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 | 19488 | 06:00 | 71 (10) | 88 (13) | 112 (10) | 101 (16) | 118 (15) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 25998 | 06:28 | 81 (14) | 97 (14) | 91 (16) | 92 (14) | 127 (19) |
| 3 | Jason | 28876 | 06:30 | 79 (17) | 101 (17) | 97 (17) | 105 (17) | 117 (16) |
| 4 | Diskus | 21608 | 06:40 | 92 (11) | 94 (12) | 102 (12) | 101 (15) | 106 (14) |
| 5 | verlaine | 52107 | 07:17 | 74 (26) | 94 (26) | 100 (25) | 105 (26) | 125 (26) |
| 6 | Nathan Panning | 29062 | 07:20 | 85 (15) | 107 (14) | 109 (16) | 102 (15) | 95 (16) |
| 7 | escat49 | 48299 | 07:23 | 91 (25) | 91 (24) | 103 (22) | 102 (24) | 111 (24) |
| 8 | mistigris | 48532 | 07:46 | 77 (22) | 92 (22) | 96 (22) | 111 (24) | 118 (24) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 59150 | 08:17 | 79 (25) | 99 (26) | 107 (26) | 101 (26) | 111 (26) |
| 10 | hilarym | 34002 | 08:20 | 84 (20) | 90 (15) | 108 (16) | 98 (14) | 126 (13) |
| 11 | Paul Gilbert | 23753 | 08:25 | 85 (14) | 105 (15) | 84 (9) | 114 (11) | 114 (8) |
| 12 | asaldanha | 55328 | 09:18 | 72 (22) | 96 (23) | 98 (18) | 107 (23) | 123 (23) |
| 13 | Midas | 66944 | 09:27 | 79 (26) | 93 (25) | 104 (26) | 102 (25) | 118 (26) |
| 14 | AlanS | 67733 | 09:43 | 75 (26) | 95 (26) | 107 (25) | 107 (26) | 117 (23) |
| 15 | richard | 53427 | 09:47 | 84 (22) | 101 (20) | 95 (20) | 114 (18) | 107 (21) |
| 16 | chindit | 69538 | 10:26 | 85 (25) | 94 (26) | 109 (20) | 97 (24) | 114 (26) |
| 17 | chriswords | 55283 | 10:50 | 91 (19) | 94 (21) | 99 (16) | 94 (19) | 119 (20) |
| 18 | scrabbler | 77485 | 10:51 | 77 (26) | 98 (26) | 106 (26) | 103 (26) | 113 (25) |
| 19 | tiggis | 27919 | 11:37 | 76 (14) | 103 (13) | 97 (7) | 118 (9) | 126 (7) |
| 20 | glheard | 80075 | 11:42 | 77 (25) | 91 (25) | 112 (24) | 105 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 21 | lickert | 65686 | 11:53 | 76 (20) | 92 (22) | 104 (23) | 108 (16) | 118 (21) |
| 22 | SimonAnthony | 76488 | 11:54 | 78 (25) | 94 (23) | 88 (22) | 126 (23) | 112 (24) |
| 23 | Topical Tim | 80201 | 12:02 | 71 (23) | 92 (24) | 104 (23) | 113 (26) | 114 (25) |
| 24 | Kinghedger | 64655 | 12:06 | 74 (17) | 100 (22) | 99 (19) | 101 (20) | 117 (21) |
| 25 | p.wild | 90942 | 12:37 | 87 (26) | 96 (26) | 101 (26) | 105 (26) | 109 (26) |
| 26 | andy | 39607 | 12:41 | 72 (11) | 107 (16) | 92 (16) | 103 (10) | 131 (9) |
| 27 | keriothe_ | 84343 | 12:46 | 71 (24) | 88 (26) | 96 (22) | 119 (25) | 124 (23) |
| 28 | Tom Stubbs | 91254 | 12:46 | 81 (26) | 94 (26) | 106 (26) | 98 (26) | 119 (25) |
| 29 | miked1961 | 39197 | 12:48 | 80 (12) | 102 (14) | 125 (11) | 90 (11) | 101 (13) |
| 30 | neilr | 86880 | 12:48 | 78 (26) | 101 (26) | 103 (24) | 109 (24) | 108 (23) |
| 31 | robertL | 72494 | 12:59 | 87 (21) | 95 (21) | 101 (21) | 95 (20) | 120 (20) |
| 32 | Stavros | 89067 | 13:22 | 77 (25) | 93 (25) | 106 (25) | 101 (23) | 122 (23) |
| 33 | Sheapey | 87054 | 13:26 | 74 (26) | 96 (26) | 95 (19) | 112 (24) | 123 (23) |
| 34 | HenryBW | 66189 | 13:27 | 83 (21) | 91 (19) | 110 (17) | 101 (18) | 117 (17) |
| 35 | Ben Staveley | 45705 | 13:36 | 82 (16) | 99 (13) | 117 (13) | 101 (13) | 104 (11) |
| 36 | aphasic | 54547 | 13:46 | 89 (18) | 98 (20) | 96 (9) | 100 (15) | 117 (14) |
| 37 | Roscoe | 53819 | 13:47 | 79 (14) | 99 (15) | 103 (14) | 95 (16) | 119 (16) |
| 38 | fshephe | 99695 | 13:57 | 89 (25) | 91 (26) | 104 (26) | 105 (26) | 107 (26) |
| 39 | Groucho | 66084 | 14:07 | 86 (22) | 102 (19) | 111 (17) | 103 (19) | 99 (11) |
| 40 | Silva | 96614 | 14:07 | 78 (26) | 94 (26) | 107 (20) | 108 (26) | 113 (26) |
| 41 | xyster | 53566 | 14:10 | 71 (15) | 91 (14) | 107 (17) | 117 (14) | 115 (13) |
| 42 | MikeOsborne | 102575 | 14:29 | 75 (26) | 96 (26) | 103 (25) | 105 (25) | 118 (26) |
| 43 | jamesah | 39405 | 14:35 | 88 (12) | 97 (11) | 104 (11) | 106 (10) | 105 (11) |
| 44 | qieduan | 60460 | 14:49 | 77 (15) | 98 (16) | 101 (16) | 107 (15) | 113 (16) |
| 45 | Tibthorpe | 96731 | 14:55 | 78 (25) | 96 (22) | 111 (24) | 96 (24) | 118 (23) |
| 46 | Malcj | 77840 | 15:05 | 68 (18) | 97 (19) | 107 (20) | 106 (19) | 115 (20) |
| 47 | tilbee | 61879 | 15:09 | 83 (15) | 95 (15) | 90 (16) | 113 (16) | 115 (16) |
| 48 | Sue Sweeper | 74862 | 15:12 | 76 (17) | 92 (19) | 100 (20) | 112 (17) | 116 (19) |
| 49 | KenG | 23887 | 15:18 | 72 (8) | 107 (7) | 91 (7) | 108 (7) | 125 (7) |
| 50 | grape | 44705 | 15:31 | 87 (17) | 98 (15) | 101 (8) | 104 (9) | 122 (9) |
| 51 | njnclarke | 48866 | 15:39 | 83 (15) | 103 (14) | 83 (13) | 100 (12) | 158 (8) |
| 52 | Penfold_61 | 74461 | 15:42 | 74 (16) | 96 (19) | 105 (18) | 111 (20) | 108 (16) |
| 53 | doublecross | 93553 | 15:44 | 77 (23) | 88 (22) | 116 (21) | 110 (22) | 108 (21) |
| 54 | David Crooks | 99910 | 16:00 | 80 (24) | 97 (24) | 105 (22) | 97 (23) | 122 (21) |
| 55 | cyrillic | 100256 | 16:04 | 72 (22) | 96 (23) | 102 (24) | 113 (26) | 113 (19) |
| 56 | Aloysius | 27325 | 16:15 | 76 (7) | 92 (6) | 94 (10) | 114 (9) | 122 (6) |
| 57 | mikegrocott | 72002 | 16:26 | 88 (13) | 90 (20) | 97 (15) | 108 (16) | 112 (19) |
| 58 | Crucifer | 42519 | 16:28 | 69 (8) | 92 (12) | 112 (11) | 95 (9) | 115 (13) |
| 59 | phthisis | 74381 | 16:31 | 78 (17) | 103 (20) | 98 (16) | 99 (15) | 119 (17) |
| 60 | fishernick79 | 46519 | 16:51 | 80 (12) | 98 (12) | 99 (10) | 113 (13) | 110 (9) |
| 61 | tapbarker | 121909 | 17:21 | 77 (26) | 97 (26) | 102 (25) | 110 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 62 | Ed freshpot | 111343 | 17:30 | 80 (22) | 97 (24) | 109 (22) | 102 (25) | 109 (23) |
| 63 | MK76 | 42068 | 17:31 | 88 (13) | 103 (11) | 95 (13) | 111 (7) | 122 (6) |
| 64 | Golvellius | 100350 | 17:36 | 84 (23) | 95 (21) | 100 (22) | 109 (20) | 113 (19) |
| 65 | fuzz | 97583 | 18:04 | 85 (19) | 104 (20) | 101 (23) | 106 (19) | 100 (19) |
| 66 | JezWoolfrey | 59914 | 18:09 | 78 (12) | 82 (13) | 101 (13) | 112 (16) | 122 (11) |
| 67 | robinh | 120598 | 18:16 | 80 (24) | 95 (24) | 102 (23) | 105 (25) | 116 (24) |
| 68 | OliviaRhineb | 129135 | 18:23 | 77 (26) | 93 (26) | 106 (25) | 108 (26) | 114 (24) |
| 69 | GMcD | 129362 | 18:25 | 79 (25) | 94 (25) | 105 (25) | 101 (26) | 118 (26) |
| 70 | RobR | 83733 | 18:36 | 73 (17) | 102 (17) | 99 (17) | 101 (17) | 123 (17) |
| 71 | LouWeed | 134238 | 18:48 | 81 (26) | 90 (25) | 104 (26) | 108 (26) | 114 (26) |
| 72 | Craven | 130054 | 18:50 | 83 (26) | 94 (26) | 104 (25) | 102 (24) | 116 (24) |
| 73 | LJCN | 117012 | 18:56 | 73 (21) | 87 (24) | 112 (24) | 110 (23) | 114 (21) |
| 74 | annelambirth | 87753 | 18:59 | 84 (21) | 99 (18) | 104 (17) | 105 (20) | 114 (11) |
| 75 | rupe | 49332 | 19:07 | 59 (11) | 87 (9) | 112 (9) | 118 (11) | 118 (13) |
| 76 | pterodactyl | 103637 | 19:24 | 85 (25) | 95 (21) | 108 (13) | 102 (20) | 114 (20) |
| 77 | s_pugh | 43283 | 19:29 | 77 (7) | 95 (11) | 98 (9) | 93 (10) | 127 (10) |
| 78 | John Arnold | 79627 | 19:30 | 74 (21) | 106 (18) | 103 (12) | 108 (15) | 124 (12) |
| 79 | Looch | 118810 | 19:36 | 80 (24) | 97 (19) | 106 (24) | 95 (22) | 121 (22) |
| 80 | Hamish.S | 86389 | 19:43 | 68 (17) | 91 (13) | 112 (19) | 103 (15) | 118 (19) |
| 81 | Zabadak | 126625 | 20:17 | 82 (21) | 97 (23) | 96 (23) | 105 (25) | 116 (22) |
| 82 | Pootle | 135107 | 20:17 | 78 (26) | 90 (24) | 93 (22) | 121 (26) | 116 (23) |
| 83 | Zander | 56434 | 20:26 | 69 (13) | 90 (13) | 128 (9) | 104 (10) | 122 (11) |
| 84 | jaraab | 51629 | 20:29 | 91 (15) | 108 (11) | 94 (10) | 102 (10) | 113 (6) |
| 85 | Terrier | 48133 | 20:34 | 74 (6) | 80 (10) | 110 (13) | 94 (9) | 119 (11) |
| 86 | benedick | 89123 | 20:37 | 84 (19) | 101 (16) | 105 (15) | 106 (16) | 104 (16) |
| 87 | barracuda | 146051 | 20:37 | 78 (26) | 101 (25) | 105 (26) | 107 (26) | 108 (25) |
| 88 | tonym | 73735 | 20:49 | 93 (19) | 99 (14) | 105 (15) | 101 (9) | 103 (12) |
| 89 | cpn-byxtdjuh7 | 62618 | 20:52 | 81 (9) | 93 (12) | 112 (13) | 103 (14) | 100 (12) |
| 90 | margaretl | 76544 | 20:54 | 88 (16) | 103 (13) | 112 (12) | 91 (15) | 109 (15) |
| 91 | peterh | 119466 | 20:57 | 84 (23) | 98 (20) | 105 (23) | 106 (17) | 107 (22) |
| 92 | kath | 71102 | 21:09 | 82 (16) | 100 (16) | 108 (14) | 109 (9) | 107 (11) |
| 93 | mcjwright | 148028 | 21:16 | 77 (26) | 95 (26) | 103 (25) | 99 (24) | 125 (25) |
| 94 | andrewlake | 130254 | 21:17 | 77 (19) | 90 (24) | 107 (24) | 102 (20) | 116 (25) |
| 95 | hugh.schofield | 69124 | 21:20 | 69 (13) | 102 (16) | 102 (12) | 108 (10) | 118 (13) |
| 96 | Kevin Gregg | 128756 | 21:40 | 78 (23) | 92 (23) | 109 (22) | 108 (21) | 113 (20) |
| 97 | colin2355 | 140899 | 21:56 | 76 (20) | 85 (23) | 102 (24) | 109 (25) | 119 (25) |
| 98 | Solver52 | 156665 | 22:07 | 94 (26) | 96 (25) | 101 (26) | 98 (25) | 109 (26) |
| 99 | sampson | 74064 | 22:26 | 81 (14) | 96 (15) | 112 (12) | 106 (14) | 109 (10) |
| 100 | gbestanley | 135911 | 22:52 | 86 (25) | 100 (21) | 98 (20) | 105 (22) | 111 (21) |
| 101 | jlancs228 | 39233 | 23:21 | 80 (7) | 82 (6) | 116 (8) | 92 (9) | 120 (8) |
| 102 | Jagsfan1971 | 49100 | 23:22 | 77 (7) | 88 (11) | 109 (10) | 105 (11) | 123 (6) |
| 103 | brian.mcnamara | 94030 | 23:23 | 89 (18) | 102 (14) | 96 (13) | 92 (19) | 127 (13) |
| 104 | klamery4 | 119793 | 24:03 | 87 (20) | 94 (17) | 108 (20) | 100 (17) | 108 (19) |
| 105 | goblin | 171258 | 24:36 | 79 (26) | 97 (24) | 107 (25) | 108 (25) | 107 (26) |
| 106 | pc8 | 101329 | 24:50 | 73 (11) | 96 (13) | 105 (19) | 104 (17) | 107 (18) |
| 107 | zythum | 112552 | 25:20 | 81 (17) | 96 (17) | 111 (15) | 106 (16) | 104 (19) |
| 108 | crosswordian | 125170 | 25:26 | 81 (17) | 95 (17) | 104 (17) | 104 (19) | 108 (22) |
| 109 | endafk | 108269 | 25:46 | 85 (18) | 106 (18) | 97 (13) | 99 (18) | 116 (13) |
| 110 | dec | 126870 | 25:47 | 83 (23) | 98 (19) | 96 (18) | 117 (15) | 113 (17) |
| 111 | James P | 93430 | 25:57 | 65 (11) | 89 (15) | 95 (14) | 105 (13) | 129 (17) |
| 112 | Semillon | 87920 | 26:38 | 76 (13) | 77 (12) | 100 (16) | 119 (12) | 127 (12) |
| 113 | Manveru | 123075 | 26:38 | 89 (24) | 99 (21) | 98 (13) | 116 (18) | 98 (11) |
| 114 | rjcassidy | 129633 | 26:40 | 76 (21) | 94 (15) | 115 (16) | 101 (19) | 115 (20) |
| 115 | annbrew | 99528 | 27:11 | 85 (14) | 87 (14) | 104 (16) | 102 (13) | 119 (14) |
| 116 | Chadwick | 155709 | 27:19 | 68 (14) | 95 (24) | 103 (22) | 105 (22) | 114 (23) |
| 117 | sue.cresswell | 57459 | 27:21 | 78 (9) | 87 (6) | 93 (13) | 111 (10) | 136 (7) |
| 118 | alexh | 93627 | 27:22 | 82 (18) | 99 (11) | 101 (13) | 97 (14) | 132 (11) |
| 119 | eniamretrauq | 140479 | 27:52 | 79 (18) | 94 (19) | 98 (20) | 105 (17) | 120 (20) |
| 120 | William M | 40496 | 28:07 | 65 (6) | 90 (6) | 113 (6) | 104 (9) | 117 (7) |
| 121 | UisceTe | 131102 | 28:22 | 71 (17) | 97 (16) | 102 (18) | 110 (18) | 116 (18) |
| 122 | Waterloo | 156785 | 28:24 | 62 (22) | 81 (19) | 137 (20) | 118 (22) | 100 (19) |
| 123 | Mkgnao | 194292 | 28:54 | 72 (26) | 93 (26) | 115 (23) | 104 (24) | 118 (23) |
| 124 | NAPASAI | 88676 | 28:58 | 72 (12) | 73 (11) | 114 (12) | 113 (14) | 119 (12) |
| 125 | alwsn8 | 40033 | 29:00 | 75 (6) | 98 (6) | 87 (6) | 108 (8) | 120 (7) |
| 126 | SlumdogEngineer | 129496 | 29:09 | 68 (19) | 96 (13) | 111 (17) | 102 (19) | 126 (16) |
| 127 | Peter Sykes | 127976 | 29:37 | 81 (17) | 105 (15) | 107 (16) | 97 (19) | 111 (15) |
| 128 | 1234 | 88210 | 30:00 | 81 (11) | 102 (12) | 100 (14) | 91 (8) | 115 (14) |
| 129 | nekabue | 208367 | 30:11 | 70 (25) | 92 (25) | 110 (25) | 108 (26) | 118 (24) |
| 130 | phmfantom | 58106 | 30:15 | 65 (9) | 90 (8) | 108 (8) | 108 (10) | 135 (7) |
| 131 | Lloyd | 105427 | 30:17 | 88 (14) | 96 (14) | 90 (14) | 108 (13) | 118 (13) |
| 132 | koro | 220654 | 31:42 | 80 (26) | 97 (26) | 103 (25) | 99 (24) | 119 (25) |
| 133 | rosselliot | 173870 | 31:50 | 82 (19) | 87 (23) | 105 (20) | 112 (21) | 114 (18) |
| 134 | JohnDun | 185777 | 32:15 | 77 (19) | 92 (21) | 107 (24) | 98 (21) | 120 (21) |
| 135 | ulaca | 176906 | 32:24 | 68 (24) | 109 (21) | 100 (19) | 100 (18) | 129 (19) |
| 136 | joss henry | 138646 | 32:32 | 74 (17) | 101 (20) | 111 (15) | 98 (15) | 118 (14) |
| 137 | john.brassey | 85786 | 33:15 | 93 (6) | 104 (9) | 103 (14) | 86 (12) | 108 (12) |
| 138 | Nangle | 162875 | 33:30 | 76 (18) | 94 (16) | 105 (19) | 103 (21) | 120 (17) |
| 139 | Glyndwr | 111000 | 33:38 | 73 (13) | 100 (14) | 109 (15) | 109 (15) | 106 (8) |
| 140 | Crippens1 | 149561 | 34:08 | 80 (19) | 101 (15) | 99 (16) | 105 (17) | 116 (16) |
| 141 | Pleasuredome | 224747 | 36:43 | 83 (25) | 102 (25) | 106 (25) | 100 (18) | 109 (19) |
| 142 | DMc128 | 110652 | 36:53 | 84 (11) | 104 (11) | 103 (12) | 94 (14) | 111 (12) |
| 143 | Paulypops | 175009 | 36:55 | 90 (23) | 104 (22) | 93 (16) | 103 (16) | 113 (12) |
| 144 | Gussie | 79935 | 37:00 | 66 (6) | 101 (7) | 107 (11) | 98 (10) | 106 (12) |
| 145 | maryht | 252451 | 38:36 | 87 (24) | 93 (26) | 107 (20) | 95 (25) | 119 (24) |
| 146 | dosbarth | 91714 | 39:11 | 74 (11) | 81 (8) | 100 (10) | 115 (11) | 127 (9) |
| 147 | npweston | 71437 | 39:41 | 70 (7) | 84 (9) | 116 (8) | 103 (8) | 122 (8) |
| 148 | peterholgate | 95447 | 39:46 | 73 (9) | 96 (9) | 93 (12) | 124 (9) | 111 (11) |
| 149 | empty | 285771 | 40:42 | 88 (24) | 102 (26) | 102 (25) | 99 (26) | 106 (26) |
| 150 | wyn.dil | 195110 | 42:13 | 74 (18) | 106 (15) | 97 (17) | 106 (19) | 116 (18) |
| 151 | Shushannah | 182872 | 44:10 | 82 (15) | 97 (15) | 105 (17) | 101 (15) | 110 (17) |
| 152 | symbenall2 | 92832 | 45:30 | 59 (7) | 90 (9) | 107 (10) | 109 (8) | 119 (10) |