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 | Magoo | 32865 | 06:09 | 81 (20) | 89 (18) | 99 (22) | 110 (20) | 119 (19) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 36503 | 06:45 | 84 (23) | 93 (20) | 103 (19) | 109 (21) | 113 (17) |
| 3 | Jason | 52384 | 07:20 | 82 (26) | 95 (26) | 105 (26) | 107 (26) | 109 (25) |
| 4 | verlaine | 55542 | 07:46 | 83 (26) | 97 (26) | 103 (25) | 109 (26) | 107 (26) |
| 5 | mistigris | 51287 | 08:13 | 83 (20) | 93 (24) | 103 (24) | 107 (24) | 108 (22) |
| 6 | aphis99 | 57282 | 08:40 | 89 (26) | 92 (23) | 95 (23) | 106 (25) | 117 (23) |
| 7 | Midas | 66024 | 09:34 | 91 (26) | 92 (26) | 101 (25) | 108 (24) | 106 (24) |
| 8 | richard | 32123 | 09:44 | 91 (15) | 91 (16) | 107 (14) | 104 (13) | 115 (7) |
| 9 | boulemiche | 23608 | 09:50 | 92 (13) | 98 (13) | 101 (10) | 115 (6) | 103 (8) |
| 10 | hilarym | 47511 | 09:53 | 80 (18) | 90 (19) | 109 (18) | 108 (18) | 112 (17) |
| 11 | robertL | 43772 | 09:59 | 92 (17) | 103 (19) | 97 (16) | 105 (18) | 100 (13) |
| 12 | asaldanha | 64998 | 10:13 | 79 (22) | 91 (24) | 104 (25) | 104 (22) | 119 (23) |
| 13 | chindit | 74754 | 10:33 | 87 (26) | 88 (26) | 102 (25) | 109 (26) | 112 (25) |
| 14 | AlanS | 74681 | 10:49 | 91 (25) | 94 (26) | 104 (25) | 103 (24) | 105 (25) |
| 15 | tiggis | 21862 | 11:45 | 81 (9) | 99 (8) | 104 (8) | 113 (7) | 105 (9) |
| 16 | chriswords | 65408 | 11:50 | 88 (21) | 94 (21) | 102 (22) | 109 (21) | 106 (17) |
| 17 | glheard | 60685 | 12:11 | 85 (20) | 94 (20) | 99 (15) | 114 (22) | 104 (16) |
| 18 | lickert | 79236 | 12:34 | 87 (24) | 83 (23) | 105 (24) | 115 (24) | 108 (20) |
| 19 | Tom Stubbs | 88564 | 12:43 | 83 (25) | 94 (26) | 108 (25) | 109 (25) | 104 (25) |
| 20 | andy | 32651 | 13:16 | 83 (11) | 87 (10) | 109 (13) | 107 (10) | 115 (7) |
| 21 | thebarnets | 48775 | 13:19 | 90 (16) | 88 (14) | 119 (16) | 101 (11) | 98 (14) |
| 22 | keriothe_ | 88151 | 13:28 | 85 (24) | 88 (24) | 101 (23) | 113 (22) | 110 (26) |
| 23 | p.wild | 93702 | 13:34 | 91 (25) | 100 (25) | 102 (25) | 104 (25) | 101 (25) |
| 24 | fshephe | 97522 | 13:46 | 94 (25) | 94 (26) | 97 (25) | 103 (26) | 109 (26) |
| 25 | noidea | 58933 | 13:50 | 95 (18) | 100 (19) | 99 (13) | 103 (15) | 102 (16) |
| 26 | SimonAnthony | 75085 | 14:03 | 83 (22) | 93 (21) | 89 (20) | 101 (18) | 140 (18) |
| 27 | Silva | 97605 | 14:08 | 94 (26) | 95 (26) | 102 (25) | 101 (25) | 106 (23) |
| 28 | Topical Tim | 86785 | 14:19 | 79 (23) | 84 (22) | 103 (22) | 119 (22) | 113 (22) |
| 29 | neilr | 100568 | 14:19 | 91 (26) | 85 (25) | 101 (26) | 111 (26) | 110 (24) |
| 30 | Sheapey | 82632 | 14:29 | 87 (22) | 84 (20) | 97 (21) | 114 (20) | 115 (22) |
| 31 | aphasic | 52019 | 14:41 | 85 (14) | 100 (19) | 91 (12) | 114 (11) | 111 (13) |
| 32 | Groucho | 54021 | 14:45 | 90 (17) | 97 (17) | 92 (13) | 117 (14) | 106 (10) |
| 33 | mikegrocott | 74395 | 15:07 | 83 (12) | 96 (16) | 97 (24) | 105 (22) | 109 (18) |
| 34 | Stavros | 81839 | 15:09 | 87 (22) | 98 (20) | 97 (20) | 101 (19) | 116 (19) |
| 35 | HenryBW | 75340 | 15:30 | 88 (19) | 82 (17) | 101 (18) | 104 (19) | 121 (18) |
| 36 | Tibthorpe | 96970 | 15:32 | 84 (25) | 94 (24) | 95 (22) | 114 (21) | 114 (22) |
| 37 | jonathanbaker174 | 45471 | 15:47 | 92 (14) | 100 (13) | 109 (9) | 93 (12) | 109 (10) |
| 38 | MikeOsborne | 102703 | 15:50 | 87 (24) | 93 (24) | 94 (24) | 112 (23) | 113 (23) |
| 39 | Sue Sweeper | 69439 | 16:04 | 79 (12) | 91 (19) | 103 (20) | 108 (17) | 113 (14) |
| 40 | Malcj | 89773 | 16:05 | 85 (20) | 93 (23) | 106 (21) | 101 (19) | 113 (20) |
| 41 | cyrillic | 99437 | 16:05 | 83 (22) | 85 (23) | 105 (24) | 115 (23) | 109 (21) |
| 42 | phthisis | 38594 | 16:29 | 80 (11) | 100 (10) | 112 (11) | 114 (9) | 94 (8) |
| 43 | KenG | 44683 | 16:55 | 90 (10) | 88 (11) | 94 (8) | 100 (13) | 120 (12) |
| 44 | David Crooks | 97528 | 17:06 | 84 (21) | 91 (23) | 102 (20) | 107 (20) | 116 (21) |
| 45 | sotira | 92185 | 17:39 | 84 (20) | 91 (21) | 108 (18) | 115 (20) | 101 (18) |
| 46 | RobR | 70153 | 18:16 | 93 (18) | 97 (17) | 93 (19) | 120 (13) | 104 (7) |
| 47 | OliviaRhineb | 122078 | 18:29 | 85 (25) | 90 (26) | 109 (22) | 112 (26) | 104 (21) |
| 48 | robinh | 120248 | 18:33 | 93 (23) | 94 (25) | 97 (23) | 105 (24) | 109 (23) |
| 49 | rupe | 77053 | 18:36 | 84 (17) | 89 (15) | 106 (17) | 115 (16) | 104 (14) |
| 50 | LouWeed | 133875 | 18:45 | 89 (26) | 97 (26) | 100 (26) | 108 (26) | 105 (25) |
| 51 | Squallaby | 117834 | 19:15 | 87 (25) | 84 (20) | 96 (21) | 114 (22) | 115 (24) |
| 52 | tapbarker | 126102 | 19:16 | 92 (24) | 98 (23) | 96 (24) | 107 (23) | 105 (25) |
| 53 | Craven | 128485 | 19:28 | 94 (26) | 97 (26) | 98 (24) | 109 (23) | 100 (21) |
| 54 | GMcD | 138229 | 19:31 | 83 (26) | 91 (25) | 99 (26) | 119 (25) | 105 (26) |
| 55 | Golvellius | 43866 | 19:45 | 79 (8) | 112 (7) | 92 (14) | 92 (9) | 128 (9) |
| 56 | annelambirth | 95063 | 20:03 | 90 (22) | 101 (22) | 93 (16) | 109 (16) | 110 (13) |
| 57 | LuckOfLucien | 48244 | 20:06 | 80 (11) | 99 (11) | 105 (10) | 98 (12) | 138 (6) |
| 58 | Looch | 131262 | 20:38 | 91 (25) | 89 (20) | 101 (24) | 110 (24) | 106 (23) |
| 59 | grape | 67206 | 20:44 | 95 (15) | 83 (16) | 101 (12) | 145 (10) | 90 (11) |
| 60 | gbestanley | 111780 | 21:10 | 90 (24) | 101 (23) | 98 (19) | 108 (16) | 105 (16) |
| 61 | Ed freshpot | 105616 | 21:12 | 91 (18) | 99 (19) | 96 (18) | 101 (19) | 110 (19) |
| 62 | MichelinPoitiers | 65179 | 21:18 | 96 (13) | 98 (14) | 99 (11) | 105 (10) | 101 (13) |
| 63 | pterodactyl | 82929 | 21:35 | 93 (16) | 96 (18) | 97 (15) | 102 (13) | 114 (12) |
| 64 | andrewlake | 150366 | 21:36 | 76 (25) | 96 (26) | 106 (26) | 93 (25) | 128 (24) |
| 65 | kath | 61046 | 21:38 | 96 (17) | 94 (16) | 105 (8) | 105 (10) | 113 (6) |
| 66 | barracuda | 152532 | 21:54 | 83 (26) | 91 (26) | 105 (25) | 106 (25) | 116 (24) |
| 67 | cath23 | 51552 | 22:01 | 82 (9) | 97 (10) | 99 (9) | 112 (12) | 103 (9) |
| 68 | benedick | 96981 | 22:08 | 88 (19) | 93 (17) | 110 (16) | 99 (15) | 110 (16) |
| 69 | KET | 36018 | 22:14 | 89 (8) | 96 (10) | 75 (6) | 122 (6) | 120 (7) |
| 70 | Zabadak | 136648 | 22:19 | 83 (23) | 90 (22) | 109 (21) | 113 (23) | 103 (23) |
| 71 | mcjwright | 154593 | 22:48 | 86 (26) | 88 (24) | 99 (25) | 116 (26) | 110 (22) |
| 72 | sampson | 95350 | 23:01 | 95 (21) | 100 (18) | 98 (16) | 101 (8) | 106 (16) |
| 73 | John Arnold | 80218 | 23:03 | 97 (19) | 88 (12) | 91 (12) | 113 (14) | 110 (11) |
| 74 | Kevin Gregg | 126081 | 23:05 | 90 (24) | 99 (22) | 96 (18) | 116 (19) | 100 (18) |
| 75 | colin2355 | 142282 | 23:14 | 92 (22) | 87 (23) | 95 (25) | 113 (18) | 114 (24) |
| 76 | brian.mcnamara | 79361 | 24:02 | 84 (14) | 99 (17) | 85 (8) | 113 (13) | 112 (13) |
| 77 | jaraab | 98165 | 24:03 | 81 (19) | 100 (15) | 104 (14) | 106 (16) | 114 (14) |
| 78 | Pootle | 63542 | 24:04 | 95 (11) | 92 (11) | 99 (10) | 96 (11) | 115 (11) |
| 79 | george.garlick | 121442 | 24:05 | 93 (22) | 98 (19) | 98 (18) | 103 (16) | 106 (19) |
| 80 | hugh.schofield | 79175 | 24:53 | 103 (14) | 92 (16) | 101 (12) | 95 (10) | 108 (11) |
| 81 | puzzled1 | 46640 | 25:04 | 94 (8) | 95 (7) | 111 (10) | 117 (9) | 68 (7) |
| 82 | rjcassidy | 135332 | 26:13 | 83 (18) | 86 (17) | 106 (16) | 113 (23) | 104 (22) |
| 83 | goblin | 187339 | 26:14 | 88 (26) | 96 (25) | 97 (26) | 113 (26) | 104 (26) |
| 84 | timbo | 58731 | 26:27 | 85 (8) | 100 (14) | 96 (10) | 108 (7) | 111 (8) |
| 85 | tonym | 155821 | 26:30 | 91 (20) | 91 (23) | 102 (22) | 106 (23) | 108 (20) |
| 86 | Chadwick | 138903 | 26:36 | 83 (19) | 92 (20) | 99 (21) | 112 (20) | 112 (17) |
| 87 | zythum | 83648 | 26:48 | 96 (13) | 90 (12) | 98 (13) | 104 (12) | 111 (12) |
| 88 | fudgiebates | 94096 | 27:02 | 87 (17) | 92 (9) | 99 (17) | 104 (13) | 119 (12) |
| 89 | GeorgeTz | 78093 | 27:06 | 87 (12) | 99 (8) | 110 (14) | 103 (11) | 97 (13) |
| 90 | dec | 91519 | 27:14 | 98 (15) | 94 (11) | 101 (16) | 103 (12) | 101 (12) |
| 91 | diogenes | 186234 | 27:57 | 87 (25) | 90 (26) | 96 (24) | 108 (25) | 121 (21) |
| 92 | NAPASAI | 72742 | 28:11 | 91 (9) | 103 (14) | 104 (11) | 89 (7) | 103 (12) |
| 93 | Peter Sykes | 147071 | 28:30 | 84 (20) | 94 (21) | 100 (20) | 110 (16) | 113 (19) |
| 94 | Manveru | 99468 | 28:34 | 101 (19) | 102 (16) | 99 (15) | 98 (8) | 93 (10) |
| 95 | dont_panic | 75578 | 28:37 | 77 (11) | 84 (10) | 109 (11) | 110 (11) | 115 (11) |
| 96 | endafk | 88494 | 28:55 | 93 (17) | 91 (14) | 112 (13) | 106 (6) | 102 (11) |
| 97 | jdavidliddell | 99417 | 29:04 | 87 (14) | 94 (14) | 86 (11) | 115 (16) | 112 (12) |
| 98 | phmfantom | 141793 | 29:10 | 90 (21) | 94 (16) | 97 (23) | 114 (19) | 106 (12) |
| 99 | alwsn8 | 192488 | 30:33 | 81 (23) | 93 (24) | 96 (23) | 114 (22) | 115 (23) |
| 100 | James P | 156459 | 30:40 | 73 (21) | 94 (18) | 100 (16) | 116 (21) | 115 (19) |
| 101 | nekabue | 196705 | 31:13 | 83 (24) | 95 (25) | 98 (23) | 112 (20) | 112 (23) |
| 102 | Paul H. Dear | 103630 | 31:24 | 76 (10) | 81 (12) | 97 (12) | 109 (16) | 120 (15) |
| 103 | Jagsfan1971 | 73839 | 31:33 | 65 (8) | 134 (10) | 104 (10) | 95 (13) | 91 (8) |
| 104 | bobbb | 70764 | 31:52 | 78 (8) | 85 (9) | 78 (6) | 114 (11) | 116 (13) |
| 105 | rosselliot | 151255 | 31:54 | 84 (16) | 92 (19) | 104 (19) | 107 (18) | 110 (17) |
| 106 | stainl665 | 97934 | 32:00 | 98 (9) | 89 (12) | 95 (10) | 107 (17) | 103 (13) |
| 107 | Semillon | 158340 | 32:34 | 92 (17) | 83 (18) | 96 (16) | 103 (19) | 119 (21) |
| 108 | ulaca | 163528 | 33:38 | 79 (20) | 96 (19) | 97 (17) | 114 (18) | 116 (17) |
| 109 | Big Nug | 218624 | 33:44 | 102 (23) | 92 (24) | 96 (26) | 102 (22) | 108 (23) |
| 110 | koro | 202596 | 33:45 | 96 (21) | 91 (24) | 101 (22) | 106 (21) | 104 (22) |
| 111 | FelicityTT | 116964 | 34:12 | 89 (14) | 95 (11) | 92 (15) | 115 (15) | 106 (12) |
| 112 | Jeeves | 118244 | 35:11 | 76 (10) | 81 (10) | 109 (14) | 109 (13) | 106 (19) |
| 113 | Glyndwr | 150094 | 35:44 | 89 (22) | 99 (21) | 101 (17) | 108 (13) | 121 (7) |
| 114 | Tudds | 232506 | 35:52 | 75 (24) | 89 (23) | 100 (24) | 129 (24) | 104 (23) |
| 115 | joss henry | 169479 | 36:12 | 80 (19) | 102 (22) | 112 (18) | 99 (15) | 106 (14) |
| 116 | Crippens1 | 183594 | 36:25 | 86 (20) | 94 (22) | 99 (18) | 106 (16) | 117 (18) |
| 117 | JohnDun | 238284 | 36:26 | 77 (24) | 94 (24) | 101 (25) | 111 (22) | 115 (24) |
| 118 | 1234 | 219372 | 36:55 | 91 (22) | 93 (23) | 93 (22) | 110 (22) | 112 (20) |
| 119 | MrGrumpy | 91520 | 37:12 | 88 (13) | 102 (10) | 104 (9) | 101 (9) | 108 (10) |
| 120 | eniamretrauq | 191141 | 38:22 | 84 (20) | 84 (12) | 93 (20) | 125 (20) | 104 (21) |
| 121 | SlumdogEngineer | 168666 | 39:35 | 86 (21) | 90 (13) | 100 (16) | 107 (18) | 122 (13) |
| 122 | Pleasuredome | 165382 | 40:32 | 83 (19) | 94 (18) | 105 (17) | 105 (12) | 123 (12) |
| 123 | Gussie | 134279 | 41:26 | 90 (7) | 82 (14) | 95 (12) | 116 (14) | 107 (17) |
| 124 | Nangle | 107564 | 41:41 | 78 (10) | 103 (11) | 90 (11) | 97 (10) | 126 (11) |
| 125 | Paulypops | 126924 | 42:18 | 99 (14) | 96 (16) | 84 (10) | 116 (10) | 106 (10) |
| 126 | Archie | 123938 | 43:02 | 78 (9) | 70 (10) | 86 (11) | 107 (13) | 132 (15) |
| 127 | SK42 | 131698 | 43:02 | 83 (16) | 95 (12) | 103 (14) | 115 (9) | 116 (10) |
| 128 | Ronnie | 165505 | 44:29 | 92 (16) | 99 (20) | 98 (9) | 109 (15) | 101 (12) |
| 129 | symbenall2 | 208355 | 48:54 | 90 (14) | 88 (16) | 97 (16) | 111 (17) | 108 (18) |
| 130 | andrewmr | 234642 | 55:04 | 79 (17) | 81 (19) | 124 (15) | 116 (17) | 104 (13) |