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 | 77 | 05:18 | 78 (14) | 101 (17) | 95 (17) | 104 (16) | 121 (13) |
| 2 | Jason | 57 | 06:37 | 87 (11) | 93 (11) | 88 (11) | 100 (14) | 132 (10) |
| 3 | escat49 | 113 | 06:39 | 89 (24) | 98 (19) | 94 (24) | 103 (23) | 114 (23) |
| 4 | Eamon Ryan | 74 | 06:46 | 74 (12) | 89 (12) | 92 (20) | 102 (16) | 138 (14) |
| 5 | Diskus | 102 | 06:53 | 87 (21) | 89 (19) | 94 (21) | 104 (20) | 122 (21) |
| 6 | verlaine | 118 | 07:02 | 77 (21) | 96 (24) | 93 (24) | 106 (25) | 123 (24) |
| 7 | Nathan Panning | 99 | 07:04 | 78 (21) | 91 (17) | 107 (19) | 103 (22) | 118 (20) |
| 8 | mistigris | 91 | 07:21 | 83 (19) | 90 (20) | 95 (19) | 103 (19) | 136 (14) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 121 | 07:57 | 82 (22) | 92 (26) | 100 (25) | 100 (22) | 120 (26) |
| 10 | hilarym | 79 | 08:06 | 83 (19) | 97 (20) | 112 (17) | 99 (15) | 121 (8) |
| 11 | asaldanha | 102 | 08:56 | 78 (22) | 94 (21) | 100 (21) | 103 (19) | 126 (19) |
| 12 | Midas | 125 | 08:56 | 88 (26) | 95 (24) | 100 (26) | 99 (24) | 117 (25) |
| 13 | Paul Gilbert | 58 | 09:09 | 71 (12) | 116 (9) | 94 (13) | 96 (10) | 121 (14) |
| 14 | richard | 85 | 09:26 | 83 (19) | 106 (16) | 93 (19) | 107 (15) | 114 (16) |
| 15 | chindit | 109 | 09:56 | 86 (24) | 89 (21) | 96 (20) | 99 (23) | 130 (21) |
| 16 | scrabbler | 110 | 09:57 | 86 (22) | 91 (20) | 100 (21) | 102 (24) | 117 (23) |
| 17 | AlanS | 107 | 10:11 | 78 (23) | 99 (22) | 100 (24) | 104 (21) | 124 (17) |
| 18 | chriswords | 93 | 10:13 | 90 (20) | 101 (22) | 103 (20) | 99 (20) | 111 (11) |
| 19 | lickert | 97 | 11:15 | 80 (18) | 96 (20) | 99 (22) | 96 (18) | 126 (19) |
| 20 | glheard | 100 | 11:20 | 78 (22) | 108 (19) | 100 (23) | 95 (18) | 119 (18) |
| 21 | robertL | 83 | 11:32 | 84 (16) | 100 (18) | 102 (15) | 100 (21) | 115 (13) |
| 22 | Kinghedger | 96 | 11:34 | 81 (18) | 102 (17) | 97 (17) | 94 (23) | 122 (21) |
| 23 | trux | 54 | 12:20 | 77 (11) | 100 (13) | 98 (13) | 112 (8) | 117 (9) |
| 24 | Topical Tim | 96 | 12:24 | 74 (19) | 91 (21) | 106 (19) | 103 (19) | 127 (18) |
| 25 | neilr | 112 | 12:33 | 79 (24) | 103 (22) | 100 (23) | 104 (23) | 114 (20) |
| 26 | SimonAnthony | 89 | 12:44 | 81 (18) | 93 (16) | 88 (19) | 103 (15) | 129 (21) |
| 27 | p.wild | 120 | 12:53 | 83 (24) | 98 (25) | 100 (23) | 102 (24) | 115 (24) |
| 28 | Tom Stubbs | 122 | 12:57 | 76 (26) | 97 (24) | 101 (23) | 100 (25) | 125 (24) |
| 29 | Sheapey | 117 | 13:00 | 77 (24) | 96 (24) | 99 (24) | 108 (24) | 120 (21) |
| 30 | keriothe_ | 104 | 13:06 | 74 (22) | 94 (21) | 86 (20) | 103 (23) | 147 (18) |
| 31 | Spur58 | 57 | 13:13 | 89 (13) | 97 (12) | 99 (13) | 107 (10) | 110 (9) |
| 32 | HenryBW | 98 | 13:18 | 81 (19) | 94 (20) | 99 (20) | 100 (21) | 125 (18) |
| 33 | xyster | 80 | 13:21 | 79 (18) | 97 (18) | 104 (14) | 112 (19) | 109 (11) |
| 34 | fshephe | 107 | 13:33 | 95 (24) | 92 (19) | 97 (21) | 100 (24) | 115 (19) |
| 35 | Ben Staveley | 69 | 13:38 | 84 (20) | 96 (13) | 101 (14) | 107 (12) | 122 (10) |
| 36 | Silva | 120 | 13:39 | 80 (25) | 103 (25) | 95 (24) | 100 (24) | 122 (22) |
| 37 | aphasic | 66 | 13:43 | 89 (18) | 101 (15) | 102 (14) | 105 (11) | 108 (8) |
| 38 | Secondbass | 59 | 13:44 | 90 (13) | 92 (14) | 100 (11) | 99 (10) | 120 (11) |
| 39 | Tibthorpe | 92 | 13:50 | 79 (24) | 98 (20) | 99 (17) | 104 (16) | 129 (15) |
| 40 | Stavros | 95 | 13:52 | 76 (21) | 103 (19) | 101 (17) | 90 (22) | 137 (16) |
| 41 | doublecross | 91 | 13:59 | 77 (20) | 90 (17) | 107 (16) | 100 (23) | 131 (15) |
| 42 | Groucho | 75 | 14:12 | 85 (22) | 103 (16) | 100 (15) | 106 (14) | 121 (8) |
| 43 | MikeOsborne | 111 | 14:13 | 82 (22) | 98 (20) | 95 (24) | 104 (21) | 118 (24) |
| 44 | qieduan | 124 | 14:19 | 76 (25) | 97 (25) | 98 (25) | 98 (25) | 130 (24) |
| 45 | jamesah | 94 | 14:20 | 86 (23) | 98 (18) | 95 (20) | 101 (18) | 126 (15) |
| 46 | Malcj | 102 | 14:42 | 80 (22) | 95 (20) | 104 (20) | 105 (23) | 117 (17) |
| 47 | Sue Sweeper | 72 | 14:44 | 81 (17) | 83 (11) | 100 (15) | 110 (15) | 123 (14) |
| 48 | Penfold_61 | 116 | 14:47 | 81 (23) | 99 (24) | 100 (25) | 107 (24) | 112 (20) |
| 49 | tilbee | 119 | 14:49 | 80 (24) | 97 (25) | 100 (24) | 102 (23) | 120 (23) |
| 50 | cyrillic | 100 | 14:53 | 85 (21) | 96 (20) | 103 (23) | 104 (22) | 112 (14) |
| 51 | March | 108 | 15:12 | 76 (24) | 88 (20) | 108 (23) | 99 (20) | 127 (21) |
| 52 | tunflog | 71 | 15:30 | 92 (19) | 97 (16) | 100 (11) | 100 (14) | 115 (11) |
| 53 | Crucifer | 48 | 15:31 | 85 (11) | 86 (10) | 82 (8) | 110 (8) | 131 (11) |
| 54 | mikegrocott | 54 | 15:37 | 90 (10) | 95 (12) | 98 (12) | 105 (10) | 111 (10) |
| 55 | David Crooks | 112 | 15:57 | 83 (24) | 96 (22) | 100 (25) | 100 (21) | 121 (20) |
| 56 | 7dPenguin | 34 | 16:05 | 82 (6) | 85 (8) | 98 (6) | 86 (7) | 146 (7) |
| 57 | grape | 66 | 16:09 | 78 (14) | 105 (19) | 104 (12) | 107 (14) | 106 (7) |
| 58 | fishernick79 | 40 | 16:12 | 78 (9) | 98 (8) | 108 (9) | 107 (7) | 111 (7) |
| 59 | njnclarke | 47 | 16:19 | 81 (12) | 88 (11) | 115 (6) | 102 (10) | 128 (8) |
| 60 | phthisis | 102 | 16:23 | 84 (22) | 94 (20) | 89 (19) | 98 (20) | 131 (21) |
| 61 | Squallaby | 77 | 16:26 | 84 (17) | 102 (15) | 94 (17) | 105 (20) | 124 (8) |
| 62 | Golvellius | 88 | 16:46 | 80 (18) | 81 (14) | 103 (20) | 101 (19) | 130 (17) |
| 63 | rupe | 55 | 17:00 | 86 (13) | 98 (10) | 93 (11) | 106 (11) | 120 (10) |
| 64 | Ed freshpot | 111 | 17:13 | 81 (22) | 93 (22) | 106 (23) | 99 (22) | 118 (22) |
| 65 | tapbarker | 115 | 17:27 | 82 (21) | 97 (22) | 89 (24) | 103 (26) | 125 (22) |
| 66 | pitcaithlie | 68 | 17:32 | 79 (16) | 112 (17) | 93 (14) | 105 (14) | 117 (7) |
| 67 | Valance | 98 | 17:37 | 77 (21) | 97 (19) | 105 (19) | 100 (21) | 122 (18) |
| 68 | fuzz | 83 | 17:39 | 86 (15) | 95 (16) | 92 (17) | 105 (18) | 117 (17) |
| 69 | s_pugh | 110 | 17:39 | 85 (21) | 96 (23) | 95 (20) | 99 (22) | 120 (24) |
| 70 | GMcD | 114 | 17:45 | 75 (21) | 95 (24) | 103 (20) | 99 (26) | 124 (23) |
| 71 | LJCN | 94 | 17:46 | 73 (20) | 85 (17) | 106 (21) | 112 (19) | 123 (17) |
| 72 | peterh | 105 | 17:49 | 96 (21) | 96 (21) | 97 (21) | 100 (20) | 107 (22) |
| 73 | OliviaRhineb | 123 | 18:09 | 82 (25) | 98 (26) | 98 (24) | 102 (26) | 120 (22) |
| 74 | robinh | 113 | 18:11 | 89 (21) | 90 (22) | 97 (25) | 103 (25) | 120 (20) |
| 75 | JezWoolfrey | 80 | 18:13 | 78 (16) | 85 (15) | 105 (15) | 102 (18) | 127 (16) |
| 76 | Pootle | 100 | 18:13 | 77 (22) | 93 (20) | 103 (22) | 111 (18) | 120 (18) |
| 77 | earlylight | 57 | 18:29 | 93 (13) | 105 (13) | 106 (11) | 91 (13) | 107 (7) |
| 78 | RobR | 79 | 18:36 | 79 (19) | 90 (11) | 90 (17) | 104 (16) | 137 (16) |
| 79 | Looch | 109 | 18:40 | 76 (22) | 99 (19) | 100 (21) | 101 (24) | 121 (23) |
| 80 | LouWeed | 112 | 18:46 | 83 (25) | 92 (21) | 106 (21) | 99 (22) | 119 (23) |
| 81 | Craven | 114 | 18:54 | 87 (24) | 97 (21) | 95 (24) | 100 (24) | 122 (21) |
| 82 | pterodactyl | 79 | 19:00 | 85 (17) | 95 (19) | 91 (14) | 116 (16) | 114 (13) |
| 83 | joppenheimer | 41 | 19:08 | 103 (10) | 101 (8) | 84 (9) | 102 (8) | 111 (6) |
| 84 | benedick | 75 | 19:09 | 87 (17) | 94 (19) | 99 (12) | 108 (16) | 117 (11) |
| 85 | Hamish.S | 74 | 19:14 | 75 (17) | 94 (17) | 102 (16) | 99 (14) | 147 (10) |
| 86 | tonym | 50 | 19:18 | 94 (15) | 104 (11) | 93 (7) | 99 (11) | 113 (6) |
| 87 | Terrier | 74 | 19:30 | 71 (14) | 94 (16) | 102 (17) | 97 (11) | 129 (16) |
| 88 | Swanny | 86 | 19:35 | 91 (17) | 88 (15) | 95 (17) | 97 (19) | 124 (18) |
| 89 | John Arnold | 61 | 19:42 | 82 (17) | 100 (10) | 96 (13) | 114 (14) | 120 (7) |
| 90 | Zabadak | 111 | 19:58 | 83 (24) | 85 (20) | 96 (23) | 109 (21) | 124 (23) |
| 91 | barracuda | 117 | 20:25 | 75 (25) | 95 (22) | 102 (24) | 102 (22) | 124 (24) |
| 92 | Kevin Gregg | 99 | 20:47 | 86 (21) | 106 (21) | 93 (20) | 94 (21) | 124 (16) |
| 93 | MichelinPoitiers | 70 | 20:48 | 86 (14) | 97 (16) | 96 (16) | 115 (11) | 110 (13) |
| 94 | ajcauk1 | 37 | 20:54 | 82 (7) | 88 (7) | 98 (7) | 101 (10) | 134 (6) |
| 95 | mcjwright | 39 | 21:02 | 80 (11) | 113 (6) | 86 (9) | 103 (7) | 139 (6) |
| 96 | george.garlick | 47 | 21:04 | 89 (8) | 94 (12) | 101 (8) | 100 (12) | 119 (7) |
| 97 | kath | 51 | 21:11 | 92 (15) | 99 (11) | 94 (9) | 114 (9) | 106 (7) |
| 98 | GeorgeTz | 51 | 21:22 | 78 (11) | 96 (10) | 106 (10) | 97 (8) | 118 (12) |
| 99 | colin2355 | 87 | 21:37 | 90 (17) | 90 (18) | 102 (18) | 108 (18) | 109 (16) |
| 100 | Zander | 90 | 21:42 | 70 (17) | 96 (17) | 101 (19) | 102 (19) | 126 (18) |
| 101 | alexh | 81 | 22:27 | 86 (17) | 95 (15) | 99 (14) | 105 (17) | 110 (18) |
| 102 | Jagsfan1971 | 45 | 22:47 | 60 (10) | 93 (10) | 117 (11) | 89 (7) | 149 (7) |
| 103 | gbestanley | 105 | 22:53 | 89 (22) | 95 (25) | 96 (17) | 104 (22) | 116 (19) |
| 104 | sampson | 46 | 22:57 | 80 (6) | 98 (10) | 101 (9) | 106 (12) | 105 (9) |
| 105 | CentralLine | 76 | 22:57 | 65 (20) | 82 (11) | 92 (16) | 96 (16) | 180 (13) |
| 106 | Semillon | 58 | 23:03 | 66 (10) | 108 (12) | 105 (10) | 92 (13) | 121 (13) |
| 107 | goblin | 125 | 23:06 | 88 (25) | 96 (25) | 105 (25) | 101 (26) | 108 (24) |
| 108 | klamery4 | 53 | 23:11 | 84 (16) | 88 (11) | 94 (9) | 92 (8) | 154 (9) |
| 109 | James P | 72 | 23:22 | 76 (14) | 100 (15) | 100 (13) | 100 (18) | 125 (12) |
| 110 | Nangle | 53 | 23:24 | 90 (16) | 101 (8) | 111 (9) | 92 (10) | 111 (10) |
| 111 | zythum | 68 | 23:42 | 85 (15) | 101 (15) | 97 (14) | 96 (11) | 121 (13) |
| 112 | brian.mcnamara | 52 | 23:45 | 80 (13) | 105 (10) | 83 (9) | 91 (10) | 143 (10) |
| 113 | pc8 | 97 | 24:07 | 81 (18) | 103 (19) | 93 (21) | 102 (20) | 118 (19) |
| 114 | dec | 62 | 24:27 | 79 (15) | 100 (12) | 101 (14) | 111 (13) | 115 (8) |
| 115 | Foozler | 44 | 24:34 | 87 (10) | 92 (8) | 100 (10) | 95 (9) | 130 (7) |
| 116 | crosswordian | 79 | 24:42 | 90 (12) | 98 (19) | 99 (15) | 96 (17) | 113 (16) |
| 117 | rjcassidy | 96 | 24:49 | 78 (21) | 97 (20) | 105 (16) | 107 (21) | 112 (18) |
| 118 | Waterloo | 88 | 24:54 | 72 (19) | 100 (13) | 100 (22) | 96 (19) | 139 (15) |
| 119 | SlumdogEngineer | 47 | 25:04 | 84 (13) | 107 (9) | 93 (7) | 102 (12) | 126 (6) |
| 120 | alwsn8 | 91 | 25:11 | 78 (20) | 91 (17) | 101 (17) | 99 (18) | 130 (19) |
| 121 | john.brassey | 59 | 25:22 | 70 (7) | 101 (12) | 118 (10) | 87 (15) | 113 (15) |
| 122 | endafk | 89 | 25:34 | 86 (21) | 110 (19) | 104 (18) | 100 (18) | 99 (13) |
| 123 | annbrew | 79 | 25:45 | 82 (16) | 83 (16) | 109 (17) | 103 (14) | 120 (16) |
| 124 | Mkgnao | 98 | 26:23 | 77 (22) | 105 (21) | 91 (20) | 106 (20) | 127 (15) |
| 125 | wyn.dil | 94 | 26:52 | 82 (19) | 97 (17) | 109 (21) | 95 (20) | 116 (17) |
| 126 | UisceTe | 85 | 27:08 | 76 (19) | 108 (16) | 100 (19) | 101 (18) | 120 (13) |
| 127 | Corymbia | 83 | 27:47 | 70 (14) | 98 (15) | 105 (20) | 92 (16) | 126 (18) |
| 128 | andrewlake | 104 | 27:48 | 58 (24) | 73 (19) | 69 (22) | 68 (17) | 223 (22) |
| 129 | Lloyd | 82 | 28:13 | 80 (18) | 93 (17) | 101 (17) | 108 (19) | 124 (11) |
| 130 | Manveru | 67 | 28:53 | 94 (16) | 101 (16) | 90 (11) | 107 (16) | 107 (8) |
| 131 | Tudds | 112 | 28:58 | 71 (24) | 100 (21) | 107 (20) | 107 (26) | 114 (21) |
| 132 | Peter Sykes | 64 | 29:25 | 83 (14) | 105 (14) | 99 (9) | 101 (15) | 111 (12) |
| 133 | nekabue | 99 | 29:27 | 75 (22) | 97 (15) | 98 (18) | 100 (24) | 129 (20) |
| 134 | eniamretrauq | 76 | 29:30 | 72 (13) | 100 (17) | 83 (13) | 106 (15) | 126 (18) |
| 135 | npweston | 89 | 30:34 | 81 (20) | 96 (16) | 106 (21) | 106 (19) | 113 (13) |
| 136 | ulaca | 89 | 30:44 | 71 (19) | 93 (18) | 88 (17) | 112 (20) | 140 (15) |
| 137 | koro | 119 | 31:13 | 80 (26) | 101 (24) | 98 (23) | 102 (25) | 122 (21) |
| 138 | rosselliot | 55 | 31:20 | 82 (9) | 112 (10) | 88 (12) | 103 (12) | 109 (12) |
| 139 | JohnDun | 78 | 32:11 | 79 (18) | 95 (17) | 100 (18) | 109 (13) | 127 (12) |
| 140 | Mike Harper | 54 | 35:06 | 81 (9) | 87 (13) | 99 (9) | 95 (11) | 132 (12) |
| 141 | Pleasuredome | 87 | 35:48 | 83 (16) | 101 (16) | 94 (20) | 92 (17) | 126 (18) |
| 142 | Cookincats | 87 | 36:00 | 86 (17) | 97 (18) | 102 (14) | 89 (15) | 117 (23) |
| 143 | dosbarth | 74 | 36:40 | 81 (17) | 101 (14) | 103 (14) | 107 (17) | 110 (12) |
| 144 | Crippens1 | 92 | 36:55 | 77 (19) | 97 (18) | 88 (16) | 97 (19) | 135 (20) |
| 145 | maryht | 78 | 36:59 | 87 (16) | 95 (16) | 104 (17) | 99 (17) | 118 (12) |
| 146 | Paulypops | 47 | 37:29 | 84 (15) | 100 (7) | 118 (8) | 97 (8) | 110 (9) |
| 147 | NAPASAI | 59 | 42:16 | 61 (12) | 75 (8) | 62 (9) | 64 (15) | 201 (15) |
| 148 | Ronnie | 48 | 43:16 | 87 (12) | 106 (10) | 103 (7) | 104 (11) | 102 (8) |
| 149 | MartinP | 108 | 43:32 | 67 (22) | 95 (20) | 104 (21) | 103 (23) | 128 (22) |
| 150 | joss henry | 45 | 45:08 | 66 (10) | 74 (8) | 62 (11) | 59 (10) | 325 (6) |
| 151 | symbenall2 | 46 | 46:40 | 87 (8) | 86 (9) | 96 (9) | 93 (9) | 128 (11) |