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 | 11548 | 06:12 | 98 (6) | 92 (8) | 98 (8) | 99 (10) | 108 (9) |
| 2 | Magoo | 23907 | 06:38 | 82 (8) | 105 (13) | 102 (18) | 93 (15) | 106 (16) |
| 3 | Eamon Ryan | 47824 | 06:45 | 88 (26) | 96 (26) | 96 (24) | 108 (26) | 109 (26) |
| 4 | Jason | 50763 | 07:29 | 87 (26) | 92 (25) | 99 (22) | 106 (24) | 112 (26) |
| 5 | verlaine | 44360 | 08:29 | 85 (23) | 92 (23) | 104 (21) | 113 (22) | 116 (8) |
| 6 | mistigris | 41357 | 09:04 | 82 (17) | 104 (17) | 87 (16) | 111 (18) | 111 (18) |
| 7 | aphis99 | 64241 | 09:28 | 87 (24) | 96 (25) | 97 (24) | 106 (26) | 112 (24) |
| 8 | Midas | 66734 | 09:35 | 88 (26) | 100 (26) | 98 (24) | 104 (26) | 108 (24) |
| 9 | mxxx | 22416 | 09:49 | 98 (15) | 105 (12) | 104 (9) | 86 (6) | 97 (6) |
| 10 | AlanS | 69820 | 10:23 | 88 (25) | 98 (25) | 97 (23) | 96 (25) | 119 (24) |
| 11 | richard | 41238 | 10:34 | 90 (16) | 102 (15) | 87 (13) | 111 (18) | 104 (13) |
| 12 | chindit | 63258 | 11:20 | 82 (22) | 101 (21) | 100 (19) | 103 (20) | 113 (21) |
| 13 | lickert | 63683 | 11:32 | 90 (20) | 104 (20) | 94 (19) | 104 (20) | 105 (23) |
| 14 | asaldanha | 62117 | 12:10 | 86 (19) | 110 (18) | 88 (18) | 105 (18) | 108 (22) |
| 15 | trux | 36380 | 12:22 | 82 (14) | 98 (14) | 100 (12) | 114 (10) | 114 (9) |
| 16 | chriswords | 73527 | 12:22 | 92 (23) | 102 (22) | 97 (22) | 96 (21) | 111 (21) |
| 17 | Spur58 | 54660 | 12:28 | 92 (14) | 102 (18) | 99 (18) | 103 (19) | 101 (14) |
| 18 | glheard | 70621 | 12:56 | 86 (22) | 100 (19) | 96 (19) | 111 (22) | 106 (19) |
| 19 | Derek Harrison | 70067 | 13:07 | 96 (17) | 100 (19) | 91 (20) | 95 (24) | 116 (19) |
| 20 | Topical Tim | 85897 | 13:08 | 83 (24) | 108 (25) | 96 (23) | 107 (23) | 103 (24) |
| 21 | Tom Stubbs | 84443 | 13:16 | 81 (25) | 102 (23) | 105 (21) | 109 (24) | 102 (23) |
| 22 | Stavros | 70548 | 13:59 | 86 (20) | 99 (20) | 91 (17) | 108 (19) | 114 (18) |
| 23 | Ben Staveley | 44213 | 14:26 | 91 (10) | 99 (14) | 100 (12) | 89 (15) | 124 (10) |
| 24 | neilr | 99563 | 14:41 | 91 (26) | 93 (24) | 97 (24) | 101 (24) | 116 (25) |
| 25 | p.wild | 104210 | 14:58 | 93 (26) | 105 (26) | 91 (24) | 107 (26) | 101 (24) |
| 26 | fshephe | 106507 | 15:10 | 93 (25) | 100 (26) | 100 (24) | 99 (26) | 105 (26) |
| 27 | mikegrocott | 54758 | 15:12 | 95 (17) | 96 (9) | 98 (15) | 101 (12) | 106 (17) |
| 28 | noidea | 73950 | 15:12 | 86 (19) | 108 (18) | 98 (17) | 101 (18) | 105 (19) |
| 29 | Silva | 99807 | 15:15 | 82 (26) | 102 (26) | 103 (24) | 100 (22) | 114 (21) |
| 30 | keriothe_ | 79122 | 15:20 | 76 (18) | 100 (20) | 97 (20) | 106 (18) | 116 (20) |
| 31 | jimpen | 89900 | 15:26 | 88 (22) | 99 (23) | 97 (21) | 105 (22) | 111 (19) |
| 32 | Sheapey | 96366 | 15:54 | 84 (20) | 94 (23) | 94 (21) | 101 (24) | 122 (23) |
| 33 | cyrillic | 89825 | 15:55 | 88 (19) | 93 (22) | 101 (23) | 102 (21) | 113 (19) |
| 34 | Tibthorpe | 106923 | 16:12 | 74 (26) | 98 (25) | 100 (24) | 119 (24) | 110 (21) |
| 35 | Jon88 | 113489 | 16:18 | 84 (25) | 104 (26) | 105 (24) | 99 (26) | 106 (25) |
| 36 | xyster | 76439 | 16:45 | 81 (18) | 90 (20) | 104 (15) | 108 (18) | 120 (15) |
| 37 | Ron's mum | 74552 | 16:47 | 91 (21) | 96 (17) | 120 (17) | 57 (15) | 138 (14) |
| 38 | PGooden | 92992 | 17:01 | 82 (23) | 93 (23) | 104 (18) | 95 (19) | 131 (18) |
| 39 | Spanna | 52359 | 17:06 | 95 (17) | 104 (12) | 106 (11) | 97 (12) | 99 (9) |
| 40 | SimonAnthony | 98550 | 17:06 | 81 (22) | 91 (22) | 113 (19) | 117 (23) | 97 (20) |
| 41 | Malcj | 113502 | 17:21 | 81 (24) | 95 (25) | 102 (22) | 102 (23) | 117 (25) |
| 42 | Groucho | 89855 | 17:24 | 86 (26) | 113 (19) | 97 (18) | 112 (17) | 96 (16) |
| 43 | sotira | 85962 | 17:28 | 92 (21) | 98 (18) | 100 (19) | 109 (16) | 102 (18) |
| 44 | Sue Sweeper | 65921 | 17:43 | 87 (14) | 102 (16) | 97 (12) | 104 (16) | 106 (14) |
| 45 | phthisis | 43890 | 17:50 | 88 (11) | 99 (13) | 103 (11) | 108 (8) | 105 (8) |
| 46 | robinh | 114584 | 18:32 | 84 (23) | 94 (23) | 99 (21) | 101 (23) | 119 (23) |
| 47 | GMcD | 133608 | 18:52 | 84 (26) | 93 (26) | 91 (24) | 114 (26) | 115 (26) |
| 48 | David Crooks | 105478 | 18:54 | 85 (24) | 105 (22) | 101 (20) | 106 (18) | 103 (19) |
| 49 | OliviaRhineb | 126205 | 18:56 | 81 (26) | 100 (26) | 98 (24) | 107 (26) | 116 (19) |
| 50 | David P | 63470 | 19:35 | 82 (12) | 98 (12) | 114 (12) | 94 (13) | 108 (15) |
| 51 | Squallaby | 111494 | 20:11 | 79 (22) | 104 (22) | 98 (19) | 112 (23) | 105 (16) |
| 52 | MikeOsborne | 115294 | 20:13 | 87 (22) | 100 (22) | 105 (20) | 100 (21) | 107 (20) |
| 53 | JezWoolfrey | 98454 | 20:15 | 81 (18) | 85 (16) | 101 (19) | 109 (16) | 117 (22) |
| 54 | Ed freshpot | 109447 | 20:16 | 92 (21) | 99 (22) | 100 (21) | 94 (16) | 111 (20) |
| 55 | sampson | 84539 | 21:01 | 91 (18) | 104 (21) | 101 (14) | 101 (15) | 103 (9) |
| 56 | barracuda | 145920 | 21:08 | 87 (26) | 101 (26) | 99 (24) | 102 (23) | 109 (26) |
| 57 | John Arnold | 85194 | 21:11 | 92 (21) | 97 (13) | 104 (15) | 91 (14) | 117 (14) |
| 58 | annelambirth | 98677 | 21:21 | 93 (23) | 103 (18) | 103 (14) | 92 (20) | 117 (12) |
| 59 | gbestanley | 103234 | 22:20 | 92 (21) | 100 (12) | 100 (18) | 99 (19) | 109 (17) |
| 60 | pterodactyl | 105322 | 22:47 | 80 (16) | 106 (16) | 102 (21) | 99 (16) | 108 (18) |
| 61 | mcjwright | 137168 | 22:51 | 86 (23) | 98 (23) | 101 (20) | 99 (22) | 114 (22) |
| 62 | Zabadak | 153697 | 22:52 | 86 (25) | 99 (25) | 96 (23) | 107 (25) | 110 (24) |
| 63 | benedick | 86137 | 23:09 | 88 (14) | 109 (19) | 88 (14) | 104 (15) | 107 (10) |
| 64 | LouWeed | 165847 | 23:37 | 87 (26) | 102 (26) | 92 (24) | 106 (25) | 111 (26) |
| 65 | Kevin Gregg | 131995 | 23:39 | 88 (20) | 108 (22) | 95 (18) | 96 (23) | 109 (20) |
| 66 | RobR | 82549 | 23:43 | 87 (16) | 102 (16) | 89 (10) | 121 (12) | 100 (14) |
| 67 | Craven | 150840 | 23:43 | 83 (21) | 96 (23) | 99 (23) | 108 (24) | 108 (25) |
| 68 | Looch | 103700 | 24:00 | 84 (18) | 102 (19) | 100 (15) | 104 (12) | 110 (18) |
| 69 | poskir | 121081 | 24:01 | 96 (19) | 95 (17) | 107 (20) | 103 (19) | 96 (19) |
| 70 | crosswordian | 110465 | 24:13 | 89 (18) | 97 (18) | 100 (19) | 100 (14) | 112 (17) |
| 71 | rjcassidy | 130840 | 24:13 | 88 (23) | 111 (22) | 95 (20) | 97 (20) | 111 (15) |
| 72 | Solver52 | 176584 | 25:22 | 91 (25) | 104 (26) | 101 (23) | 98 (26) | 103 (26) |
| 73 | struggler | 169571 | 26:10 | 91 (24) | 103 (24) | 98 (23) | 102 (24) | 102 (23) |
| 74 | zythum | 88160 | 26:14 | 86 (15) | 108 (14) | 98 (11) | 101 (14) | 106 (12) |
| 75 | diogenes | 138272 | 26:47 | 88 (22) | 104 (18) | 100 (19) | 98 (20) | 111 (17) |
| 76 | Edprof | 122487 | 27:13 | 84 (17) | 103 (17) | 103 (20) | 96 (17) | 113 (14) |
| 77 | colin2355 | 156735 | 27:29 | 96 (19) | 95 (23) | 84 (20) | 116 (21) | 105 (22) |
| 78 | Mkgnao | 110143 | 27:48 | 83 (16) | 91 (14) | 94 (14) | 105 (15) | 121 (17) |
| 79 | dont_panic | 149879 | 28:04 | 77 (22) | 105 (22) | 110 (18) | 93 (19) | 117 (18) |
| 80 | phmfantom | 180386 | 28:05 | 87 (24) | 97 (21) | 94 (23) | 110 (24) | 108 (25) |
| 81 | Chadwick | 87223 | 28:30 | 86 (10) | 104 (11) | 101 (14) | 97 (12) | 106 (14) |
| 82 | Manveru | 94465 | 29:09 | 82 (14) | 98 (10) | 104 (15) | 101 (13) | 113 (12) |
| 83 | dec | 104107 | 29:54 | 89 (16) | 104 (15) | 102 (13) | 102 (15) | 104 (9) |
| 84 | iagmathewson | 160393 | 30:02 | 91 (22) | 98 (22) | 103 (19) | 94 (17) | 113 (19) |
| 85 | William M | 123311 | 31:08 | 79 (13) | 101 (17) | 91 (15) | 108 (13) | 114 (18) |
| 86 | branch | 131331 | 31:43 | 82 (18) | 100 (15) | 96 (14) | 117 (15) | 105 (17) |
| 87 | nekabue | 192091 | 32:40 | 82 (24) | 101 (24) | 95 (18) | 107 (20) | 114 (22) |
| 88 | fudgiebates | 106376 | 32:49 | 76 (13) | 92 (14) | 89 (9) | 115 (12) | 119 (16) |
| 89 | koro | 225987 | 33:02 | 84 (26) | 102 (24) | 102 (24) | 102 (25) | 108 (25) |
| 90 | NAPASAI | 147826 | 33:17 | 94 (17) | 94 (16) | 108 (18) | 101 (16) | 99 (17) |
| 91 | FelicityTT | 134038 | 34:54 | 95 (12) | 101 (16) | 92 (14) | 93 (13) | 110 (19) |
| 92 | cassandra | 252547 | 35:40 | 93 (26) | 100 (26) | 102 (24) | 102 (26) | 100 (26) |
| 93 | Glyndwr | 191984 | 35:57 | 87 (23) | 112 (19) | 93 (20) | 102 (21) | 108 (16) |
| 94 | rosselliot | 179508 | 36:29 | 81 (20) | 107 (19) | 106 (14) | 107 (19) | 100 (20) |
| 95 | ulaca | 165765 | 36:50 | 90 (17) | 110 (18) | 89 (18) | 96 (15) | 113 (17) |
| 96 | JohnDun | 217414 | 36:58 | 72 (23) | 107 (23) | 100 (20) | 102 (21) | 119 (21) |
| 97 | Tudds | 258129 | 37:44 | 82 (26) | 88 (26) | 96 (21) | 120 (25) | 112 (26) |
| 98 | Jeeves | 120488 | 37:53 | 81 (10) | 100 (15) | 100 (12) | 106 (14) | 104 (12) |
| 99 | eniamretrauq | 167346 | 38:44 | 83 (15) | 102 (16) | 94 (17) | 101 (15) | 114 (19) |
| 100 | Crippens1 | 210837 | 39:02 | 80 (23) | 105 (23) | 94 (17) | 105 (17) | 115 (20) |
| 101 | 1234 | 241803 | 39:30 | 83 (25) | 107 (23) | 99 (20) | 98 (24) | 114 (20) |
| 102 | empty | 283790 | 40:25 | 91 (26) | 104 (25) | 97 (24) | 101 (26) | 104 (26) |
| 103 | Big Nug | 268559 | 41:03 | 94 (24) | 91 (24) | 87 (23) | 118 (25) | 106 (23) |
| 104 | Jefe | 141169 | 47:03 | 83 (13) | 90 (14) | 84 (11) | 162 (8) | 105 (14) |
| 105 | JerryR | 337629 | 51:37 | 76 (24) | 105 (24) | 96 (24) | 107 (23) | 113 (24) |