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 | 24911 | 05:55 | 76 (11) | 90 (17) | 113 (15) | 100 (20) | 112 (17) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 27064 | 06:15 | 87 (15) | 102 (17) | 93 (16) | 89 (15) | 122 (19) |
| 3 | Jason | 45535 | 06:35 | 81 (25) | 100 (26) | 99 (25) | 103 (24) | 115 (25) |
| 4 | verlaine | 51525 | 07:16 | 78 (26) | 100 (26) | 94 (24) | 102 (26) | 123 (26) |
| 5 | mistigris | 47096 | 07:46 | 77 (22) | 94 (23) | 104 (20) | 104 (22) | 117 (24) |
| 6 | aphis99 | 59309 | 08:31 | 77 (22) | 100 (26) | 108 (26) | 94 (26) | 114 (26) |
| 7 | hilarym | 42699 | 09:07 | 83 (21) | 96 (17) | 110 (16) | 99 (16) | 114 (18) |
| 8 | asaldanha | 57126 | 09:31 | 77 (23) | 100 (23) | 102 (18) | 92 (23) | 127 (23) |
| 9 | Midas | 67432 | 09:36 | 78 (25) | 96 (26) | 105 (26) | 99 (24) | 119 (26) |
| 10 | richard | 42614 | 09:51 | 84 (17) | 101 (18) | 96 (17) | 111 (15) | 108 (15) |
| 11 | AlanS | 73825 | 10:25 | 79 (26) | 102 (26) | 105 (25) | 103 (26) | 110 (25) |
| 12 | chindit | 68598 | 10:29 | 85 (24) | 94 (25) | 105 (20) | 96 (24) | 118 (26) |
| 13 | chriswords | 51020 | 11:02 | 90 (16) | 99 (19) | 93 (16) | 94 (16) | 117 (20) |
| 14 | scrabbler | 52530 | 11:13 | 73 (17) | 98 (17) | 106 (18) | 100 (18) | 117 (18) |
| 15 | lickert | 66074 | 11:21 | 80 (21) | 96 (23) | 98 (25) | 100 (17) | 124 (21) |
| 16 | glheard | 75407 | 11:44 | 79 (25) | 96 (23) | 109 (23) | 106 (23) | 111 (23) |
| 17 | Topical Tim | 77463 | 11:44 | 77 (26) | 99 (25) | 98 (19) | 103 (25) | 121 (25) |
| 18 | SimonAnthony | 67560 | 11:58 | 79 (23) | 100 (22) | 89 (18) | 124 (18) | 109 (23) |
| 19 | tiggis | 32898 | 12:11 | 79 (12) | 108 (15) | 86 (7) | 102 (11) | 116 (10) |
| 20 | keriothe_ | 82394 | 12:22 | 74 (23) | 95 (26) | 107 (23) | 105 (25) | 116 (24) |
| 21 | Kinghedger | 49979 | 12:25 | 75 (13) | 105 (17) | 95 (15) | 103 (13) | 112 (19) |
| 22 | neilr | 83781 | 12:28 | 81 (26) | 104 (26) | 98 (23) | 105 (23) | 111 (24) |
| 23 | p.wild | 91460 | 12:42 | 87 (26) | 98 (26) | 101 (26) | 102 (26) | 110 (26) |
| 24 | miked1961 | 43311 | 12:53 | 83 (13) | 98 (14) | 122 (13) | 88 (12) | 105 (14) |
| 25 | Tom Stubbs | 90748 | 12:55 | 85 (26) | 95 (25) | 104 (26) | 98 (26) | 116 (24) |
| 26 | jim42078 | 32688 | 12:58 | 86 (18) | 103 (10) | 114 (10) | 90 (6) | 117 (8) |
| 27 | Stavros | 87302 | 12:59 | 78 (26) | 101 (26) | 101 (26) | 101 (23) | 121 (21) |
| 28 | andy | 49483 | 13:18 | 71 (12) | 101 (17) | 99 (18) | 107 (13) | 118 (12) |
| 29 | Ben Staveley | 35549 | 13:27 | 79 (11) | 103 (11) | 112 (10) | 95 (12) | 113 (10) |
| 30 | aphasic | 53722 | 13:33 | 88 (17) | 99 (17) | 100 (11) | 98 (17) | 119 (14) |
| 31 | Sheapey | 89665 | 13:35 | 78 (26) | 104 (25) | 89 (20) | 106 (24) | 119 (25) |
| 32 | robertL | 80255 | 13:38 | 86 (21) | 94 (21) | 106 (24) | 93 (21) | 118 (21) |
| 33 | Silva | 94266 | 14:01 | 83 (26) | 102 (26) | 100 (19) | 102 (26) | 112 (25) |
| 34 | fshephe | 100153 | 14:01 | 89 (26) | 94 (26) | 105 (26) | 101 (26) | 109 (25) |
| 35 | HenryBW | 64422 | 14:07 | 80 (19) | 91 (18) | 106 (16) | 115 (17) | 110 (16) |
| 36 | Groucho | 63947 | 14:12 | 87 (23) | 105 (19) | 106 (14) | 100 (18) | 108 (11) |
| 37 | Malcj | 81058 | 14:41 | 71 (19) | 101 (22) | 104 (21) | 100 (20) | 119 (20) |
| 38 | njnclarke | 42548 | 14:46 | 81 (15) | 104 (10) | 90 (14) | 102 (11) | 150 (8) |
| 39 | Spanna | 28403 | 14:47 | 92 (13) | 109 (9) | 108 (6) | 91 (7) | 105 (7) |
| 40 | MikeOsborne | 101371 | 14:49 | 73 (26) | 101 (26) | 109 (22) | 101 (24) | 115 (26) |
| 41 | KenG | 59218 | 14:57 | 79 (17) | 103 (14) | 102 (15) | 100 (15) | 117 (15) |
| 42 | Tibthorpe | 92570 | 15:07 | 79 (24) | 99 (20) | 109 (23) | 95 (23) | 118 (22) |
| 43 | Sue Sweeper | 79919 | 15:18 | 78 (16) | 99 (20) | 91 (23) | 101 (18) | 125 (20) |
| 44 | grape | 40754 | 15:47 | 85 (14) | 106 (12) | 103 (10) | 100 (7) | 109 (10) |
| 45 | phthisis | 57823 | 16:20 | 77 (16) | 115 (15) | 94 (12) | 106 (13) | 108 (13) |
| 46 | Penfold_61 | 35348 | 16:21 | 73 (8) | 108 (10) | 97 (9) | 104 (11) | 111 (8) |
| 47 | doublecross | 53080 | 16:22 | 76 (14) | 98 (13) | 115 (12) | 111 (13) | 102 (12) |
| 48 | mikegrocott | 60941 | 16:22 | 84 (11) | 96 (15) | 100 (12) | 100 (15) | 110 (19) |
| 49 | David Crooks | 100350 | 16:23 | 75 (24) | 100 (23) | 108 (21) | 100 (22) | 117 (22) |
| 50 | Crucifer | 53368 | 16:28 | 75 (9) | 92 (14) | 102 (13) | 97 (12) | 118 (16) |
| 51 | cyrillic | 105237 | 16:32 | 78 (23) | 94 (23) | 106 (24) | 109 (25) | 111 (21) |
| 52 | MK76 | 40388 | 17:15 | 89 (14) | 99 (9) | 94 (8) | 100 (10) | 125 (8) |
| 53 | tapbarker | 115465 | 17:29 | 74 (25) | 101 (25) | 105 (24) | 106 (24) | 115 (22) |
| 54 | Golvellius | 93922 | 17:47 | 78 (24) | 106 (22) | 107 (20) | 102 (16) | 110 (16) |
| 55 | Ed freshpot | 117865 | 18:01 | 81 (24) | 98 (24) | 106 (23) | 96 (24) | 117 (24) |
| 56 | OliviaRhineb | 124475 | 18:02 | 76 (26) | 97 (25) | 108 (25) | 103 (26) | 114 (23) |
| 57 | LuckOfLucien | 30541 | 18:10 | 77 (9) | 96 (8) | 97 (6) | 118 (7) | 116 (8) |
| 58 | LouWeed | 128686 | 18:10 | 81 (26) | 97 (25) | 104 (26) | 102 (25) | 114 (26) |
| 59 | fuzz | 113612 | 18:12 | 84 (22) | 106 (23) | 98 (24) | 107 (23) | 101 (22) |
| 60 | Squallaby | 114709 | 18:12 | 71 (23) | 96 (24) | 113 (24) | 97 (24) | 124 (20) |
| 61 | RobR | 100372 | 18:22 | 75 (21) | 105 (19) | 103 (20) | 98 (21) | 118 (20) |
| 62 | Craven | 125858 | 18:24 | 83 (26) | 99 (26) | 108 (24) | 99 (25) | 112 (23) |
| 63 | GMcD | 128765 | 18:30 | 75 (26) | 99 (25) | 107 (24) | 104 (25) | 113 (26) |
| 64 | robinh | 119384 | 18:35 | 78 (23) | 99 (24) | 105 (22) | 101 (24) | 115 (24) |
| 65 | margaretl | 57884 | 18:54 | 88 (15) | 105 (8) | 105 (9) | 97 (14) | 107 (15) |
| 66 | LJCN | 99293 | 19:01 | 76 (19) | 97 (18) | 111 (20) | 97 (20) | 115 (20) |
| 67 | annelambirth | 85192 | 19:11 | 87 (21) | 105 (17) | 94 (14) | 100 (19) | 117 (13) |
| 68 | Zander | 32308 | 19:13 | 77 (8) | 89 (8) | 134 (6) | 80 (8) | 130 (8) |
| 69 | Looch | 114475 | 19:40 | 78 (24) | 101 (21) | 106 (21) | 92 (19) | 121 (22) |
| 70 | rupe | 40619 | 19:54 | 65 (9) | 92 (9) | 105 (7) | 121 (7) | 116 (12) |
| 71 | pterodactyl | 102641 | 20:21 | 83 (19) | 95 (20) | 108 (16) | 103 (21) | 111 (18) |
| 72 | flounderbout | 51568 | 20:27 | 83 (11) | 91 (11) | 118 (9) | 102 (14) | 112 (7) |
| 73 | John Arnold | 80188 | 20:33 | 87 (22) | 100 (14) | 97 (13) | 104 (13) | 119 (13) |
| 74 | Hamish.S | 71600 | 20:34 | 80 (15) | 101 (7) | 101 (18) | 106 (10) | 110 (18) |
| 75 | barracuda | 144892 | 20:49 | 84 (25) | 101 (26) | 106 (25) | 98 (25) | 109 (25) |
| 76 | Pootle | 141670 | 21:04 | 79 (26) | 99 (24) | 89 (22) | 109 (26) | 123 (24) |
| 77 | benedick | 94906 | 21:05 | 85 (22) | 105 (18) | 111 (15) | 93 (17) | 112 (13) |
| 78 | mcjwright | 144448 | 21:07 | 75 (26) | 99 (26) | 102 (24) | 99 (22) | 123 (26) |
| 79 | kath | 61664 | 21:24 | 89 (13) | 105 (15) | 102 (13) | 101 (10) | 100 (7) |
| 80 | andrewlake | 122008 | 21:24 | 75 (15) | 99 (25) | 101 (24) | 95 (17) | 116 (24) |
| 81 | jaraab | 63326 | 21:32 | 90 (16) | 109 (13) | 90 (8) | 91 (12) | 120 (10) |
| 82 | Zabadak | 102209 | 21:33 | 78 (15) | 98 (15) | 95 (18) | 100 (22) | 121 (19) |
| 83 | hugh.schofield | 64727 | 21:34 | 72 (11) | 106 (12) | 99 (10) | 104 (13) | 111 (14) |
| 84 | jlancs228 | 53507 | 21:45 | 84 (12) | 87 (8) | 120 (8) | 94 (13) | 120 (10) |
| 85 | Solver52 | 156306 | 21:53 | 92 (26) | 97 (25) | 103 (26) | 97 (26) | 108 (26) |
| 86 | colin2355 | 140465 | 22:05 | 76 (22) | 90 (24) | 102 (22) | 102 (23) | 124 (25) |
| 87 | george.garlick | 78490 | 22:10 | 82 (17) | 93 (15) | 103 (10) | 105 (13) | 122 (14) |
| 88 | Kevin Gregg | 125679 | 22:17 | 76 (24) | 97 (23) | 105 (22) | 101 (18) | 128 (17) |
| 89 | sampson | 72335 | 22:19 | 90 (16) | 95 (15) | 110 (11) | 101 (14) | 111 (8) |
| 90 | gbestanley | 135310 | 22:46 | 88 (25) | 99 (18) | 98 (21) | 103 (25) | 111 (20) |
| 91 | brian.mcnamara | 113805 | 22:51 | 86 (20) | 97 (18) | 97 (16) | 98 (23) | 124 (16) |
| 92 | peterh | 91821 | 23:11 | 78 (16) | 101 (14) | 105 (17) | 107 (14) | 108 (15) |
| 93 | tonym | 106220 | 23:36 | 88 (20) | 97 (16) | 107 (18) | 98 (16) | 110 (15) |
| 94 | Bert Dove | 57893 | 24:07 | 91 (15) | 106 (8) | 104 (8) | 88 (11) | 124 (8) |
| 95 | goblin | 168911 | 24:16 | 80 (26) | 101 (25) | 103 (25) | 107 (24) | 107 (26) |
| 96 | fudgiebates | 60630 | 24:38 | 80 (12) | 98 (13) | 92 (8) | 136 (8) | 104 (10) |
| 97 | dec | 120721 | 24:50 | 81 (22) | 103 (20) | 102 (17) | 100 (15) | 118 (17) |
| 98 | pc8 | 65015 | 25:11 | 67 (6) | 94 (10) | 102 (12) | 100 (11) | 112 (14) |
| 99 | endafk | 102601 | 25:31 | 83 (16) | 101 (16) | 93 (15) | 102 (18) | 126 (12) |
| 100 | KET | 57193 | 25:45 | 81 (14) | 112 (6) | 106 (7) | 99 (11) | 121 (9) |
| 101 | Big Nug | 63829 | 25:56 | 78 (11) | 118 (13) | 96 (9) | 96 (10) | 108 (8) |
| 102 | zythum | 141670 | 25:56 | 84 (20) | 95 (22) | 107 (21) | 104 (17) | 108 (21) |
| 103 | GeorgeTz | 74840 | 25:59 | 87 (15) | 100 (10) | 94 (8) | 96 (12) | 121 (13) |
| 104 | crosswordian | 90484 | 26:00 | 81 (14) | 102 (14) | 110 (12) | 103 (13) | 103 (15) |
| 105 | rjcassidy | 134600 | 26:05 | 77 (22) | 105 (17) | 115 (15) | 95 (22) | 113 (20) |
| 106 | klamery4 | 123405 | 26:22 | 89 (19) | 97 (17) | 108 (19) | 96 (17) | 108 (16) |
| 107 | James P | 124441 | 26:35 | 69 (19) | 100 (17) | 96 (19) | 105 (14) | 129 (19) |
| 108 | Manveru | 112443 | 26:46 | 87 (24) | 102 (18) | 99 (14) | 112 (13) | 112 (11) |
| 109 | William M | 80670 | 26:53 | 73 (12) | 92 (13) | 110 (9) | 109 (12) | 114 (14) |
| 110 | Edprof | 55247 | 27:54 | 69 (8) | 100 (10) | 100 (8) | 89 (9) | 140 (8) |
| 111 | phmfantom | 83992 | 27:59 | 74 (13) | 93 (9) | 112 (11) | 103 (14) | 115 (13) |
| 112 | Chadwick | 173115 | 28:00 | 70 (17) | 96 (25) | 107 (24) | 102 (24) | 115 (23) |
| 113 | alwsn8 | 104711 | 28:36 | 80 (14) | 102 (14) | 105 (15) | 96 (15) | 117 (13) |
| 114 | eniamretrauq | 139644 | 29:05 | 78 (18) | 102 (18) | 100 (19) | 100 (16) | 116 (19) |
| 115 | Semillon | 106701 | 29:09 | 78 (13) | 81 (13) | 101 (17) | 101 (15) | 135 (13) |
| 116 | Mkgnao | 195090 | 29:33 | 78 (26) | 98 (26) | 109 (24) | 99 (21) | 117 (23) |
| 117 | SlumdogEngineer | 143751 | 29:56 | 70 (20) | 92 (15) | 103 (18) | 103 (18) | 130 (19) |
| 118 | Waterloo | 147792 | 30:02 | 62 (19) | 81 (18) | 130 (17) | 117 (20) | 110 (18) |
| 119 | Peter Sykes | 121769 | 30:17 | 81 (16) | 108 (14) | 105 (15) | 88 (17) | 118 (15) |
| 120 | nekabue | 205427 | 30:17 | 72 (24) | 100 (25) | 110 (25) | 99 (25) | 116 (24) |
| 121 | Tudds | 213034 | 30:36 | 74 (25) | 90 (26) | 117 (25) | 103 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 122 | rosselliot | 184751 | 30:47 | 83 (23) | 90 (25) | 110 (20) | 108 (22) | 110 (20) |
| 123 | NAPASAI | 68991 | 31:04 | 66 (10) | 81 (8) | 153 (10) | 85 (11) | 112 (8) |
| 124 | alexh | 60132 | 31:19 | 73 (13) | 95 (6) | 94 (8) | 89 (7) | 165 (8) |
| 125 | 1234 | 134185 | 31:29 | 78 (17) | 109 (16) | 104 (17) | 94 (13) | 112 (18) |
| 126 | ulaca | 174365 | 31:35 | 69 (23) | 108 (21) | 107 (22) | 97 (17) | 122 (19) |
| 127 | koro | 221835 | 31:36 | 80 (26) | 106 (26) | 105 (25) | 94 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 128 | joss henry | 144585 | 31:42 | 77 (20) | 97 (21) | 119 (16) | 98 (15) | 116 (14) |
| 129 | JohnDun | 198450 | 31:48 | 80 (20) | 96 (24) | 100 (24) | 101 (23) | 118 (23) |
| 130 | Crippens1 | 123678 | 33:47 | 82 (18) | 119 (14) | 97 (11) | 96 (15) | 111 (13) |
| 131 | Glyndwr | 110376 | 34:42 | 78 (13) | 106 (13) | 109 (16) | 104 (14) | 95 (7) |
| 132 | maryht | 223020 | 37:10 | 89 (23) | 102 (26) | 98 (15) | 92 (23) | 116 (23) |
| 133 | Paulypops | 163178 | 37:15 | 88 (24) | 106 (18) | 100 (17) | 96 (13) | 119 (11) |
| 134 | Gussie | 104130 | 37:43 | 65 (8) | 108 (10) | 99 (14) | 109 (10) | 105 (14) |
| 135 | Nangle | 156514 | 37:48 | 80 (13) | 102 (13) | 104 (18) | 94 (19) | 114 (16) |
| 136 | Pleasuredome | 225581 | 38:45 | 82 (25) | 106 (25) | 106 (23) | 95 (16) | 111 (18) |
| 137 | wyn.dil | 90442 | 43:04 | 80 (9) | 120 (8) | 92 (8) | 103 (10) | 103 (10) |
| 138 | symbenall2 | 135222 | 43:20 | 69 (15) | 97 (13) | 117 (12) | 93 (11) | 133 (11) |
| 139 | Masha | 200676 | 51:27 | 75 (18) | 100 (13) | 103 (13) | 96 (13) | 124 (18) |