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 | 16412 | 06:04 | 70 (8) | 87 (10) | 110 (10) | 100 (13) | 115 (14) |
| 2 | Diskus | 26401 | 06:34 | 92 (13) | 91 (14) | 103 (14) | 102 (19) | 105 (17) |
| 3 | Eamon Ryan | 26415 | 06:40 | 76 (14) | 97 (13) | 89 (16) | 94 (15) | 133 (18) |
| 4 | Jason | 22164 | 06:42 | 79 (13) | 103 (13) | 102 (13) | 97 (13) | 117 (13) |
| 5 | verlaine | 51168 | 07:06 | 75 (26) | 96 (26) | 103 (26) | 101 (26) | 123 (26) |
| 6 | Nathan Panning | 36756 | 07:12 | 84 (19) | 104 (17) | 107 (20) | 100 (19) | 102 (20) |
| 7 | escat49 | 47592 | 07:16 | 91 (25) | 93 (24) | 103 (22) | 100 (24) | 112 (24) |
| 8 | mistigris | 48567 | 07:42 | 77 (23) | 94 (23) | 103 (23) | 106 (24) | 119 (22) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 58423 | 08:10 | 81 (25) | 95 (26) | 110 (26) | 96 (26) | 115 (26) |
| 10 | hilarym | 35093 | 08:21 | 82 (20) | 88 (16) | 113 (15) | 98 (16) | 129 (13) |
| 11 | Paul Gilbert | 29920 | 08:35 | 83 (18) | 111 (16) | 82 (11) | 110 (12) | 118 (11) |
| 12 | asaldanha | 56670 | 09:10 | 72 (22) | 92 (23) | 106 (22) | 105 (24) | 123 (22) |
| 13 | Midas | 67502 | 09:27 | 80 (26) | 92 (25) | 107 (26) | 100 (26) | 118 (26) |
| 14 | richard | 52687 | 09:45 | 84 (20) | 100 (19) | 97 (21) | 110 (19) | 107 (21) |
| 15 | AlanS | 67832 | 09:49 | 71 (26) | 97 (26) | 112 (25) | 102 (26) | 119 (22) |
| 16 | chindit | 70499 | 10:18 | 84 (24) | 95 (26) | 109 (24) | 94 (24) | 115 (26) |
| 17 | scrabbler | 75318 | 10:32 | 79 (26) | 95 (26) | 109 (26) | 101 (26) | 115 (25) |
| 18 | chriswords | 53574 | 10:37 | 92 (18) | 93 (22) | 104 (17) | 95 (20) | 118 (17) |
| 19 | glheard | 79508 | 11:25 | 78 (26) | 92 (25) | 110 (25) | 101 (25) | 118 (25) |
| 20 | tiggis | 25418 | 11:26 | 76 (14) | 106 (12) | 91 (6) | 117 (8) | 128 (7) |
| 21 | lickert | 61633 | 11:56 | 78 (19) | 92 (20) | 108 (22) | 100 (17) | 119 (18) |
| 22 | Kinghedger | 73143 | 12:04 | 75 (21) | 100 (24) | 104 (21) | 98 (22) | 119 (23) |
| 23 | Topical Tim | 80574 | 12:12 | 71 (23) | 93 (24) | 107 (23) | 107 (26) | 118 (24) |
| 24 | SimonAnthony | 78850 | 12:16 | 72 (25) | 93 (23) | 100 (23) | 118 (22) | 117 (24) |
| 25 | robertL | 66832 | 12:22 | 83 (19) | 100 (20) | 101 (20) | 99 (21) | 114 (20) |
| 26 | andy | 34783 | 12:36 | 79 (10) | 103 (14) | 99 (15) | 88 (9) | 135 (8) |
| 27 | p.wild | 90063 | 12:36 | 84 (26) | 96 (26) | 103 (26) | 105 (26) | 109 (25) |
| 28 | miked1961 | 38893 | 12:42 | 81 (12) | 103 (14) | 126 (11) | 88 (12) | 102 (12) |
| 29 | neilr | 87189 | 12:51 | 76 (25) | 102 (26) | 109 (24) | 103 (25) | 109 (23) |
| 30 | Tom Stubbs | 92632 | 12:51 | 79 (26) | 91 (26) | 109 (26) | 96 (26) | 123 (26) |
| 31 | trux | 22450 | 12:54 | 85 (7) | 90 (11) | 113 (7) | 84 (6) | 125 (8) |
| 32 | keriothe_ | 87775 | 12:56 | 73 (25) | 88 (26) | 99 (24) | 118 (24) | 122 (24) |
| 33 | HenryBW | 69545 | 13:19 | 80 (23) | 90 (20) | 109 (18) | 101 (19) | 125 (17) |
| 34 | Sheapey | 90159 | 13:32 | 71 (26) | 96 (26) | 103 (20) | 108 (25) | 123 (24) |
| 35 | Stavros | 90879 | 13:38 | 72 (25) | 101 (25) | 107 (25) | 99 (23) | 121 (23) |
| 36 | Ben Staveley | 51798 | 13:42 | 82 (18) | 96 (15) | 116 (13) | 101 (14) | 110 (13) |
| 37 | aphasic | 52003 | 13:45 | 88 (19) | 94 (17) | 106 (11) | 103 (13) | 117 (13) |
| 38 | Roscoe | 62411 | 13:52 | 80 (15) | 99 (18) | 107 (17) | 91 (18) | 119 (17) |
| 39 | xyster | 68525 | 13:55 | 74 (19) | 91 (17) | 105 (21) | 111 (18) | 117 (17) |
| 40 | Groucho | 59708 | 14:00 | 84 (21) | 103 (18) | 111 (15) | 103 (17) | 102 (10) |
| 41 | fshephe | 98823 | 14:04 | 88 (24) | 93 (26) | 105 (26) | 102 (25) | 108 (26) |
| 42 | Silva | 99247 | 14:08 | 77 (26) | 95 (25) | 107 (24) | 102 (26) | 117 (26) |
| 43 | MikeOsborne | 103282 | 14:27 | 76 (26) | 96 (26) | 106 (25) | 100 (26) | 119 (26) |
| 44 | jamesah | 52946 | 14:42 | 81 (16) | 99 (13) | 103 (13) | 108 (14) | 110 (14) |
| 45 | qieduan | 77618 | 14:42 | 75 (19) | 99 (20) | 101 (20) | 105 (19) | 116 (20) |
| 46 | Tibthorpe | 96822 | 14:48 | 78 (25) | 92 (22) | 114 (24) | 95 (24) | 120 (24) |
| 47 | grape | 46165 | 15:05 | 85 (18) | 100 (15) | 110 (9) | 102 (10) | 118 (9) |
| 48 | Malcj | 79093 | 15:09 | 71 (18) | 98 (20) | 104 (19) | 101 (20) | 120 (20) |
| 49 | Sue Sweeper | 69366 | 15:24 | 79 (17) | 84 (16) | 101 (18) | 107 (17) | 125 (17) |
| 50 | tilbee | 82168 | 15:33 | 80 (19) | 96 (19) | 95 (20) | 106 (20) | 120 (20) |
| 51 | Penfold_61 | 92435 | 15:43 | 73 (20) | 97 (22) | 107 (22) | 111 (24) | 107 (20) |
| 52 | doublecross | 105077 | 15:46 | 73 (25) | 89 (24) | 118 (24) | 107 (25) | 113 (23) |
| 53 | cyrillic | 94043 | 15:49 | 72 (22) | 96 (23) | 105 (23) | 110 (24) | 118 (17) |
| 54 | njnclarke | 48595 | 15:52 | 81 (14) | 95 (14) | 89 (11) | 104 (13) | 146 (9) |
| 55 | David Crooks | 102355 | 15:56 | 80 (25) | 97 (25) | 106 (24) | 98 (24) | 122 (19) |
| 56 | Aloysius | 33663 | 16:01 | 77 (7) | 88 (7) | 97 (13) | 110 (12) | 124 (6) |
| 57 | Crucifer | 32804 | 16:04 | 65 (6) | 96 (10) | 112 (9) | 93 (7) | 111 (12) |
| 58 | phthisis | 88626 | 16:24 | 78 (20) | 106 (22) | 98 (19) | 96 (19) | 120 (20) |
| 59 | mikegrocott | 66023 | 16:25 | 88 (14) | 91 (18) | 100 (14) | 106 (14) | 113 (17) |
| 60 | fishernick79 | 46519 | 16:51 | 80 (12) | 98 (12) | 99 (10) | 113 (13) | 110 (9) |
| 61 | Golvellius | 94334 | 17:05 | 83 (22) | 90 (19) | 107 (21) | 103 (20) | 114 (20) |
| 62 | Ed freshpot | 108197 | 17:10 | 78 (21) | 99 (24) | 110 (23) | 98 (25) | 112 (22) |
| 63 | tapbarker | 123392 | 17:16 | 77 (26) | 98 (26) | 103 (26) | 109 (26) | 112 (25) |
| 64 | fuzz | 89076 | 17:53 | 84 (17) | 101 (19) | 108 (21) | 99 (18) | 102 (18) |
| 65 | robinh | 118405 | 18:06 | 80 (24) | 93 (24) | 102 (23) | 105 (24) | 118 (24) |
| 66 | GMcD | 126475 | 18:10 | 79 (25) | 91 (25) | 111 (24) | 97 (26) | 119 (26) |
| 67 | OliviaRhineb | 127011 | 18:14 | 78 (26) | 94 (26) | 111 (25) | 105 (26) | 112 (23) |
| 68 | RobR | 77911 | 18:33 | 75 (16) | 99 (15) | 100 (17) | 96 (16) | 127 (16) |
| 69 | LouWeed | 133031 | 18:37 | 80 (26) | 91 (25) | 108 (26) | 102 (26) | 116 (26) |
| 70 | John Arnold | 75077 | 18:40 | 78 (22) | 106 (17) | 96 (11) | 110 (16) | 124 (11) |
| 71 | LJCN | 111251 | 18:43 | 70 (20) | 86 (22) | 114 (24) | 108 (23) | 117 (20) |
| 72 | annelambirth | 93677 | 18:48 | 84 (23) | 97 (17) | 108 (19) | 102 (21) | 115 (13) |
| 73 | Craven | 131083 | 18:50 | 82 (26) | 95 (26) | 104 (25) | 103 (25) | 116 (24) |
| 74 | JezWoolfrey | 82732 | 18:53 | 74 (16) | 85 (17) | 108 (17) | 108 (20) | 127 (13) |
| 75 | s_pugh | 62837 | 19:23 | 71 (10) | 95 (15) | 99 (12) | 93 (13) | 130 (14) |
| 76 | rupe | 49545 | 19:39 | 61 (10) | 92 (9) | 115 (10) | 104 (10) | 118 (13) |
| 77 | peterh | 111375 | 19:44 | 92 (22) | 93 (20) | 108 (22) | 98 (18) | 106 (22) |
| 78 | Looch | 123404 | 19:46 | 77 (24) | 97 (20) | 110 (25) | 92 (23) | 123 (22) |
| 79 | pterodactyl | 105714 | 19:47 | 83 (24) | 89 (22) | 113 (15) | 106 (19) | 117 (19) |
| 80 | Hamish.S | 95667 | 19:55 | 68 (18) | 89 (16) | 121 (19) | 98 (18) | 117 (19) |
| 81 | Pootle | 135484 | 20:09 | 76 (26) | 91 (24) | 97 (23) | 116 (26) | 119 (23) |
| 82 | tonym | 65350 | 20:10 | 92 (18) | 100 (13) | 107 (11) | 98 (10) | 106 (12) |
| 83 | Zabadak | 137234 | 20:14 | 82 (25) | 96 (25) | 98 (23) | 102 (25) | 120 (25) |
| 84 | Terrier | 63696 | 20:24 | 69 (8) | 80 (13) | 115 (16) | 91 (11) | 121 (14) |
| 85 | benedick | 89764 | 20:29 | 84 (19) | 96 (17) | 111 (15) | 106 (18) | 103 (14) |
| 86 | barracuda | 146796 | 20:44 | 78 (26) | 103 (25) | 110 (26) | 101 (26) | 106 (25) |
| 87 | cpn-byxtdjuh7 | 62618 | 20:52 | 81 (9) | 93 (12) | 112 (13) | 103 (14) | 100 (12) |
| 88 | jaraab | 52635 | 20:53 | 85 (14) | 105 (11) | 101 (10) | 109 (10) | 107 (7) |
| 89 | margaretl | 76967 | 21:01 | 89 (17) | 104 (13) | 114 (11) | 90 (15) | 108 (15) |
| 90 | andrewlake | 136624 | 21:05 | 76 (22) | 92 (24) | 107 (24) | 98 (23) | 120 (25) |
| 91 | mcjwright | 133462 | 21:23 | 76 (24) | 95 (23) | 107 (23) | 98 (22) | 124 (22) |
| 92 | kath | 72589 | 21:36 | 83 (16) | 98 (15) | 107 (14) | 112 (12) | 106 (9) |
| 93 | Kevin Gregg | 132431 | 21:38 | 76 (23) | 91 (23) | 113 (23) | 101 (21) | 117 (22) |
| 94 | Zander | 75389 | 21:39 | 62 (15) | 102 (15) | 127 (12) | 97 (12) | 116 (14) |
| 95 | colin2355 | 135692 | 21:44 | 74 (19) | 88 (23) | 101 (25) | 108 (22) | 119 (25) |
| 96 | hugh.schofield | 54372 | 22:06 | 68 (11) | 97 (14) | 110 (8) | 115 (8) | 119 (10) |
| 97 | Solver52 | 156583 | 22:06 | 93 (26) | 98 (25) | 103 (26) | 97 (25) | 107 (26) |
| 98 | klamery4 | 107367 | 22:22 | 87 (21) | 92 (16) | 112 (19) | 99 (16) | 109 (18) |
| 99 | sampson | 76817 | 22:27 | 79 (13) | 94 (14) | 114 (13) | 105 (16) | 106 (11) |
| 100 | gbestanley | 130456 | 22:38 | 87 (26) | 96 (20) | 100 (18) | 105 (21) | 112 (21) |
| 101 | brian.mcnamara | 95488 | 23:45 | 87 (17) | 103 (14) | 95 (12) | 95 (20) | 123 (14) |
| 102 | Jagsfan1971 | 59255 | 24:05 | 66 (8) | 93 (14) | 110 (10) | 98 (11) | 135 (8) |
| 103 | goblin | 169848 | 24:24 | 78 (26) | 97 (24) | 108 (25) | 106 (25) | 107 (26) |
| 104 | zythum | 106041 | 24:53 | 84 (16) | 96 (17) | 109 (16) | 105 (15) | 104 (17) |
| 105 | pc8 | 113673 | 24:55 | 74 (15) | 98 (14) | 106 (18) | 104 (19) | 109 (20) |
| 106 | crosswordian | 122913 | 25:17 | 81 (16) | 99 (18) | 105 (17) | 97 (20) | 112 (20) |
| 107 | endafk | 100296 | 25:19 | 83 (18) | 104 (18) | 109 (12) | 91 (16) | 120 (12) |
| 108 | dec | 126084 | 25:37 | 81 (22) | 100 (19) | 98 (18) | 110 (17) | 115 (16) |
| 109 | Semillon | 71173 | 25:47 | 76 (12) | 78 (10) | 106 (12) | 99 (10) | 134 (12) |
| 110 | alexh | 98550 | 26:04 | 81 (17) | 102 (13) | 102 (15) | 97 (14) | 119 (14) |
| 111 | Chadwick | 146349 | 26:48 | 75 (14) | 95 (23) | 103 (21) | 101 (21) | 114 (22) |
| 112 | rjcassidy | 134028 | 26:54 | 75 (21) | 89 (17) | 117 (17) | 99 (17) | 119 (21) |
| 113 | annbrew | 121176 | 26:55 | 83 (18) | 88 (17) | 106 (19) | 100 (14) | 121 (17) |
| 114 | James P | 95601 | 27:00 | 62 (10) | 92 (15) | 98 (12) | 89 (14) | 133 (18) |
| 115 | Manveru | 126612 | 27:03 | 88 (24) | 103 (22) | 101 (13) | 112 (19) | 96 (10) |
| 116 | Waterloo | 173500 | 27:32 | 65 (25) | 83 (21) | 134 (23) | 107 (24) | 111 (22) |
| 117 | pph22 | 73434 | 27:48 | 81 (6) | 95 (11) | 98 (11) | 106 (13) | 105 (13) |
| 118 | sue.cresswell | 70567 | 28:00 | 76 (9) | 89 (8) | 96 (16) | 110 (12) | 133 (7) |
| 119 | SlumdogEngineer | 113061 | 28:07 | 72 (19) | 90 (11) | 110 (13) | 107 (20) | 125 (14) |
| 120 | Mkgnao | 185821 | 28:24 | 71 (26) | 94 (26) | 120 (22) | 101 (24) | 119 (21) |
| 121 | NAPASAI | 109890 | 28:37 | 69 (16) | 74 (12) | 116 (15) | 110 (16) | 124 (15) |
| 122 | eniamretrauq | 146060 | 28:38 | 72 (18) | 95 (21) | 99 (19) | 102 (16) | 126 (21) |
| 123 | UisceTe | 158211 | 28:39 | 72 (20) | 101 (19) | 103 (22) | 106 (21) | 116 (20) |
| 124 | Peter Sykes | 138830 | 29:39 | 79 (19) | 103 (16) | 112 (17) | 94 (19) | 113 (17) |
| 125 | 1234 | 73732 | 29:58 | 76 (8) | 100 (10) | 104 (14) | 80 (7) | 117 (12) |
| 126 | nekabue | 211105 | 30:04 | 69 (26) | 95 (25) | 114 (25) | 102 (26) | 119 (25) |
| 127 | Lloyd | 141904 | 30:42 | 85 (18) | 93 (18) | 94 (17) | 103 (17) | 125 (17) |
| 128 | Nangle | 156714 | 31:05 | 78 (22) | 98 (17) | 111 (19) | 101 (21) | 116 (15) |
| 129 | rosselliot | 170283 | 31:32 | 81 (19) | 98 (22) | 102 (20) | 109 (21) | 105 (18) |
| 130 | koro | 227757 | 31:53 | 79 (26) | 96 (26) | 104 (26) | 99 (25) | 119 (26) |
| 131 | joss henry | 146781 | 32:11 | 69 (18) | 103 (21) | 110 (16) | 102 (17) | 120 (14) |
| 132 | john.brassey | 105205 | 32:28 | 91 (7) | 104 (11) | 103 (16) | 87 (15) | 109 (15) |
| 133 | JohnDun | 178807 | 33:06 | 74 (19) | 91 (20) | 110 (23) | 100 (19) | 121 (19) |
| 134 | ulaca | 188483 | 33:25 | 65 (23) | 106 (21) | 97 (18) | 101 (20) | 131 (22) |
| 135 | Glyndwr | 106842 | 34:14 | 74 (13) | 104 (14) | 109 (13) | 107 (14) | 107 (8) |
| 136 | Crippens1 | 168376 | 34:38 | 81 (21) | 103 (17) | 100 (18) | 104 (18) | 115 (17) |
| 137 | Pleasuredome | 223512 | 36:10 | 80 (23) | 98 (24) | 104 (26) | 98 (20) | 120 (20) |
| 138 | DMc128 | 110910 | 36:14 | 79 (12) | 106 (11) | 105 (12) | 96 (14) | 113 (12) |
| 139 | Paulypops | 169625 | 36:14 | 91 (23) | 102 (22) | 96 (15) | 104 (17) | 111 (11) |
| 140 | Cookincats | 86345 | 37:52 | 87 (8) | 87 (9) | 110 (10) | 96 (10) | 112 (11) |
| 141 | npweston | 111592 | 37:57 | 73 (11) | 89 (13) | 111 (12) | 106 (12) | 119 (11) |
| 142 | dosbarth | 131008 | 38:59 | 71 (15) | 92 (12) | 108 (13) | 107 (15) | 127 (11) |
| 143 | maryht | 250111 | 39:19 | 84 (24) | 92 (24) | 111 (21) | 95 (24) | 117 (23) |
| 144 | JGP | 66487 | 39:34 | 77 (6) | 120 (9) | 108 (7) | 88 (7) | 94 (9) |
| 145 | peterholgate | 95447 | 39:46 | 73 (9) | 96 (9) | 93 (12) | 124 (9) | 111 (11) |
| 146 | wyn.dil | 190523 | 40:11 | 76 (19) | 108 (16) | 99 (18) | 101 (19) | 116 (17) |
| 147 | empty | 286605 | 40:28 | 88 (25) | 101 (26) | 101 (25) | 101 (26) | 105 (26) |
| 148 | Shushannah | 221709 | 45:37 | 82 (18) | 100 (18) | 102 (18) | 104 (17) | 109 (20) |