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 | 85 | 05:03 | 79 (17) | 99 (13) | 100 (20) | 99 (19) | 121 (16) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 57 | 06:28 | 80 (10) | 89 (11) | 89 (13) | 106 (12) | 132 (11) |
| 3 | Jason | 104 | 06:31 | 83 (19) | 93 (24) | 95 (19) | 101 (24) | 128 (18) |
| 4 | Nathan Panning | 91 | 06:33 | 75 (21) | 97 (16) | 97 (17) | 104 (21) | 130 (16) |
| 5 | escat49 | 119 | 06:46 | 91 (23) | 97 (23) | 95 (25) | 99 (23) | 115 (25) |
| 6 | verlaine | 120 | 07:01 | 78 (24) | 93 (24) | 95 (25) | 97 (24) | 138 (23) |
| 7 | mistigris | 97 | 07:33 | 85 (18) | 89 (22) | 92 (20) | 101 (20) | 136 (17) |
| 8 | hilarym | 84 | 07:49 | 81 (22) | 107 (19) | 109 (19) | 100 (17) | 112 (7) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 120 | 07:57 | 76 (24) | 94 (26) | 103 (25) | 106 (22) | 119 (23) |
| 10 | Diskus | 108 | 08:04 | 76 (24) | 89 (21) | 85 (23) | 145 (18) | 114 (22) |
| 11 | Paul Gilbert | 62 | 08:40 | 72 (11) | 100 (11) | 102 (15) | 86 (12) | 132 (13) |
| 12 | Midas | 124 | 08:59 | 85 (25) | 100 (25) | 94 (26) | 101 (23) | 119 (25) |
| 13 | richard | 98 | 09:00 | 80 (22) | 105 (19) | 95 (22) | 101 (18) | 123 (17) |
| 14 | asaldanha | 102 | 09:07 | 83 (23) | 98 (20) | 96 (23) | 106 (18) | 120 (18) |
| 15 | chindit | 113 | 09:48 | 83 (23) | 96 (25) | 95 (21) | 99 (22) | 126 (22) |
| 16 | philjordan1147 | 87 | 09:56 | 89 (23) | 103 (17) | 110 (19) | 97 (14) | 101 (14) |
| 17 | scrabbler | 110 | 10:07 | 80 (22) | 108 (22) | 94 (20) | 102 (22) | 111 (24) |
| 18 | chriswords | 87 | 10:17 | 88 (21) | 98 (17) | 104 (20) | 104 (18) | 109 (11) |
| 19 | AlanS | 111 | 10:31 | 85 (22) | 96 (19) | 90 (25) | 98 (24) | 130 (21) |
| 20 | Kinghedger | 107 | 10:57 | 80 (23) | 104 (18) | 95 (20) | 98 (25) | 123 (21) |
| 21 | lickert | 104 | 11:03 | 71 (20) | 98 (21) | 97 (23) | 103 (19) | 127 (21) |
| 22 | glheard | 105 | 11:05 | 81 (22) | 108 (23) | 96 (22) | 95 (19) | 119 (19) |
| 23 | Topical Tim | 104 | 11:20 | 75 (22) | 89 (23) | 103 (22) | 95 (19) | 143 (18) |
| 24 | robertL | 79 | 11:28 | 84 (17) | 94 (17) | 101 (15) | 104 (19) | 121 (11) |
| 25 | tiggis | 49 | 11:29 | 93 (10) | 94 (13) | 96 (12) | 96 (8) | 133 (6) |
| 26 | andy | 45 | 11:34 | 93 (8) | 99 (9) | 90 (8) | 106 (11) | 107 (9) |
| 27 | ChuckB | 44 | 11:39 | 92 (14) | 102 (8) | 92 (10) | 111 (6) | 114 (6) |
| 28 | trux | 77 | 12:01 | 73 (16) | 108 (17) | 108 (15) | 96 (15) | 114 (14) |
| 29 | neilr | 110 | 12:23 | 79 (25) | 105 (23) | 98 (24) | 102 (21) | 120 (17) |
| 30 | SimonAnthony | 92 | 12:25 | 86 (17) | 96 (18) | 85 (21) | 104 (17) | 127 (19) |
| 31 | Sheapey | 123 | 12:38 | 78 (25) | 95 (26) | 91 (26) | 102 (25) | 137 (21) |
| 32 | aphasic | 61 | 12:42 | 89 (15) | 105 (15) | 94 (13) | 102 (12) | 120 (6) |
| 33 | HenryBW | 104 | 12:45 | 82 (21) | 95 (21) | 95 (21) | 103 (22) | 124 (19) |
| 34 | Tom Stubbs | 120 | 12:55 | 75 (26) | 109 (23) | 96 (23) | 99 (24) | 121 (24) |
| 35 | p.wild | 124 | 12:58 | 84 (24) | 101 (25) | 94 (25) | 98 (26) | 121 (24) |
| 36 | Stavros | 100 | 13:13 | 78 (23) | 93 (20) | 97 (19) | 90 (21) | 150 (17) |
| 37 | fshephe | 110 | 13:15 | 97 (24) | 97 (24) | 93 (19) | 100 (23) | 110 (20) |
| 38 | Spur58 | 66 | 13:21 | 88 (13) | 101 (13) | 98 (17) | 103 (12) | 109 (11) |
| 39 | Silva | 118 | 13:22 | 84 (25) | 103 (25) | 91 (23) | 99 (24) | 124 (21) |
| 40 | Ben Staveley | 79 | 13:23 | 83 (20) | 101 (18) | 104 (16) | 99 (17) | 127 (8) |
| 41 | keriothe_ | 108 | 13:23 | 72 (22) | 95 (21) | 97 (24) | 98 (23) | 143 (18) |
| 42 | jamesah | 87 | 13:29 | 86 (21) | 94 (18) | 100 (20) | 101 (16) | 128 (12) |
| 43 | Secondbass | 88 | 13:40 | 87 (21) | 99 (20) | 98 (15) | 96 (16) | 121 (16) |
| 44 | Malcj | 97 | 13:47 | 78 (24) | 101 (20) | 103 (19) | 104 (23) | 127 (11) |
| 45 | tilbee | 121 | 13:50 | 82 (25) | 102 (25) | 97 (24) | 99 (24) | 118 (23) |
| 46 | MikeOsborne | 106 | 13:51 | 85 (22) | 105 (20) | 93 (21) | 96 (21) | 119 (22) |
| 47 | Sue Sweeper | 72 | 13:59 | 82 (18) | 86 (12) | 97 (15) | 110 (13) | 127 (14) |
| 48 | Penfold_61 | 119 | 14:17 | 80 (24) | 104 (26) | 96 (25) | 103 (23) | 117 (21) |
| 49 | Groucho | 91 | 14:22 | 81 (24) | 100 (18) | 97 (18) | 107 (17) | 123 (14) |
| 50 | March | 103 | 14:24 | 83 (25) | 88 (20) | 103 (22) | 104 (18) | 125 (18) |
| 51 | Tibthorpe | 84 | 14:30 | 78 (22) | 99 (18) | 103 (18) | 102 (15) | 133 (11) |
| 52 | 7dPenguin | 83 | 14:36 | 79 (15) | 94 (18) | 96 (16) | 93 (16) | 130 (18) |
| 53 | doublecross | 64 | 14:37 | 71 (13) | 101 (10) | 102 (11) | 98 (17) | 126 (13) |
| 54 | qieduan | 109 | 14:46 | 76 (19) | 95 (22) | 96 (23) | 98 (24) | 130 (21) |
| 55 | grape | 65 | 14:51 | 87 (16) | 103 (16) | 102 (14) | 98 (13) | 121 (6) |
| 56 | David Crooks | 113 | 15:02 | 80 (23) | 93 (21) | 105 (25) | 97 (21) | 120 (23) |
| 57 | gabrojak | 49 | 15:22 | 85 (10) | 106 (12) | 91 (7) | 101 (11) | 112 (9) |
| 58 | tunflog | 73 | 15:26 | 90 (18) | 97 (17) | 105 (15) | 95 (12) | 116 (11) |
| 59 | Aloysius | 36 | 15:39 | 98 (7) | 61 (7) | 98 (6) | 111 (7) | 123 (9) |
| 60 | cyrillic | 103 | 15:40 | 82 (18) | 99 (19) | 97 (23) | 97 (23) | 123 (20) |
| 61 | njnclarke | 53 | 15:47 | 76 (16) | 106 (11) | 120 (10) | 99 (8) | 114 (8) |
| 62 | Golvellius | 68 | 16:20 | 81 (12) | 90 (12) | 106 (16) | 96 (17) | 126 (11) |
| 63 | rupe | 51 | 16:21 | 94 (12) | 87 (10) | 75 (8) | 103 (10) | 132 (11) |
| 64 | Squallaby | 85 | 16:21 | 81 (19) | 100 (15) | 96 (21) | 103 (19) | 130 (11) |
| 65 | fuzz | 84 | 16:22 | 88 (17) | 102 (16) | 95 (16) | 106 (14) | 105 (21) |
| 66 | Valance | 56 | 16:24 | 81 (14) | 108 (10) | 93 (12) | 105 (10) | 119 (10) |
| 67 | JezWoolfrey | 70 | 16:24 | 79 (12) | 98 (13) | 96 (17) | 94 (14) | 128 (14) |
| 68 | pitcaithlie | 91 | 16:33 | 78 (20) | 111 (21) | 88 (20) | 107 (17) | 121 (13) |
| 69 | phthisis | 104 | 16:33 | 85 (20) | 98 (20) | 85 (20) | 101 (22) | 125 (22) |
| 70 | Ed freshpot | 107 | 16:54 | 80 (23) | 93 (23) | 100 (22) | 95 (20) | 136 (19) |
| 71 | tapbarker | 111 | 16:58 | 80 (20) | 96 (21) | 96 (24) | 93 (23) | 130 (23) |
| 72 | s_pugh | 118 | 17:09 | 85 (23) | 100 (23) | 94 (24) | 102 (24) | 116 (24) |
| 73 | Looch | 108 | 17:23 | 81 (21) | 98 (18) | 98 (22) | 102 (25) | 116 (22) |
| 74 | Paul Bacon | 37 | 17:25 | 80 (8) | 122 (7) | 96 (6) | 101 (9) | 101 (7) |
| 75 | LJCN | 90 | 17:33 | 75 (18) | 99 (17) | 99 (20) | 107 (18) | 118 (17) |
| 76 | george.plumbly | 58 | 17:34 | 81 (12) | 94 (14) | 104 (12) | 92 (9) | 128 (11) |
| 77 | Hamish.S | 72 | 17:37 | 81 (19) | 104 (16) | 98 (15) | 96 (11) | 131 (11) |
| 78 | GMcD | 117 | 17:42 | 74 (23) | 102 (26) | 90 (22) | 106 (26) | 127 (20) |
| 79 | RobR | 90 | 18:06 | 82 (20) | 96 (15) | 99 (19) | 103 (21) | 122 (15) |
| 80 | OliviaRhineb | 121 | 18:12 | 79 (24) | 102 (26) | 93 (24) | 102 (26) | 124 (21) |
| 81 | Pootle | 94 | 18:13 | 84 (19) | 93 (18) | 101 (21) | 97 (19) | 125 (17) |
| 82 | Craven | 114 | 18:15 | 86 (23) | 98 (23) | 95 (25) | 102 (23) | 120 (20) |
| 83 | Achernar | 60 | 18:20 | 88 (16) | 98 (15) | 97 (11) | 110 (10) | 116 (8) |
| 84 | LouWeed | 108 | 18:24 | 86 (26) | 102 (20) | 101 (19) | 93 (23) | 120 (20) |
| 85 | robinh | 118 | 18:26 | 87 (22) | 95 (23) | 102 (24) | 96 (26) | 118 (23) |
| 86 | Philip_ | 35 | 18:27 | 63 (6) | 105 (8) | 110 (8) | 98 (6) | 114 (7) |
| 87 | peterh | 105 | 18:27 | 94 (22) | 97 (22) | 99 (21) | 97 (21) | 112 (19) |
| 88 | CentralLine | 97 | 18:39 | 80 (22) | 100 (17) | 97 (23) | 96 (20) | 134 (15) |
| 89 | gsriordan52 | 69 | 18:51 | 80 (16) | 100 (13) | 83 (11) | 103 (15) | 130 (14) |
| 90 | benedick | 70 | 18:54 | 89 (13) | 96 (16) | 92 (16) | 109 (11) | 115 (14) |
| 91 | alexh | 75 | 19:00 | 93 (17) | 91 (14) | 92 (16) | 108 (16) | 118 (12) |
| 92 | jaraab | 41 | 19:17 | 93 (14) | 86 (6) | 95 (9) | 106 (6) | 127 (6) |
| 93 | pterodactyl | 81 | 19:17 | 90 (16) | 101 (20) | 87 (16) | 109 (20) | 115 (9) |
| 94 | John Arnold | 65 | 19:22 | 82 (15) | 96 (12) | 91 (15) | 117 (15) | 119 (8) |
| 95 | Zabadak | 119 | 19:23 | 85 (24) | 93 (24) | 92 (22) | 102 (24) | 124 (25) |
| 96 | colin2355 | 94 | 19:28 | 90 (22) | 89 (17) | 108 (19) | 99 (19) | 114 (17) |
| 97 | Swanny | 105 | 19:28 | 89 (23) | 92 (20) | 93 (21) | 102 (21) | 123 (20) |
| 98 | Terrier | 49 | 19:29 | 72 (9) | 113 (10) | 94 (14) | 90 (8) | 133 (8) |
| 99 | LuckOfLucien | 54 | 19:34 | 76 (12) | 97 (9) | 96 (9) | 99 (13) | 130 (11) |
| 100 | GeorgeTz | 49 | 19:37 | 82 (11) | 99 (12) | 95 (9) | 96 (7) | 125 (10) |
| 101 | Semillon | 66 | 19:43 | 68 (13) | 115 (12) | 86 (11) | 97 (16) | 128 (14) |
| 102 | ajcauk1 | 64 | 19:54 | 94 (14) | 91 (12) | 100 (13) | 95 (18) | 136 (7) |
| 103 | wyn.dil | 86 | 19:57 | 81 (17) | 95 (16) | 104 (19) | 97 (18) | 121 (16) |
| 104 | barracuda | 114 | 20:03 | 82 (23) | 93 (24) | 95 (23) | 101 (22) | 128 (22) |
| 105 | Edprof | 51 | 20:08 | 76 (13) | 104 (9) | 92 (13) | 111 (9) | 139 (7) |
| 106 | george.garlick | 78 | 20:50 | 87 (15) | 99 (18) | 100 (15) | 96 (18) | 120 (12) |
| 107 | Zander | 92 | 20:52 | 77 (19) | 88 (18) | 99 (17) | 94 (20) | 142 (18) |
| 108 | hugh schofield | 48 | 20:54 | 82 (11) | 111 (11) | 88 (8) | 103 (10) | 115 (8) |
| 109 | Ease This Jam | 44 | 21:04 | 62 (8) | 166 (8) | 93 (8) | 75 (9) | 103 (11) |
| 110 | Kevin Gregg | 94 | 21:40 | 83 (21) | 112 (20) | 97 (19) | 90 (19) | 121 (15) |
| 111 | uvofiz | 41 | 22:00 | 76 (8) | 105 (10) | 87 (9) | 113 (7) | 120 (7) |
| 112 | MichelinPoitiers | 78 | 22:19 | 85 (15) | 99 (14) | 94 (18) | 108 (17) | 112 (14) |
| 113 | Richard Bull | 53 | 22:51 | 88 (8) | 120 (9) | 104 (13) | 93 (13) | 92 (10) |
| 114 | James P | 73 | 23:02 | 78 (18) | 101 (18) | 100 (13) | 106 (15) | 128 (9) |
| 115 | pc8 | 103 | 23:14 | 79 (19) | 102 (22) | 97 (21) | 94 (22) | 127 (19) |
| 116 | Nangle | 44 | 23:16 | 84 (11) | 106 (10) | 123 (6) | 87 (8) | 107 (9) |
| 117 | goblin | 123 | 23:18 | 84 (24) | 100 (22) | 102 (25) | 98 (26) | 113 (26) |
| 118 | alwsn8 | 108 | 23:36 | 81 (24) | 96 (19) | 91 (21) | 105 (24) | 127 (20) |
| 119 | annbrew | 74 | 23:52 | 83 (11) | 90 (16) | 105 (15) | 99 (17) | 117 (15) |
| 120 | rjcassidy | 95 | 24:07 | 82 (19) | 100 (19) | 92 (17) | 105 (20) | 117 (20) |
| 121 | crosswordian | 77 | 24:18 | 80 (13) | 106 (17) | 96 (13) | 92 (16) | 117 (18) |
| 122 | endafk | 85 | 24:24 | 93 (18) | 102 (20) | 98 (20) | 107 (16) | 97 (11) |
| 123 | zythum | 82 | 24:25 | 83 (18) | 102 (18) | 93 (19) | 103 (12) | 121 (15) |
| 124 | Waterloo | 100 | 24:39 | 75 (19) | 113 (19) | 99 (22) | 96 (25) | 120 (15) |
| 125 | dec | 54 | 24:51 | 74 (9) | 102 (8) | 103 (14) | 94 (12) | 120 (11) |
| 126 | npweston | 60 | 25:18 | 93 (16) | 92 (9) | 101 (16) | 106 (13) | 109 (6) |
| 127 | gbestanley | 96 | 25:56 | 94 (22) | 92 (20) | 99 (19) | 104 (22) | 114 (13) |
| 128 | Mkgnao | 97 | 26:11 | 80 (22) | 109 (19) | 99 (21) | 94 (19) | 122 (16) |
| 129 | UisceTe | 66 | 26:19 | 73 (16) | 102 (13) | 109 (13) | 100 (15) | 127 (9) |
| 130 | Fidelio | 51 | 26:28 | 83 (7) | 99 (9) | 100 (14) | 101 (12) | 110 (9) |
| 131 | Corymbia | 81 | 26:35 | 72 (13) | 102 (17) | 99 (19) | 94 (13) | 121 (19) |
| 132 | timbo | 36 | 27:01 | 81 (7) | 106 (8) | 104 (7) | 94 (8) | 115 (6) |
| 133 | andrewlake | 102 | 27:34 | 60 (22) | 72 (19) | 65 (22) | 71 (18) | 227 (21) |
| 134 | nekabue | 100 | 27:52 | 84 (23) | 93 (18) | 96 (21) | 97 (20) | 133 (18) |
| 135 | Manveru | 54 | 27:55 | 94 (15) | 99 (13) | 97 (9) | 106 (11) | 104 (6) |
| 136 | Pauline Minter | 50 | 28:36 | 71 (8) | 116 (7) | 91 (12) | 100 (9) | 115 (14) |
| 137 | Tudds | 109 | 28:36 | 75 (24) | 106 (22) | 96 (22) | 107 (23) | 120 (18) |
| 138 | eniamretrauq | 63 | 28:41 | 74 (11) | 99 (13) | 89 (11) | 103 (13) | 123 (15) |
| 139 | Peter Sykes | 56 | 28:42 | 90 (10) | 103 (15) | 90 (10) | 96 (11) | 117 (10) |
| 140 | rosselliot | 56 | 29:21 | 83 (10) | 98 (12) | 100 (12) | 99 (11) | 116 (11) |
| 141 | ulaca | 85 | 29:53 | 84 (22) | 96 (18) | 91 (17) | 113 (18) | 130 (10) |
| 142 | Lloyd | 73 | 30:12 | 71 (16) | 103 (17) | 103 (15) | 96 (15) | 139 (10) |
| 143 | koro | 116 | 31:23 | 84 (25) | 103 (23) | 91 (22) | 99 (25) | 124 (21) |
| 144 | klamery4 | 62 | 32:26 | 77 (11) | 109 (12) | 108 (17) | 82 (10) | 113 (12) |
| 145 | JohnDun | 76 | 32:26 | 80 (16) | 102 (17) | 88 (16) | 98 (12) | 131 (15) |
| 146 | medodd | 69 | 32:42 | 83 (11) | 95 (15) | 91 (13) | 108 (14) | 114 (16) |
| 147 | Mike Harper | 80 | 32:48 | 80 (16) | 96 (15) | 93 (14) | 94 (18) | 133 (17) |
| 148 | Cookincats | 72 | 34:23 | 90 (14) | 101 (14) | 104 (11) | 83 (14) | 115 (19) |
| 149 | Pleasuredome | 72 | 34:25 | 91 (13) | 105 (17) | 95 (16) | 85 (13) | 120 (13) |
| 150 | Crippens1 | 76 | 34:34 | 82 (20) | 100 (12) | 81 (17) | 98 (17) | 167 (10) |
| 151 | dosbarth | 71 | 34:35 | 83 (17) | 112 (13) | 96 (18) | 104 (16) | 116 (7) |
| 152 | maryht | 86 | 36:51 | 88 (18) | 98 (15) | 108 (18) | 92 (18) | 112 (17) |
| 153 | symbenall2 | 52 | 39:50 | 89 (13) | 92 (9) | 99 (11) | 95 (13) | 143 (6) |
| 154 | Ronnie | 53 | 40:20 | 90 (14) | 108 (14) | 103 (10) | 96 (9) | 102 (6) |
| 155 | NAPASAI | 56 | 41:53 | 59 (14) | 88 (6) | 68 (10) | 52 (11) | 198 (15) |
| 156 | MartinP | 104 | 44:33 | 74 (20) | 101 (21) | 90 (22) | 101 (20) | 131 (21) |
| 157 | JGP | 44 | 85:50 | 76 (13) | 153 (7) | 90 (8) | 67 (9) | 142 (7) |