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 | 92 | 06:06 | 77 (21) | 86 (21) | 92 (16) | 107 (17) | 144 (17) |
| 2 | cmjhutton | 81 | 06:15 | 73 (18) | 75 (17) | 83 (16) | 119 (18) | 169 (12) |
| 3 | Paul Gilbert | 87 | 06:18 | 72 (21) | 80 (17) | 107 (16) | 111 (19) | 142 (14) |
| 4 | Magoo | 81 | 06:26 | 72 (16) | 74 (13) | 88 (14) | 110 (20) | 140 (18) |
| 5 | lili | 124 | 06:29 | 73 (25) | 83 (24) | 103 (25) | 101 (24) | 135 (26) |
| 6 | verlaine | 119 | 06:49 | 74 (25) | 88 (23) | 88 (23) | 104 (24) | 143 (24) |
| 7 | mistigris | 96 | 07:19 | 71 (19) | 84 (20) | 94 (19) | 106 (18) | 142 (20) |
| 8 | Alexis Johansen | 72 | 07:26 | 71 (17) | 112 (18) | 88 (17) | 118 (10) | 126 (10) |
| 9 | Jason | 120 | 07:35 | 74 (25) | 90 (25) | 76 (23) | 130 (21) | 130 (26) |
| 10 | aphis99 | 115 | 07:58 | 79 (26) | 89 (24) | 90 (23) | 112 (22) | 137 (20) |
| 11 | Umpire | 75 | 08:30 | 75 (15) | 84 (12) | 96 (16) | 97 (16) | 141 (16) |
| 12 | richard | 70 | 09:48 | 70 (14) | 92 (15) | 89 (15) | 118 (16) | 138 (10) |
| 13 | Ciolf | 103 | 09:49 | 79 (22) | 88 (21) | 98 (20) | 109 (22) | 128 (18) |
| 14 | asaldanha | 89 | 10:01 | 74 (19) | 84 (18) | 97 (18) | 105 (16) | 139 (18) |
| 15 | philjordan1147 | 103 | 10:07 | 82 (25) | 101 (24) | 87 (19) | 113 (20) | 124 (15) |
| 16 | markdobell | 103 | 10:10 | 81 (22) | 85 (22) | 92 (21) | 109 (21) | 139 (17) |
| 17 | Amoeba89 | 114 | 10:23 | 64 (22) | 90 (22) | 84 (22) | 109 (23) | 143 (25) |
| 18 | glheard | 79 | 10:49 | 78 (19) | 84 (15) | 89 (16) | 115 (18) | 148 (11) |
| 19 | morleyterrier | 75 | 10:54 | 73 (18) | 88 (16) | 95 (14) | 112 (13) | 140 (14) |
| 20 | LoreleiBill | 93 | 10:54 | 77 (18) | 90 (19) | 90 (19) | 106 (18) | 133 (19) |
| 21 | Deane Short | 76 | 10:59 | 64 (15) | 75 (14) | 101 (18) | 111 (14) | 145 (15) |
| 22 | Aybee | 112 | 11:19 | 86 (26) | 92 (24) | 100 (22) | 107 (20) | 119 (20) |
| 23 | Askival | 99 | 11:25 | 68 (23) | 82 (21) | 104 (20) | 109 (18) | 148 (17) |
| 24 | Kinghedger | 107 | 11:36 | 75 (24) | 95 (22) | 90 (19) | 103 (21) | 137 (21) |
| 25 | Heyesey | 75 | 11:42 | 80 (17) | 84 (13) | 85 (18) | 112 (16) | 154 (11) |
| 26 | Groucho | 83 | 11:48 | 78 (20) | 83 (17) | 102 (19) | 115 (19) | 146 (8) |
| 27 | keriothe_ | 109 | 12:00 | 74 (26) | 83 (23) | 95 (20) | 115 (20) | 140 (20) |
| 28 | lickert | 98 | 12:24 | 74 (22) | 86 (18) | 99 (21) | 115 (20) | 129 (17) |
| 29 | clarkeybaby | 114 | 12:36 | 73 (23) | 90 (22) | 92 (23) | 115 (24) | 128 (22) |
| 30 | EricK | 115 | 12:37 | 73 (25) | 87 (25) | 98 (24) | 111 (19) | 135 (22) |
| 31 | cdb_100 | 63 | 12:39 | 75 (16) | 86 (12) | 100 (12) | 111 (14) | 143 (9) |
| 32 | David Crooks | 75 | 12:42 | 77 (15) | 94 (17) | 90 (17) | 122 (17) | 123 (9) |
| 33 | miked1961 | 83 | 12:46 | 76 (15) | 79 (17) | 94 (19) | 107 (15) | 140 (17) |
| 34 | chindit | 93 | 12:52 | 75 (17) | 85 (18) | 91 (23) | 111 (21) | 145 (14) |
| 35 | Adelaider | 71 | 12:58 | 84 (24) | 97 (16) | 106 (15) | 114 (9) | 124 (7) |
| 36 | neilr | 84 | 13:02 | 83 (23) | 92 (21) | 92 (15) | 113 (12) | 135 (13) |
| 37 | Semillon | 117 | 13:17 | 76 (25) | 87 (25) | 96 (24) | 103 (19) | 139 (24) |
| 38 | Tom Stubbs | 124 | 13:19 | 79 (24) | 88 (24) | 94 (26) | 107 (25) | 128 (25) |
| 39 | aphasic | 70 | 13:22 | 81 (18) | 97 (18) | 100 (17) | 113 (10) | 132 (7) |
| 40 | tilbee | 100 | 13:25 | 70 (19) | 89 (21) | 88 (21) | 110 (19) | 141 (20) |
| 41 | chriswords | 93 | 13:29 | 77 (23) | 96 (23) | 100 (18) | 111 (18) | 133 (11) |
| 42 | Topical Tim | 112 | 13:39 | 66 (24) | 92 (24) | 87 (20) | 122 (24) | 135 (20) |
| 43 | MikeOsborneMason | 99 | 13:46 | 75 (21) | 85 (23) | 94 (20) | 114 (22) | 149 (13) |
| 44 | Silva | 100 | 13:53 | 85 (23) | 95 (22) | 92 (24) | 104 (16) | 134 (15) |
| 45 | andy | 85 | 14:02 | 79 (17) | 88 (16) | 94 (20) | 113 (19) | 130 (13) |
| 46 | canismiser | 66 | 14:05 | 81 (19) | 91 (17) | 111 (16) | 106 (7) | 139 (7) |
| 47 | julian_w | 67 | 14:06 | 86 (18) | 97 (15) | 104 (15) | 101 (13) | 132 (6) |
| 48 | Sheapey | 126 | 14:06 | 66 (25) | 86 (26) | 91 (25) | 112 (24) | 141 (26) |
| 49 | alexh | 65 | 14:08 | 81 (19) | 98 (16) | 103 (13) | 108 (9) | 130 (8) |
| 50 | OliGrant | 65 | 14:37 | 78 (14) | 103 (11) | 85 (16) | 112 (11) | 127 (13) |
| 51 | March | 98 | 14:41 | 65 (21) | 89 (18) | 90 (19) | 116 (21) | 139 (19) |
| 52 | Secondbass | 83 | 14:53 | 66 (14) | 81 (17) | 88 (19) | 120 (16) | 137 (17) |
| 53 | Pootle | 73 | 14:55 | 68 (22) | 90 (16) | 104 (12) | 119 (14) | 157 (9) |
| 54 | JimboFS | 84 | 15:03 | 78 (17) | 84 (18) | 95 (18) | 117 (14) | 128 (17) |
| 55 | Sue Sweeper | 47 | 15:13 | 67 (10) | 87 (11) | 85 (8) | 130 (7) | 133 (11) |
| 56 | Stavros | 77 | 15:14 | 72 (17) | 81 (14) | 96 (16) | 118 (19) | 139 (11) |
| 57 | Looch | 83 | 15:16 | 88 (21) | 92 (22) | 102 (15) | 110 (14) | 118 (11) |
| 58 | LouWeed | 107 | 15:27 | 68 (22) | 83 (23) | 91 (23) | 113 (18) | 149 (21) |
| 59 | TonyG0 | 70 | 15:33 | 70 (12) | 85 (16) | 90 (14) | 123 (14) | 127 (14) |
| 60 | Ed freshpot | 70 | 15:37 | 78 (14) | 92 (14) | 90 (11) | 107 (17) | 127 (14) |
| 61 | daulbs | 61 | 15:45 | 72 (18) | 89 (16) | 99 (10) | 122 (9) | 158 (8) |
| 62 | Bill K | 46 | 15:50 | 75 (11) | 83 (10) | 88 (9) | 119 (8) | 149 (8) |
| 63 | Finzi | 121 | 15:50 | 85 (26) | 96 (25) | 95 (24) | 104 (23) | 120 (23) |
| 64 | benbush | 85 | 15:58 | 70 (16) | 84 (20) | 84 (16) | 110 (16) | 150 (17) |
| 65 | CentralLine | 79 | 16:00 | 73 (20) | 87 (16) | 95 (15) | 116 (12) | 137 (16) |
| 66 | Penfold_61 | 65 | 16:06 | 68 (8) | 84 (14) | 96 (18) | 120 (11) | 122 (14) |
| 67 | rob.rolfe42 | 65 | 16:10 | 75 (18) | 97 (14) | 100 (15) | 122 (12) | 132 (6) |
| 68 | franceslc11 | 72 | 16:10 | 72 (15) | 88 (10) | 78 (14) | 106 (16) | 142 (17) |
| 69 | 7dPenguin | 58 | 16:15 | 76 (9) | 80 (14) | 96 (12) | 123 (16) | 120 (7) |
| 70 | Paul Hammond | 60 | 16:15 | 73 (16) | 92 (16) | 96 (9) | 102 (8) | 149 (11) |
| 71 | rrricharrrd | 75 | 16:28 | 73 (17) | 80 (12) | 92 (19) | 119 (16) | 146 (11) |
| 72 | Ben Staveley | 101 | 16:38 | 74 (22) | 89 (21) | 82 (20) | 120 (21) | 139 (17) |
| 73 | Tibthorpe | 114 | 16:46 | 68 (25) | 84 (23) | 92 (21) | 118 (21) | 137 (24) |
| 74 | andrewlake | 117 | 16:48 | 71 (24) | 88 (21) | 97 (23) | 111 (25) | 128 (24) |
| 75 | Encota | 68 | 17:00 | 75 (15) | 94 (13) | 94 (16) | 115 (13) | 129 (11) |
| 76 | RobR | 64 | 17:01 | 77 (18) | 91 (11) | 97 (13) | 123 (16) | 127 (6) |
| 77 | Jeremy S | 74 | 17:04 | 86 (21) | 95 (16) | 102 (18) | 112 (13) | 126 (6) |
| 78 | tapbarker | 97 | 17:23 | 72 (22) | 83 (21) | 93 (14) | 105 (18) | 142 (22) |
| 79 | james150374 | 69 | 17:25 | 74 (14) | 84 (16) | 88 (13) | 104 (12) | 148 (14) |
| 80 | Squallaby | 76 | 17:36 | 74 (19) | 89 (19) | 98 (16) | 117 (14) | 158 (8) |
| 81 | Galspray | 102 | 17:50 | 74 (22) | 81 (20) | 95 (23) | 111 (19) | 146 (18) |
| 82 | Aldus | 70 | 18:12 | 91 (20) | 97 (20) | 100 (15) | 111 (9) | 119 (6) |
| 83 | Anomalospiza | 103 | 18:23 | 75 (23) | 85 (19) | 96 (20) | 111 (22) | 133 (19) |
| 84 | DanSolo | 95 | 18:27 | 78 (23) | 87 (15) | 92 (19) | 110 (19) | 131 (19) |
| 85 | Mike C | 55 | 18:33 | 76 (11) | 97 (12) | 101 (12) | 107 (12) | 121 (8) |
| 86 | KET | 51 | 18:36 | 65 (13) | 88 (11) | 85 (9) | 127 (8) | 148 (10) |
| 87 | Bluemilan | 57 | 18:38 | 73 (12) | 76 (11) | 96 (12) | 103 (11) | 153 (11) |
| 88 | cerid | 90 | 18:43 | 82 (21) | 100 (19) | 93 (21) | 108 (16) | 127 (13) |
| 89 | Valance | 70 | 18:55 | 69 (16) | 83 (11) | 84 (16) | 116 (14) | 151 (13) |
| 90 | endafk | 71 | 19:06 | 77 (19) | 97 (16) | 95 (16) | 107 (12) | 154 (8) |
| 91 | mjsaunders9 | 103 | 19:11 | 69 (23) | 87 (21) | 103 (21) | 105 (21) | 144 (17) |
| 92 | Balawo | 43 | 19:13 | 77 (11) | 51 (8) | 62 (6) | 126 (10) | 175 (8) |
| 93 | Nangle | 55 | 19:21 | 75 (15) | 93 (12) | 102 (15) | 129 (6) | 134 (7) |
| 94 | robinh | 99 | 19:30 | 78 (19) | 86 (18) | 90 (21) | 104 (20) | 136 (21) |
| 95 | pc8 | 115 | 19:42 | 71 (23) | 81 (24) | 95 (22) | 105 (24) | 148 (22) |
| 96 | LJCN | 90 | 20:07 | 73 (20) | 79 (15) | 82 (18) | 106 (17) | 152 (20) |
| 97 | PGooden | 71 | 20:15 | 68 (14) | 83 (15) | 93 (9) | 107 (20) | 145 (13) |
| 98 | valerian1967 | 81 | 20:16 | 77 (17) | 87 (16) | 90 (18) | 110 (15) | 139 (15) |
| 99 | Zander | 90 | 20:16 | 72 (19) | 91 (15) | 91 (17) | 103 (18) | 135 (21) |
| 100 | daniel.faith | 69 | 20:37 | 68 (10) | 84 (16) | 90 (16) | 108 (14) | 146 (13) |
| 101 | Crossiant | 69 | 20:48 | 62 (11) | 70 (13) | 89 (14) | 101 (14) | 154 (17) |
| 102 | uvofiz | 76 | 20:53 | 76 (18) | 93 (17) | 93 (16) | 112 (14) | 141 (11) |
| 103 | GMcD | 114 | 21:01 | 73 (24) | 83 (23) | 93 (23) | 112 (21) | 139 (23) |
| 104 | Willie F | 89 | 21:03 | 72 (20) | 87 (16) | 89 (17) | 114 (16) | 134 (20) |
| 105 | chrisw42 | 87 | 21:37 | 65 (19) | 84 (18) | 100 (20) | 114 (18) | 154 (12) |
| 106 | UisceTe | 42 | 21:46 | 83 (13) | 94 (11) | 106 (6) | 120 (6) | 118 (6) |
| 107 | Zabadak3 | 105 | 21:57 | 76 (23) | 90 (23) | 88 (23) | 126 (11) | 129 (25) |
| 108 | Achernar | 94 | 22:01 | 80 (19) | 86 (20) | 87 (18) | 102 (19) | 145 (18) |
| 109 | pterodactyl | 68 | 22:04 | 91 (14) | 94 (15) | 94 (16) | 105 (13) | 121 (10) |
| 110 | The Caffeine Kid | 89 | 22:17 | 66 (17) | 84 (21) | 83 (18) | 93 (17) | 180 (16) |
| 111 | Tudds | 85 | 22:35 | 74 (24) | 91 (17) | 100 (17) | 124 (16) | 133 (11) |
| 112 | Colin2355 | 65 | 22:39 | 62 (9) | 75 (13) | 83 (19) | 129 (9) | 146 (15) |
| 113 | David Bourne | 37 | 22:50 | 57 (6) | 77 (9) | 96 (10) | 112 (6) | 169 (6) |
| 114 | george.garlick | 83 | 23:04 | 79 (18) | 95 (19) | 95 (19) | 117 (15) | 123 (12) |
| 115 | James P | 82 | 23:05 | 63 (18) | 89 (16) | 84 (17) | 120 (16) | 150 (15) |
| 116 | brian.richards1 | 46 | 23:08 | 83 (7) | 79 (7) | 92 (11) | 95 (11) | 138 (10) |
| 117 | JayEm | 100 | 23:18 | 77 (17) | 92 (21) | 91 (21) | 107 (22) | 128 (19) |
| 118 | Rod B | 105 | 23:26 | 78 (25) | 80 (21) | 95 (22) | 116 (21) | 143 (16) |
| 119 | alwsn8 | 109 | 23:31 | 76 (24) | 86 (24) | 92 (23) | 125 (20) | 129 (18) |
| 120 | Waterloo | 51 | 23:32 | 71 (13) | 99 (13) | 98 (9) | 118 (10) | 135 (6) |
| 121 | Hamish.S | 100 | 23:59 | 71 (24) | 87 (20) | 85 (19) | 127 (20) | 138 (17) |
| 122 | goblin | 126 | 24:13 | 84 (26) | 93 (25) | 94 (26) | 104 (26) | 126 (23) |
| 123 | Corymbia | 81 | 24:29 | 74 (16) | 83 (15) | 88 (16) | 108 (17) | 141 (17) |
| 124 | En Cee | 49 | 24:49 | 83 (12) | 97 (10) | 100 (11) | 98 (9) | 133 (7) |
| 125 | rjcassidy | 91 | 24:53 | 72 (20) | 87 (19) | 95 (20) | 118 (16) | 136 (16) |
| 126 | Jamie Fox | 102 | 25:16 | 67 (21) | 81 (25) | 91 (20) | 116 (16) | 152 (20) |
| 127 | infinitejest | 47 | 25:34 | 68 (10) | 86 (10) | 106 (8) | 119 (11) | 123 (8) |
| 128 | chris661554 | 91 | 25:47 | 75 (22) | 88 (18) | 95 (21) | 112 (15) | 144 (15) |
| 129 | gsriordan52 | 80 | 25:53 | 70 (16) | 81 (19) | 90 (14) | 130 (18) | 130 (13) |
| 130 | Snorter | 101 | 25:54 | 79 (22) | 83 (23) | 90 (19) | 113 (17) | 139 (20) |
| 131 | Dr_Bob | 78 | 26:21 | 89 (21) | 98 (22) | 103 (18) | 104 (11) | 121 (6) |
| 132 | Kevin Gregg | 47 | 26:25 | 80 (15) | 78 (8) | 88 (7) | 115 (10) | 156 (7) |
| 133 | crosswordian | 75 | 26:25 | 82 (11) | 89 (15) | 94 (16) | 104 (16) | 122 (17) |
| 134 | Gallion Fish | 72 | 26:29 | 66 (16) | 71 (13) | 80 (15) | 99 (15) | 192 (13) |
| 135 | Deezzaa | 86 | 27:22 | 74 (18) | 93 (22) | 99 (19) | 112 (14) | 134 (13) |
| 136 | intentional rounding | 71 | 27:36 | 70 (13) | 86 (15) | 93 (15) | 106 (14) | 142 (14) |
| 137 | David Luke | 44 | 28:01 | 67 (7) | 84 (7) | 107 (8) | 105 (14) | 124 (8) |
| 138 | JohnDun | 92 | 28:43 | 69 (20) | 84 (17) | 92 (19) | 104 (21) | 161 (15) |
| 139 | ulaca | 88 | 28:58 | 74 (24) | 97 (16) | 83 (18) | 121 (15) | 142 (15) |
| 140 | JPTC | 52 | 29:16 | 68 (13) | 84 (11) | 105 (8) | 124 (12) | 129 (8) |
| 141 | tonym | 59 | 29:39 | 75 (10) | 82 (16) | 87 (10) | 119 (12) | 137 (11) |
| 142 | metagloria | 48 | 29:48 | 63 (6) | 69 (13) | 91 (9) | 107 (8) | 152 (12) |
| 143 | Mudge | 74 | 30:12 | 68 (20) | 81 (10) | 85 (11) | 110 (15) | 145 (18) |
| 144 | Mike Harper | 105 | 30:31 | 65 (23) | 91 (22) | 93 (22) | 114 (22) | 149 (16) |
| 145 | The Real Steve Snackman | 115 | 30:37 | 74 (24) | 87 (22) | 93 (24) | 107 (24) | 140 (21) |
| 146 | rv_1 | 97 | 30:57 | 77 (23) | 82 (21) | 90 (15) | 109 (19) | 144 (19) |
| 147 | MichelinPoitiers | 65 | 31:21 | 70 (13) | 92 (17) | 99 (13) | 118 (11) | 128 (11) |
| 148 | LiamD | 61 | 31:31 | 60 (15) | 74 (13) | 99 (9) | 106 (13) | 177 (11) |
| 149 | gbestanley | 92 | 32:24 | 81 (23) | 92 (17) | 97 (18) | 114 (21) | 122 (13) |
| 150 | Grumpole | 68 | 32:34 | 81 (19) | 69 (13) | 103 (12) | 117 (12) | 140 (12) |
| 151 | Alias Noble | 39 | 33:30 | 87 (8) | 91 (11) | 104 (8) | 111 (6) | 115 (6) |
| 152 | Manveru | 82 | 33:50 | 73 (19) | 84 (20) | 100 (15) | 95 (14) | 162 (14) |
| 153 | barracuda | 53 | 34:09 | 68 (8) | 80 (9) | 98 (12) | 119 (10) | 117 (14) |
| 154 | laurence_da | 91 | 34:18 | 66 (20) | 75 (19) | 76 (18) | 138 (16) | 152 (18) |
| 155 | vinyl12345 | 84 | 35:36 | 71 (20) | 79 (19) | 92 (14) | 120 (17) | 151 (14) |
| 156 | neil.rutledge | 57 | 36:11 | 75 (16) | 87 (14) | 90 (10) | 122 (7) | 150 (10) |
| 157 | kapietro | 58 | 36:21 | 75 (18) | 86 (10) | 90 (10) | 117 (9) | 146 (11) |
| 158 | E Bradford | 77 | 37:03 | 72 (22) | 94 (17) | 109 (18) | 127 (11) | 125 (9) |
| 159 | BertieVII | 76 | 37:31 | 78 (15) | 91 (18) | 93 (18) | 117 (13) | 129 (12) |
| 160 | koro | 118 | 38:05 | 79 (23) | 83 (26) | 97 (23) | 106 (23) | 134 (23) |
| 161 | Pleasuredome | 50 | 38:22 | 84 (14) | 104 (6) | 91 (14) | 106 (10) | 140 (6) |
| 162 | Peloton | 86 | 38:26 | 71 (16) | 80 (14) | 92 (17) | 112 (19) | 130 (20) |
| 163 | Shushannah | 103 | 38:40 | 73 (20) | 91 (19) | 90 (22) | 113 (21) | 128 (21) |
| 164 | Aidleys | 76 | 39:10 | 84 (20) | 91 (15) | 95 (14) | 112 (14) | 125 (13) |
| 165 | Dr Dolittle | 66 | 39:20 | 61 (15) | 66 (9) | 89 (14) | 116 (11) | 149 (17) |
| 166 | Gordon B | 71 | 39:26 | 89 (15) | 86 (17) | 88 (14) | 124 (15) | 118 (10) |
| 167 | starstruck | 94 | 39:30 | 72 (19) | 86 (20) | 92 (20) | 107 (17) | 145 (18) |
| 168 | WordPlodder | 114 | 40:12 | 73 (21) | 86 (23) | 93 (26) | 111 (24) | 137 (20) |
| 169 | baronrob | 43 | 41:19 | 80 (9) | 87 (9) | 91 (8) | 111 (10) | 134 (7) |
| 170 | Srb1 | 42 | 42:17 | 65 (12) | 105 (7) | 90 (9) | 114 (7) | 151 (7) |
| 171 | Steve Wood | 102 | 42:31 | 73 (23) | 87 (21) | 84 (19) | 124 (17) | 133 (22) |
| 172 | CoxBurglar | 58 | 43:20 | 69 (11) | 84 (15) | 77 (12) | 89 (10) | 194 (10) |