 (23) | 97 (23) | 148 (22) |
| 94 | daniel.faith | 52 | 20:54 | 66 (7) | 83 (12) | 86 (12) | 113 (12) | 147 (9) |
| 95 | Zander | 86 | 20:57 | 73 (19) | 93 (15) | 89 (16) | 103 (18) | 138 (18) |
| 96 | Crossiant | 72 | 21:18 | 59 (12) | 66 (16) | 95 (14) | 101 (14) | 166 (16) |
| 97 | uvofiz | 72 | 21:29 | 80 (16) | 93 (19) | 92 (15) | 116 (12) | 135 (10) |
| 98 | valerian1967 | 85 | 21:38 | 76 (16) | 82 (18) | 85 (16) | 95 (17) | 155 (18) |
| 99 | Willie F | 97 | 21:42 | 75 (23) | 85 (17) | 96 (18) | 112 (19) | 130 (20) |
| 100 | pterodactyl | 67 | 21:50 | 93 (15) | 94 (17) | 92 (15) | 118 (12) | 109 (8) |
| 101 | GMcD | 113 | 21:50 | 75 (23) | 84 (25) | 89 (22) | 109 (20) | 141 (23) |
| 102 | Achernar | 83 | 22:01 | 83 (19) | 85 (18) | 90 (16) | 109 (16) | 140 (14) |
| 103 | Zabadak3 | 106 | 22:22 | 75 (23) | 89 (23) | 86 (21) | 113 (14) | 136 (25) |
| 104 | Colin2355 | 59 | 22:28 | 66 (7) | 79 (16) | 92 (16) | 113 (9) | 151 (11) |
| 105 | UisceTe | 45 | 22:29 | 83 (13) | 95 (12) | 101 (6) | 108 (6) | 125 (8) |
| 106 | Tudds | 85 | 22:44 | 77 (23) | 95 (21) | 106 (16) | 121 (16) | 118 (9) |
| 107 | george.garlick | 72 | 22:55 | 80 (20) | 98 (15) | 99 (14) | 120 (14) | 113 (9) |
| 108 | alwsn8 | 106 | 23:39 | 74 (22) | 85 (22) | 97 (21) | 116 (20) | 128 (21) |
| 109 | chrisw42 | 52 | 23:44 | 65 (11) | 84 (10) | 97 (13) | 115 (10) | 150 (8) |
| 110 | gsriordan52 | 80 | 23:51 | 76 (19) | 91 (20) | 100 (12) | 115 (19) | 131 (10) |
| 111 | Hamish.S | 94 | 24:07 | 76 (24) | 83 (19) | 90 (17) | 126 (19) | 135 (15) |
| 112 | JayEm | 100 | 24:11 | 79 (16) | 92 (21) | 96 (20) | 105 (23) | 122 (20) |
| 113 | Rod B | 104 | 24:48 | 79 (23) | 79 (21) | 97 (21) | 112 (21) | 138 (18) |
| 114 | goblin | 127 | 25:00 | 83 (26) | 89 (26) | 96 (26) | 104 (25) | 128 (24) |
| 115 | James P | 87 | 25:12 | 59 (15) | 81 (19) | 97 (20) | 107 (16) | 152 (17) |
| 116 | Waterloo | 54 | 25:19 | 70 (11) | 98 (14) | 99 (12) | 117 (11) | 127 (6) |
| 117 | Astonvilla.1 | 44 | 25:30 | 72 (7) | 80 (11) | 87 (10) | 117 (8) | 148 (8) |
| 118 | Jamie Fox | 95 | 25:36 | 69 (20) | 89 (24) | 81 (13) | 105 (19) | 153 (19) |
| 119 | rjcassidy | 88 | 25:40 | 72 (19) | 85 (20) | 93 (17) | 112 (16) | 145 (16) |
| 120 | infinitejest | 50 | 25:44 | 74 (14) | 83 (7) | 105 (10) | 128 (12) | 111 (7) |
| 121 | Gallion Fish | 79 | 25:51 | 68 (19) | 74 (18) | 83 (13) | 100 (17) | 204 (12) |
| 122 | medodd | 61 | 25:59 | 84 (19) | 102 (14) | 104 (11) | 108 (11) | 119 (6) |
| 123 | Corymbia | 89 | 26:12 | 73 (15) | 77 (16) | 89 (19) | 107 (20) | 143 (19) |
| 124 | Balawo | 56 | 27:09 | 84 (11) | 61 (8) | 95 (12) | 101 (13) | 142 (12) |
| 125 | crosswordian | 60 | 27:12 | 84 (10) | 85 (13) | 98 (13) | 104 (12) | 126 (12) |
| 126 | Deezzaa | 85 | 27:13 | 79 (20) | 96 (21) | 96 (13) | 106 (18) | 131 (13) |
| 127 | En Cee | 47 | 27:29 | 76 (11) | 87 (10) | 105 (11) | 99 (8) | 146 (7) |
| 128 | Snorter | 98 | 27:58 | 75 (21) | 84 (24) | 97 (18) | 119 (19) | 134 (16) |
| 129 | Mkgnao | 52 | 28:03 | 105 (16) | 74 (12) | 94 (9) | 102 (8) | 134 (7) |
| 130 | Dr_Bob | 79 | 28:17 | 87 (20) | 96 (20) | 104 (18) | 107 (11) | 115 (10) |
| 131 | chris661554 | 97 | 28:21 | 70 (23) | 87 (22) | 95 (17) | 104 (16) | 150 (19) |
| 132 | David Luke | 45 | 29:18 | 71 (7) | 82 (7) | 90 (9) | 108 (12) | 129 (10) |
| 133 | intentional rounding | 75 | 29:24 | 73 (13) | 84 (17) | 97 (15) | 103 (16) | 142 (14) |
| 134 | tonym | 67 | 29:48 | 72 (16) | 85 (18) | 102 (6) | 122 (15) | 129 (12) |
| 135 | Manveru | 72 | 29:53 | 88 (21) | 91 (20) | 109 (15) | 113 (10) | 123 (6) |
| 136 | ulaca | 86 | 30:18 | 78 (24) | 91 (18) | 83 (18) | 114 (15) | 168 (11) |
| 137 | MichelinPoitiers | 64 | 30:19 | 70 (15) | 91 (17) | 119 (12) | 119 (9) | 116 (11) |
| 138 | JohnDun | 86 | 30:35 | 74 (18) | 86 (16) | 83 (14) | 103 (21) | 148 (17) |
| 139 | Mike Harper | 101 | 30:42 | 68 (22) | 93 (21) | 94 (22) | 116 (21) | 140 (15) |
| 140 | JPTC | 37 | 31:14 | 71 (8) | 79 (8) | 103 (7) | 123 (7) | 128 (7) |
| 141 | rv_1 | 92 | 31:23 | 75 (22) | 95 (22) | 89 (14) | 106 (18) | 140 (16) |
| 142 | Mudge | 80 | 31:29 | 69 (18) | 83 (13) | 90 (14) | 108 (18) | 143 (17) |
| 143 | Yatton50 | 52 | 32:23 | 85 (13) | 94 (9) | 113 (13) | 97 (9) | 111 (8) |
| 144 | gbestanley | 89 | 32:30 | 88 (22) | 92 (19) | 97 (17) | 111 (20) | 118 (11) |
| 145 | The Real Steve Snackman | 116 | 32:49 | 69 (25) | 84 (22) | 98 (23) | 107 (24) | 144 (22) |
| 146 | Alias Noble | 60 | 33:22 | 89 (12) | 92 (18) | 109 (11) | 106 (11) | 110 (8) |
| 147 | RogerC | 39 | 34:40 | 74 (7) | 87 (8) | 124 (7) | 93 (10) | 124 (7) |
| 148 | BertieVII | 77 | 34:42 | 85 (19) | 97 (16) | 96 (18) | 115 (15) | 114 (9) |
| 149 | vinyl12345 | 81 | 35:22 | 75 (19) | 76 (20) | 103 (15) | 120 (15) | 146 (12) |
| 150 | Grumpole | 65 | 35:39 | 75 (19) | 76 (13) | 95 (11) | 134 (9) | 139 (13) |
| 151 | kapietro | 56 | 36:11 | 76 (17) | 93 (9) | 90 (9) | 108 (11) | 145 (10) |
| 152 | laurence_da | 93 | 36:25 | 63 (19) | 70 (19) | 75 (19) | 124 (18) | 171 (18) |
| 153 | barracuda | 53 | 36:55 | 80 (7) | 78 (11) | 104 (10) | 113 (11) | 112 (14) |
| 154 | LiamD | 48 | 36:56 | 58 (11) | 78 (9) | 92 (11) | 93 (11) | 234 (6) |
| 155 | E Bradford | 85 | 37:28 | 77 (22) | 89 (17) | 109 (19) | 112 (16) | 126 (11) |
| 156 | koro | 116 | 38:58 | 77 (25) | 89 (25) | 104 (23) | 105 (22) | 129 (21) |
| 157 | Col-y-wobble | 37 | 39:07 | 71 (7) | 95 (6) | 92 (7) | 115 (11) | 118 (6) |
| 158 | Peloton | 76 | 39:10 | 73 (16) | 79 (12) | 94 (13) | 102 (18) | 141 (17) |
| 159 | starstruck | 95 | 40:12 | 76 (19) | 86 (21) | 92 (17) | 102 (18) | 140 (20) |
| 160 | Pleasuredome | 51 | 40:19 | 81 (10) | 96 (8) | 95 (14) | 108 (12) | 124 (7) |
| 161 | neil.rutledge | 54 | 40:35 | 76 (12) | 95 (14) | 91 (12) | 110 (8) | 145 (8) |
| 162 | Shushannah | 96 | 40:39 | 76 (19) | 92 (18) | 94 (21) | 106 (19) | 129 (19) |
| 163 | Aidleys | 68 | 41:39 | 83 (19) | 93 (12) | 94 (13) | 115 (14) | 124 (10) |
| 164 | WordPlodder | 111 | 41:57 | 72 (22) | 86 (23) | 90 (23) | 103 (23) | 152 (20) |
| 165 | Gordon B | 68 | 42:35 | 86 (13) | 83 (16) | 84 (14) | 128 (14) | 123 (11) |
| 166 | Steve Wood | 105 | 43:44 | 76 (21) | 84 (23) | 97 (21) | 118 (18) | 125 (22) |
| 167 | Dr Dolittle | 63 | 45:28 | 54 (13) | 75 (11) | 90 (13) | 103 (12) | 168 (14) |