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 | 83 | 04:58 | 79 (17) | 101 (14) | 95 (19) | 99 (17) | 125 (16) |
| 2 | Jason | 91 | 06:20 | 83 (18) | 95 (20) | 94 (17) | 102 (21) | 127 (15) |
| 3 | Eamon Ryan | 71 | 06:30 | 81 (12) | 91 (15) | 93 (15) | 102 (15) | 129 (14) |
| 4 | escat49 | 119 | 06:37 | 90 (23) | 98 (23) | 95 (25) | 102 (23) | 112 (25) |
| 5 | Nathan Panning | 96 | 06:39 | 74 (21) | 99 (18) | 95 (19) | 106 (20) | 126 (18) |
| 6 | verlaine | 119 | 06:47 | 80 (23) | 93 (24) | 98 (25) | 102 (24) | 126 (23) |
| 7 | mistigris | 96 | 07:25 | 85 (18) | 90 (22) | 90 (20) | 102 (19) | 135 (17) |
| 8 | Diskus | 108 | 07:34 | 79 (24) | 88 (20) | 83 (24) | 150 (18) | 110 (22) |
| 9 | hilarym | 86 | 07:49 | 79 (21) | 108 (21) | 107 (19) | 96 (16) | 119 (9) |
| 10 | aphis99 | 120 | 07:49 | 77 (23) | 96 (26) | 100 (25) | 106 (21) | 118 (25) |
| 11 | Paul Gilbert | 56 | 08:37 | 59 (10) | 108 (9) | 107 (14) | 83 (10) | 129 (13) |
| 12 | Midas | 122 | 08:50 | 88 (25) | 100 (24) | 96 (26) | 97 (22) | 116 (25) |
| 13 | asaldanha | 104 | 08:58 | 82 (23) | 98 (21) | 95 (23) | 107 (18) | 121 (19) |
| 14 | richard | 95 | 09:05 | 80 (22) | 106 (18) | 91 (21) | 107 (17) | 121 (17) |
| 15 | philjordan1147 | 85 | 09:32 | 88 (22) | 106 (17) | 100 (16) | 95 (13) | 111 (17) |
| 16 | chindit | 110 | 09:40 | 84 (23) | 97 (23) | 95 (21) | 100 (22) | 123 (21) |
| 17 | scrabbler | 113 | 09:47 | 81 (22) | 105 (22) | 95 (22) | 103 (23) | 112 (24) |
| 18 | chriswords | 91 | 10:14 | 88 (21) | 100 (19) | 102 (20) | 103 (18) | 109 (13) |
| 19 | AlanS | 108 | 10:22 | 86 (22) | 94 (19) | 94 (25) | 100 (21) | 123 (21) |
| 20 | Kinghedger | 103 | 10:53 | 79 (21) | 104 (17) | 96 (19) | 99 (25) | 120 (21) |
| 21 | Topical Tim | 98 | 11:04 | 76 (22) | 94 (22) | 101 (20) | 91 (18) | 146 (16) |
| 22 | glheard | 110 | 11:07 | 77 (24) | 110 (23) | 96 (25) | 96 (17) | 121 (21) |
| 23 | lickert | 103 | 11:10 | 74 (19) | 100 (21) | 98 (24) | 99 (19) | 125 (20) |
| 24 | robertL | 78 | 11:21 | 84 (15) | 93 (17) | 104 (15) | 102 (19) | 118 (12) |
| 25 | trux | 71 | 11:47 | 71 (15) | 110 (16) | 97 (14) | 107 (13) | 115 (13) |
| 26 | andy | 44 | 11:48 | 89 (8) | 101 (10) | 92 (7) | 107 (10) | 105 (9) |
| 27 | ChuckB | 47 | 11:51 | 94 (13) | 100 (8) | 88 (11) | 110 (8) | 114 (7) |
| 28 | neilr | 110 | 11:59 | 79 (25) | 106 (22) | 96 (24) | 105 (21) | 118 (18) |
| 29 | Sheapey | 120 | 12:31 | 78 (25) | 96 (24) | 92 (25) | 105 (24) | 131 (22) |
| 30 | Tom Stubbs | 122 | 12:47 | 75 (26) | 108 (24) | 94 (24) | 102 (24) | 120 (24) |
| 31 | SimonAnthony | 91 | 12:48 | 85 (14) | 96 (19) | 79 (21) | 110 (16) | 125 (21) |
| 32 | HenryBW | 99 | 12:49 | 83 (20) | 94 (19) | 95 (21) | 107 (19) | 118 (20) |
| 33 | Silva | 118 | 12:51 | 85 (25) | 107 (25) | 90 (23) | 98 (24) | 120 (21) |
| 34 | p.wild | 122 | 12:54 | 86 (23) | 99 (25) | 97 (25) | 98 (25) | 118 (24) |
| 35 | Stavros | 100 | 13:04 | 79 (22) | 93 (20) | 100 (19) | 94 (22) | 141 (17) |
| 36 | aphasic | 65 | 13:06 | 84 (14) | 104 (15) | 95 (16) | 104 (13) | 123 (7) |
| 37 | keriothe_ | 105 | 13:09 | 73 (21) | 97 (21) | 93 (23) | 100 (23) | 144 (17) |
| 38 | fshephe | 113 | 13:10 | 98 (24) | 96 (24) | 92 (21) | 102 (24) | 112 (20) |
| 39 | Spur58 | 60 | 13:14 | 88 (12) | 101 (13) | 100 (14) | 104 (10) | 107 (11) |
| 40 | Ben Staveley | 77 | 13:18 | 86 (20) | 101 (17) | 96 (16) | 103 (15) | 128 (9) |
| 41 | jamesah | 91 | 13:28 | 87 (22) | 98 (19) | 98 (20) | 99 (17) | 126 (13) |
| 42 | Secondbass | 87 | 13:32 | 93 (20) | 96 (20) | 100 (15) | 94 (17) | 119 (15) |
| 43 | tilbee | 122 | 13:47 | 84 (25) | 104 (25) | 96 (25) | 98 (23) | 116 (24) |
| 44 | Tibthorpe | 86 | 13:53 | 80 (25) | 106 (17) | 93 (17) | 102 (15) | 137 (12) |
| 45 | MikeOsborne | 108 | 13:56 | 83 (22) | 104 (21) | 91 (22) | 100 (21) | 120 (22) |
| 46 | Sue Sweeper | 73 | 14:01 | 84 (17) | 87 (14) | 98 (16) | 112 (12) | 122 (14) |
| 47 | doublecross | 81 | 14:08 | 77 (17) | 98 (14) | 93 (14) | 98 (20) | 133 (16) |
| 48 | Groucho | 88 | 14:08 | 84 (24) | 101 (17) | 98 (18) | 106 (16) | 121 (13) |
| 49 | Penfold_61 | 119 | 14:10 | 83 (24) | 105 (25) | 95 (26) | 103 (24) | 115 (20) |
| 50 | Malcj | 100 | 14:13 | 79 (23) | 100 (21) | 101 (21) | 106 (23) | 122 (12) |
| 51 | March | 103 | 14:19 | 82 (25) | 88 (19) | 101 (22) | 107 (18) | 125 (19) |
| 52 | qieduan | 112 | 14:31 | 77 (20) | 94 (22) | 95 (23) | 100 (24) | 130 (23) |
| 53 | 7dPenguin | 67 | 14:37 | 81 (12) | 91 (15) | 99 (13) | 91 (12) | 130 (15) |
| 54 | Aloysius | 39 | 14:51 | 105 (8) | 66 (9) | 101 (7) | 118 (7) | 115 (8) |
| 55 | cyrillic | 104 | 15:08 | 85 (20) | 100 (20) | 96 (23) | 100 (23) | 118 (18) |
| 56 | Crucifer | 54 | 15:11 | 83 (12) | 94 (12) | 81 (11) | 113 (12) | 143 (7) |
| 57 | David Crooks | 115 | 15:13 | 82 (23) | 95 (21) | 103 (25) | 98 (22) | 118 (24) |
| 58 | mikegrocott | 48 | 15:22 | 89 (11) | 97 (8) | 98 (11) | 104 (10) | 112 (8) |
| 59 | grape | 69 | 15:29 | 83 (16) | 107 (19) | 98 (12) | 103 (14) | 110 (8) |
| 60 | tunflog | 74 | 15:32 | 89 (18) | 99 (18) | 103 (14) | 96 (12) | 115 (12) |
| 61 | gabrojak | 58 | 15:50 | 84 (12) | 103 (13) | 98 (9) | 101 (13) | 112 (11) |
| 62 | rupe | 56 | 15:52 | 94 (13) | 92 (13) | 72 (8) | 111 (11) | 124 (11) |
| 63 | njnclarke | 53 | 16:06 | 75 (15) | 109 (11) | 121 (10) | 99 (9) | 105 (8) |
| 64 | phthisis | 104 | 16:11 | 87 (20) | 95 (20) | 86 (20) | 100 (21) | 125 (23) |
| 65 | Golvellius | 72 | 16:17 | 81 (13) | 80 (12) | 102 (17) | 101 (16) | 129 (14) |
| 66 | Valance | 73 | 16:25 | 82 (18) | 106 (13) | 92 (15) | 107 (14) | 116 (13) |
| 67 | fuzz | 83 | 16:28 | 90 (15) | 99 (16) | 95 (15) | 102 (17) | 109 (20) |
| 68 | JezWoolfrey | 76 | 16:30 | 81 (12) | 93 (13) | 93 (18) | 98 (17) | 127 (16) |
| 69 | Squallaby | 84 | 16:36 | 85 (16) | 105 (16) | 90 (21) | 101 (19) | 127 (12) |
| 70 | pitcaithlie | 92 | 16:42 | 78 (21) | 114 (22) | 88 (20) | 112 (17) | 112 (12) |
| 71 | Ed freshpot | 110 | 16:47 | 83 (23) | 95 (23) | 98 (24) | 98 (20) | 127 (20) |
| 72 | tapbarker | 115 | 16:59 | 81 (20) | 95 (22) | 92 (25) | 98 (24) | 127 (24) |
| 73 | LJCN | 91 | 17:08 | 77 (19) | 103 (16) | 98 (20) | 108 (20) | 114 (16) |
| 74 | s_pugh | 115 | 17:10 | 87 (22) | 97 (23) | 94 (23) | 104 (23) | 114 (24) |
| 75 | GMcD | 117 | 17:28 | 76 (22) | 102 (26) | 91 (22) | 105 (26) | 123 (21) |
| 76 | Hamish.S | 79 | 17:50 | 78 (19) | 100 (16) | 96 (18) | 96 (13) | 138 (13) |
| 77 | Pootle | 96 | 17:53 | 87 (21) | 97 (18) | 98 (23) | 101 (17) | 117 (17) |
| 78 | Looch | 108 | 17:56 | 78 (20) | 100 (17) | 96 (23) | 102 (25) | 119 (23) |
| 79 | Achernar | 46 | 17:58 | 92 (13) | 95 (12) | 97 (8) | 114 (7) | 109 (6) |
| 80 | robinh | 118 | 18:03 | 90 (22) | 93 (23) | 96 (24) | 99 (26) | 120 (23) |
| 81 | LouWeed | 109 | 18:05 | 85 (26) | 102 (19) | 97 (21) | 96 (22) | 120 (21) |
| 82 | RobR | 88 | 18:06 | 77 (20) | 93 (15) | 91 (18) | 109 (18) | 131 (17) |
| 83 | OliviaRhineb | 122 | 18:08 | 82 (24) | 103 (26) | 92 (24) | 101 (26) | 123 (22) |
| 84 | peterh | 113 | 18:12 | 94 (22) | 95 (24) | 98 (22) | 98 (23) | 113 (22) |
| 85 | earlylight | 47 | 18:20 | 96 (12) | 97 (10) | 102 (10) | 98 (9) | 107 (6) |
| 86 | Craven | 115 | 18:21 | 87 (22) | 100 (23) | 93 (25) | 101 (24) | 118 (21) |
| 87 | Philip_ | 35 | 18:27 | 63 (6) | 105 (8) | 110 (8) | 98 (6) | 114 (7) |
| 88 | pterodactyl | 81 | 18:46 | 88 (15) | 102 (19) | 86 (17) | 109 (18) | 113 (12) |
| 89 | benedick | 69 | 18:48 | 91 (15) | 96 (16) | 94 (15) | 109 (10) | 114 (13) |
| 90 | Swanny | 103 | 18:50 | 90 (22) | 94 (19) | 95 (21) | 99 (21) | 121 (20) |
| 91 | joppenheimer | 43 | 18:51 | 105 (10) | 99 (9) | 84 (10) | 103 (8) | 113 (6) |
| 92 | gsriordan52 | 55 | 18:58 | 82 (14) | 102 (9) | 79 (9) | 105 (12) | 131 (11) |
| 93 | Zabadak | 119 | 18:58 | 83 (24) | 92 (23) | 94 (24) | 105 (24) | 123 (24) |
| 94 | Terrier | 58 | 18:59 | 74 (12) | 111 (11) | 90 (14) | 92 (10) | 135 (11) |
| 95 | John Arnold | 68 | 19:21 | 85 (16) | 100 (13) | 94 (16) | 113 (14) | 114 (9) |
| 96 | LuckOfLucien | 44 | 19:27 | 76 (10) | 101 (7) | 93 (8) | 97 (9) | 130 (10) |
| 97 | barracuda | 114 | 19:27 | 82 (23) | 95 (24) | 89 (23) | 104 (22) | 129 (22) |
| 98 | colin2355 | 89 | 19:44 | 91 (20) | 91 (16) | 104 (19) | 105 (18) | 107 (16) |
| 99 | alexh | 76 | 19:45 | 91 (16) | 87 (15) | 99 (14) | 106 (16) | 115 (15) |
| 100 | kath | 42 | 20:01 | 90 (12) | 112 (8) | 88 (10) | 115 (6) | 106 (6) |
| 101 | ajcauk1 | 58 | 20:02 | 94 (12) | 88 (11) | 99 (13) | 95 (15) | 136 (7) |
| 102 | CentralLine | 95 | 20:14 | 73 (21) | 88 (16) | 85 (23) | 89 (20) | 185 (15) |
| 103 | Semillon | 62 | 20:17 | 69 (12) | 117 (13) | 87 (11) | 100 (15) | 124 (11) |
| 104 | Zander | 90 | 20:23 | 75 (17) | 88 (18) | 92 (19) | 100 (18) | 141 (18) |
| 105 | wyn.dil | 90 | 20:24 | 83 (18) | 93 (16) | 107 (20) | 95 (18) | 118 (18) |
| 106 | GeorgeTz | 42 | 20:29 | 84 (9) | 100 (9) | 90 (8) | 98 (7) | 124 (9) |
| 107 | george.garlick | 72 | 20:31 | 86 (13) | 99 (18) | 97 (14) | 100 (16) | 118 (11) |
| 108 | Kevin Gregg | 94 | 20:55 | 84 (22) | 114 (19) | 95 (20) | 87 (18) | 124 (15) |
| 109 | hugh schofield | 43 | 21:03 | 81 (10) | 111 (9) | 86 (7) | 106 (9) | 114 (8) |
| 110 | Ease This Jam | 40 | 21:30 | 61 (7) | 163 (8) | 95 (7) | 72 (8) | 101 (10) |
| 111 | MichelinPoitiers | 73 | 21:43 | 85 (15) | 99 (15) | 94 (16) | 109 (15) | 114 (12) |
| 112 | James P | 74 | 22:28 | 74 (17) | 107 (15) | 95 (14) | 105 (17) | 125 (11) |
| 113 | pc8 | 99 | 22:48 | 79 (18) | 104 (20) | 95 (20) | 99 (22) | 119 (19) |
| 114 | john.brassey | 44 | 22:50 | 61 (6) | 102 (10) | 122 (7) | 94 (12) | 112 (9) |
| 115 | goblin | 126 | 22:59 | 85 (25) | 99 (24) | 102 (25) | 99 (26) | 112 (26) |
| 116 | Waterloo | 95 | 23:04 | 75 (18) | 100 (17) | 98 (22) | 100 (22) | 128 (16) |
| 117 | Nangle | 49 | 23:08 | 93 (13) | 105 (9) | 108 (8) | 79 (7) | 109 (12) |
| 118 | alwsn8 | 108 | 23:33 | 81 (24) | 97 (18) | 90 (22) | 102 (23) | 129 (21) |
| 119 | Richard Bull | 42 | 23:43 | 86 (7) | 121 (8) | 105 (10) | 91 (10) | 94 (7) |
| 120 | zythum | 79 | 24:04 | 84 (17) | 103 (17) | 91 (18) | 105 (12) | 118 (15) |
| 121 | rjcassidy | 95 | 24:04 | 80 (19) | 101 (19) | 91 (17) | 108 (21) | 115 (19) |
| 122 | dec | 52 | 24:07 | 77 (12) | 106 (9) | 103 (12) | 99 (10) | 119 (9) |
| 123 | crosswordian | 76 | 24:11 | 83 (14) | 107 (18) | 97 (11) | 95 (16) | 112 (17) |
| 124 | endafk | 89 | 24:19 | 88 (20) | 107 (20) | 100 (20) | 106 (16) | 97 (13) |
| 125 | annbrew | 72 | 24:21 | 85 (11) | 85 (15) | 107 (15) | 102 (16) | 115 (15) |
| 126 | gbestanley | 102 | 25:15 | 92 (22) | 95 (21) | 97 (20) | 103 (22) | 113 (17) |
| 127 | npweston | 64 | 25:55 | 93 (16) | 94 (11) | 102 (16) | 105 (14) | 108 (7) |
| 128 | UisceTe | 73 | 26:15 | 77 (17) | 108 (14) | 101 (15) | 100 (17) | 124 (10) |
| 129 | timbo | 44 | 26:20 | 84 (8) | 102 (10) | 101 (9) | 97 (11) | 118 (6) |
| 130 | klamery4 | 58 | 26:24 | 83 (12) | 91 (13) | 101 (14) | 87 (8) | 136 (11) |
| 131 | Mkgnao | 98 | 26:32 | 77 (23) | 107 (18) | 94 (20) | 100 (19) | 126 (18) |
| 132 | Corymbia | 82 | 26:36 | 70 (13) | 104 (17) | 97 (21) | 92 (13) | 124 (18) |
| 133 | andrewlake | 104 | 27:18 | 60 (23) | 73 (19) | 62 (22) | 72 (17) | 217 (23) |
| 134 | SlumdogEngineer | 51 | 27:24 | 77 (13) | 110 (10) | 110 (11) | 91 (11) | 126 (6) |
| 135 | Tudds | 108 | 27:44 | 78 (24) | 106 (21) | 95 (22) | 108 (23) | 115 (18) |
| 136 | Manveru | 60 | 27:45 | 95 (16) | 97 (13) | 93 (11) | 111 (13) | 105 (7) |
| 137 | nekabue | 102 | 27:48 | 87 (24) | 96 (18) | 92 (21) | 101 (21) | 127 (18) |
| 138 | eniamretrauq | 63 | 27:58 | 79 (11) | 104 (13) | 86 (13) | 106 (13) | 120 (13) |
| 139 | Pauline Minter | 52 | 28:14 | 67 (8) | 114 (9) | 88 (12) | 108 (9) | 113 (14) |
| 140 | Peter Sykes | 60 | 29:06 | 89 (13) | 112 (15) | 90 (11) | 95 (12) | 111 (9) |
| 141 | ulaca | 88 | 29:27 | 78 (22) | 98 (18) | 92 (18) | 112 (18) | 134 (12) |
| 142 | rosselliot | 57 | 29:39 | 80 (7) | 95 (10) | 96 (14) | 101 (13) | 116 (13) |
| 143 | Lloyd | 78 | 30:05 | 77 (18) | 104 (17) | 107 (15) | 95 (15) | 122 (13) |
| 144 | koro | 116 | 31:14 | 85 (25) | 104 (23) | 89 (21) | 101 (25) | 119 (22) |
| 145 | JohnDun | 76 | 31:38 | 82 (16) | 98 (17) | 88 (16) | 104 (12) | 129 (15) |
| 146 | Mike Harper | 70 | 31:52 | 85 (14) | 94 (14) | 92 (12) | 94 (16) | 132 (14) |
| 147 | medodd | 57 | 32:02 | 88 (9) | 93 (13) | 89 (10) | 108 (11) | 114 (14) |
| 148 | Jeremy Weissmann | 73 | 32:21 | 76 (17) | 97 (14) | 98 (16) | 90 (13) | 144 (13) |
| 149 | dosbarth | 70 | 33:21 | 84 (17) | 108 (15) | 99 (18) | 106 (13) | 111 (7) |
| 150 | Cookincats | 79 | 33:52 | 91 (15) | 107 (14) | 97 (12) | 87 (16) | 110 (22) |
| 151 | Pleasuredome | 78 | 34:34 | 88 (14) | 106 (17) | 96 (19) | 84 (14) | 123 (14) |
| 152 | Crippens1 | 84 | 35:13 | 80 (19) | 101 (15) | 82 (18) | 97 (18) | 152 (14) |
| 153 | maryht | 81 | 36:07 | 89 (16) | 98 (16) | 106 (17) | 94 (18) | 112 (14) |
| 154 | symbenall2 | 51 | 39:45 | 89 (13) | 89 (8) | 101 (11) | 95 (13) | 142 (6) |
| 155 | joss henry | 54 | 41:22 | 65 (12) | 78 (9) | 65 (16) | 61 (11) | 362 (6) |
| 156 | Ronnie | 51 | 42:27 | 90 (13) | 107 (13) | 100 (8) | 100 (11) | 102 (6) |
| 157 | MartinP | 106 | 43:16 | 74 (21) | 101 (21) | 94 (23) | 105 (20) | 125 (21) |
| 158 | JGP | 39 | 81:08 | 84 (11) | 165 (6) | 86 (7) | 41 (8) | 148 (7) |