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 | 04:49 | 79 (17) | 100 (12) | 106 (20) | 106 (18) | 106 (16) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 46 | 06:21 | 82 (9) | 94 (10) | 95 (9) | 113 (10) | 113 (8) |
| 3 | Nathan Panning | 89 | 06:24 | 76 (20) | 96 (17) | 100 (18) | 107 (20) | 126 (14) |
| 4 | Jason | 113 | 06:27 | 83 (22) | 95 (25) | 97 (22) | 107 (24) | 118 (20) |
| 5 | escat49 | 121 | 06:48 | 89 (24) | 100 (23) | 97 (25) | 100 (23) | 112 (26) |
| 6 | verlaine | 122 | 06:57 | 75 (24) | 91 (24) | 96 (26) | 98 (23) | 137 (25) |
| 7 | mistigris | 103 | 07:31 | 88 (20) | 90 (22) | 92 (21) | 106 (20) | 124 (20) |
| 8 | hilarym | 87 | 07:43 | 81 (23) | 107 (19) | 106 (19) | 102 (18) | 114 (8) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 119 | 07:51 | 77 (23) | 96 (26) | 104 (25) | 110 (22) | 112 (23) |
| 10 | Diskus | 110 | 08:02 | 74 (24) | 89 (21) | 89 (23) | 146 (19) | 109 (23) |
| 11 | Paul Gilbert | 76 | 08:51 | 70 (16) | 111 (13) | 102 (18) | 92 (15) | 127 (14) |
| 12 | Midas | 124 | 08:55 | 86 (25) | 99 (25) | 94 (26) | 103 (23) | 116 (25) |
| 13 | asaldanha | 104 | 09:05 | 81 (23) | 99 (21) | 95 (25) | 118 (18) | 112 (17) |
| 14 | richard | 108 | 09:16 | 82 (24) | 99 (20) | 96 (24) | 104 (21) | 122 (19) |
| 15 | chindit | 112 | 09:48 | 81 (23) | 95 (26) | 101 (21) | 98 (20) | 125 (22) |
| 16 | scrabbler | 114 | 10:03 | 81 (23) | 104 (23) | 95 (21) | 107 (22) | 109 (25) |
| 17 | philjordan1147 | 84 | 10:05 | 86 (21) | 101 (15) | 114 (20) | 95 (14) | 102 (14) |
| 18 | AlanS | 104 | 10:23 | 86 (22) | 92 (19) | 93 (22) | 101 (23) | 130 (18) |
| 19 | chriswords | 90 | 10:26 | 89 (22) | 98 (19) | 103 (19) | 105 (17) | 106 (13) |
| 20 | Kinghedger | 109 | 10:52 | 77 (25) | 102 (18) | 98 (21) | 101 (25) | 125 (20) |
| 21 | lickert | 107 | 10:58 | 75 (20) | 93 (22) | 98 (22) | 105 (21) | 124 (22) |
| 22 | glheard | 103 | 11:11 | 81 (21) | 107 (21) | 95 (21) | 98 (19) | 117 (21) |
| 23 | Topical Tim | 100 | 11:14 | 77 (19) | 89 (23) | 103 (22) | 99 (20) | 137 (16) |
| 24 | andy | 39 | 11:39 | 88 (6) | 95 (10) | 94 (7) | 112 (8) | 105 (8) |
| 25 | robertL | 84 | 11:43 | 77 (18) | 97 (17) | 101 (17) | 110 (19) | 116 (13) |
| 26 | tiggis | 50 | 11:51 | 86 (11) | 94 (11) | 94 (12) | 109 (10) | 129 (6) |
| 27 | ChuckB | 48 | 11:53 | 89 (15) | 100 (9) | 96 (12) | 118 (6) | 113 (6) |
| 28 | miked1961 | 49 | 11:54 | 81 (10) | 103 (11) | 92 (8) | 105 (6) | 112 (14) |
| 29 | trux | 76 | 12:16 | 70 (14) | 103 (18) | 110 (15) | 100 (15) | 113 (14) |
| 30 | neilr | 112 | 12:22 | 79 (24) | 104 (24) | 97 (24) | 100 (21) | 121 (19) |
| 31 | Sheapey | 124 | 12:34 | 76 (24) | 95 (25) | 93 (26) | 102 (25) | 132 (24) |
| 32 | SimonAnthony | 99 | 12:38 | 80 (16) | 96 (21) | 87 (24) | 110 (18) | 125 (20) |
| 33 | keriothe_ | 110 | 12:44 | 73 (22) | 93 (22) | 97 (25) | 102 (23) | 139 (18) |
| 34 | HenryBW | 107 | 12:53 | 79 (23) | 96 (22) | 98 (21) | 106 (22) | 121 (19) |
| 35 | aphasic | 66 | 13:00 | 88 (15) | 104 (15) | 94 (15) | 106 (14) | 114 (7) |
| 36 | p.wild | 124 | 13:01 | 83 (23) | 102 (25) | 95 (25) | 100 (26) | 116 (25) |
| 37 | Stavros | 105 | 13:02 | 73 (23) | 95 (21) | 95 (20) | 101 (21) | 137 (20) |
| 38 | Tom Stubbs | 123 | 13:04 | 75 (25) | 109 (24) | 95 (24) | 102 (25) | 116 (25) |
| 39 | fshephe | 106 | 13:11 | 92 (23) | 98 (25) | 97 (18) | 104 (21) | 108 (19) |
| 40 | Silva | 119 | 13:13 | 83 (25) | 99 (25) | 93 (23) | 100 (25) | 126 (21) |
| 41 | Spur58 | 61 | 13:21 | 84 (12) | 100 (13) | 100 (15) | 103 (10) | 111 (11) |
| 42 | Secondbass | 85 | 13:21 | 88 (19) | 102 (21) | 99 (15) | 93 (16) | 120 (14) |
| 43 | MikeOsborne | 106 | 13:27 | 84 (22) | 105 (21) | 95 (21) | 99 (20) | 115 (22) |
| 44 | jamesah | 89 | 13:28 | 85 (21) | 97 (19) | 101 (21) | 103 (14) | 119 (14) |
| 45 | Malcj | 99 | 13:43 | 78 (24) | 103 (20) | 102 (21) | 106 (23) | 121 (11) |
| 46 | Sue Sweeper | 60 | 13:44 | 78 (16) | 90 (10) | 95 (12) | 112 (10) | 130 (12) |
| 47 | Ben Staveley | 87 | 13:46 | 78 (21) | 100 (20) | 99 (17) | 112 (18) | 118 (11) |
| 48 | tilbee | 121 | 13:47 | 80 (25) | 100 (25) | 98 (23) | 102 (25) | 118 (23) |
| 49 | tonym | 46 | 14:06 | 105 (15) | 128 (8) | 104 (7) | 80 (9) | 75 (7) |
| 50 | 7dPenguin | 98 | 14:12 | 77 (19) | 101 (20) | 94 (20) | 98 (18) | 125 (21) |
| 51 | Penfold_61 | 121 | 14:21 | 76 (24) | 102 (25) | 96 (25) | 103 (24) | 121 (23) |
| 52 | doublecross | 53 | 14:26 | 71 (12) | 110 (9) | 108 (8) | 104 (14) | 111 (10) |
| 53 | Groucho | 100 | 14:27 | 79 (25) | 100 (21) | 100 (20) | 109 (19) | 121 (15) |
| 54 | March | 104 | 14:27 | 84 (23) | 86 (20) | 101 (22) | 105 (19) | 124 (20) |
| 55 | gabrojak | 46 | 14:30 | 88 (9) | 97 (12) | 97 (7) | 106 (11) | 111 (7) |
| 56 | David Crooks | 111 | 14:45 | 80 (24) | 92 (19) | 104 (25) | 104 (21) | 118 (22) |
| 57 | Heyesey | 46 | 14:47 | 64 (7) | 84 (9) | 74 (11) | 79 (9) | 185 (10) |
| 58 | Tibthorpe | 85 | 14:51 | 74 (20) | 96 (19) | 104 (17) | 101 (17) | 139 (12) |
| 59 | qieduan | 98 | 14:53 | 74 (16) | 93 (20) | 97 (21) | 107 (22) | 122 (19) |
| 60 | grape | 68 | 15:05 | 86 (15) | 99 (15) | 104 (15) | 100 (16) | 119 (7) |
| 61 | tunflog | 74 | 15:29 | 92 (20) | 101 (17) | 100 (15) | 99 (12) | 112 (10) |
| 62 | oshinmark | 42 | 15:35 | 82 (13) | 96 (9) | 91 (8) | 111 (6) | 142 (6) |
| 63 | cyrillic | 103 | 15:48 | 80 (18) | 96 (20) | 97 (22) | 100 (23) | 123 (20) |
| 64 | rupe | 40 | 15:57 | 87 (9) | 90 (8) | 82 (6) | 108 (8) | 125 (9) |
| 65 | phthisis | 102 | 15:59 | 80 (20) | 100 (18) | 90 (20) | 103 (22) | 121 (22) |
| 66 | Valance | 39 | 16:03 | 77 (9) | 98 (8) | 103 (8) | 110 (7) | 116 (7) |
| 67 | pitcaithlie | 96 | 16:06 | 74 (20) | 103 (22) | 93 (21) | 111 (19) | 124 (14) |
| 68 | njnclarke | 60 | 16:07 | 68 (17) | 108 (11) | 119 (12) | 104 (11) | 116 (9) |
| 69 | Squallaby | 79 | 16:22 | 78 (18) | 105 (14) | 95 (20) | 103 (16) | 131 (11) |
| 70 | tapbarker | 111 | 16:22 | 79 (20) | 95 (22) | 97 (23) | 96 (23) | 127 (23) |
| 71 | Paul Bacon | 42 | 16:30 | 87 (9) | 101 (7) | 96 (8) | 107 (11) | 106 (7) |
| 72 | Ed freshpot | 109 | 16:32 | 77 (22) | 90 (23) | 100 (23) | 102 (22) | 134 (19) |
| 73 | Golvellius | 73 | 16:34 | 85 (14) | 93 (12) | 101 (16) | 92 (18) | 130 (13) |
| 74 | Looch | 112 | 16:52 | 85 (22) | 100 (19) | 95 (23) | 103 (26) | 115 (22) |
| 75 | JezWoolfrey | 76 | 16:54 | 80 (13) | 93 (12) | 94 (20) | 102 (14) | 124 (17) |
| 76 | fuzz | 78 | 17:02 | 85 (14) | 97 (16) | 93 (16) | 108 (13) | 113 (19) |
| 77 | s_pugh | 118 | 17:05 | 80 (24) | 98 (24) | 95 (24) | 112 (25) | 114 (21) |
| 78 | Pootle | 98 | 17:09 | 86 (21) | 100 (17) | 95 (21) | 94 (21) | 127 (18) |
| 79 | george.plumbly | 64 | 17:16 | 81 (15) | 96 (14) | 104 (13) | 92 (11) | 130 (11) |
| 80 | LJCN | 91 | 17:31 | 74 (17) | 97 (19) | 95 (19) | 112 (19) | 119 (17) |
| 81 | CentralLine | 104 | 17:34 | 77 (22) | 103 (20) | 102 (24) | 103 (21) | 117 (17) |
| 82 | annelambirth | 80 | 17:41 | 90 (25) | 104 (16) | 98 (17) | 106 (16) | 114 (6) |
| 83 | GMcD | 117 | 17:53 | 76 (24) | 99 (26) | 92 (21) | 113 (26) | 118 (20) |
| 84 | Craven | 114 | 17:57 | 85 (21) | 96 (24) | 95 (25) | 104 (23) | 118 (21) |
| 85 | RobR | 91 | 18:04 | 82 (20) | 94 (15) | 100 (20) | 105 (21) | 121 (15) |
| 86 | OliviaRhineb | 122 | 18:07 | 79 (25) | 102 (26) | 96 (24) | 104 (26) | 118 (21) |
| 87 | Hamish.S | 74 | 18:13 | 77 (18) | 108 (16) | 100 (14) | 99 (14) | 121 (12) |
| 88 | peterh | 97 | 18:17 | 96 (20) | 95 (21) | 100 (19) | 98 (19) | 110 (18) |
| 89 | LouWeed | 107 | 18:20 | 84 (24) | 100 (20) | 103 (19) | 95 (23) | 119 (21) |
| 90 | gsriordan52 | 79 | 18:21 | 77 (18) | 102 (15) | 91 (14) | 107 (17) | 123 (15) |
| 91 | Semillon | 76 | 18:23 | 73 (15) | 103 (14) | 83 (13) | 104 (18) | 130 (16) |
| 92 | Achernar | 74 | 18:26 | 84 (17) | 98 (18) | 90 (15) | 112 (13) | 124 (11) |
| 93 | Philip_ | 35 | 18:27 | 63 (6) | 105 (8) | 110 (8) | 98 (6) | 114 (7) |
| 94 | robinh | 119 | 18:27 | 88 (24) | 95 (23) | 102 (24) | 94 (24) | 118 (24) |
| 95 | colin2355 | 94 | 18:39 | 81 (22) | 92 (18) | 103 (20) | 106 (16) | 120 (18) |
| 96 | alexh | 77 | 18:41 | 92 (17) | 93 (15) | 95 (16) | 105 (17) | 117 (12) |
| 97 | Terrier | 43 | 18:59 | 79 (8) | 110 (8) | 95 (12) | 91 (7) | 124 (8) |
| 98 | benedick | 69 | 19:04 | 82 (10) | 97 (16) | 90 (17) | 114 (13) | 114 (13) |
| 99 | Swanny | 108 | 19:17 | 88 (24) | 95 (21) | 92 (23) | 108 (20) | 117 (20) |
| 100 | pterodactyl | 85 | 19:23 | 87 (19) | 104 (19) | 94 (18) | 108 (19) | 110 (10) |
| 101 | ajcauk1 | 70 | 19:33 | 90 (16) | 91 (14) | 102 (15) | 99 (17) | 131 (8) |
| 102 | Zabadak | 118 | 19:33 | 86 (22) | 97 (24) | 90 (22) | 103 (26) | 119 (24) |
| 103 | LuckOfLucien | 66 | 19:41 | 74 (15) | 92 (12) | 94 (10) | 98 (15) | 138 (14) |
| 104 | andrewlake | 101 | 19:42 | 88 (21) | 97 (17) | 92 (23) | 106 (19) | 116 (21) |
| 105 | John Arnold | 66 | 19:45 | 83 (14) | 96 (13) | 91 (15) | 114 (14) | 120 (10) |
| 106 | wyn.dil | 94 | 19:47 | 81 (18) | 95 (17) | 103 (20) | 99 (20) | 118 (19) |
| 107 | barracuda | 112 | 20:11 | 81 (23) | 98 (24) | 96 (24) | 103 (20) | 122 (21) |
| 108 | Zander | 96 | 20:28 | 77 (19) | 93 (18) | 100 (18) | 99 (21) | 128 (20) |
| 109 | Edprof | 43 | 20:36 | 72 (11) | 106 (8) | 94 (10) | 106 (7) | 136 (7) |
| 110 | hugh schofield | 53 | 20:55 | 83 (12) | 111 (14) | 88 (8) | 103 (10) | 110 (9) |
| 111 | george.garlick | 83 | 21:00 | 86 (15) | 98 (18) | 99 (18) | 101 (19) | 115 (13) |
| 112 | uvofiz | 42 | 21:30 | 74 (9) | 101 (11) | 85 (8) | 124 (7) | 123 (7) |
| 113 | Richard Bull | 71 | 21:46 | 93 (12) | 114 (14) | 108 (16) | 90 (16) | 93 (13) |
| 114 | Ease This Jam | 48 | 21:53 | 63 (9) | 160 (8) | 90 (8) | 71 (11) | 120 (12) |
| 115 | Kevin Gregg | 99 | 22:04 | 78 (21) | 104 (21) | 95 (19) | 97 (21) | 130 (17) |
| 116 | James P | 74 | 22:15 | 79 (17) | 97 (18) | 93 (13) | 112 (16) | 126 (10) |
| 117 | pc8 | 105 | 22:44 | 74 (19) | 104 (20) | 98 (22) | 99 (23) | 121 (21) |
| 118 | MichelinPoitiers | 82 | 22:51 | 81 (14) | 99 (15) | 94 (19) | 110 (19) | 112 (15) |
| 119 | annbrew | 77 | 23:02 | 73 (11) | 90 (17) | 102 (13) | 105 (19) | 117 (17) |
| 120 | goblin | 120 | 23:16 | 79 (22) | 100 (22) | 101 (25) | 102 (26) | 113 (25) |
| 121 | endafk | 85 | 23:21 | 91 (18) | 103 (20) | 95 (18) | 112 (15) | 97 (14) |
| 122 | alwsn8 | 106 | 23:34 | 78 (24) | 99 (20) | 90 (20) | 112 (25) | 124 (17) |
| 123 | zythum | 77 | 23:45 | 84 (16) | 100 (17) | 95 (17) | 108 (12) | 115 (15) |
| 124 | Nangle | 48 | 24:05 | 90 (12) | 104 (8) | 101 (9) | 99 (9) | 106 (10) |
| 125 | rjcassidy | 99 | 24:19 | 80 (19) | 98 (19) | 92 (18) | 110 (21) | 113 (22) |
| 126 | crosswordian | 72 | 24:21 | 72 (10) | 107 (16) | 96 (14) | 94 (15) | 116 (17) |
| 127 | dec | 53 | 24:37 | 69 (7) | 98 (8) | 102 (17) | 98 (10) | 118 (11) |
| 128 | Waterloo | 106 | 25:20 | 75 (19) | 113 (21) | 96 (24) | 97 (24) | 118 (18) |
| 129 | Corymbia | 83 | 25:40 | 77 (13) | 101 (16) | 99 (20) | 99 (16) | 115 (18) |
| 130 | UisceTe | 66 | 25:53 | 73 (16) | 101 (13) | 108 (13) | 103 (16) | 130 (8) |
| 131 | Fidelio | 62 | 26:28 | 88 (9) | 97 (9) | 102 (17) | 102 (15) | 103 (12) |
| 132 | Mkgnao | 99 | 26:34 | 80 (22) | 103 (18) | 107 (21) | 90 (19) | 119 (19) |
| 133 | eniamretrauq | 65 | 26:43 | 75 (13) | 95 (14) | 97 (13) | 107 (10) | 123 (15) |
| 134 | gbestanley | 96 | 27:20 | 88 (24) | 95 (17) | 101 (19) | 108 (22) | 110 (14) |
| 135 | Pauline Minter | 50 | 27:47 | 78 (11) | 103 (6) | 100 (9) | 98 (8) | 113 (16) |
| 136 | nekabue | 103 | 27:56 | 83 (24) | 95 (19) | 96 (20) | 93 (19) | 131 (21) |
| 137 | Tudds | 113 | 28:13 | 74 (25) | 99 (22) | 97 (24) | 109 (22) | 124 (20) |
| 138 | Jeremy Weissmann | 80 | 28:16 | 80 (20) | 111 (14) | 104 (17) | 95 (18) | 120 (11) |
| 139 | Manveru | 56 | 28:21 | 94 (14) | 93 (15) | 108 (10) | 107 (9) | 104 (8) |
| 140 | rosselliot | 62 | 29:06 | 84 (13) | 96 (14) | 97 (11) | 105 (13) | 118 (11) |
| 141 | Peter Sykes | 57 | 29:07 | 85 (8) | 101 (15) | 86 (11) | 101 (11) | 117 (12) |
| 142 | NAPASAI | 62 | 30:14 | 81 (15) | 126 (6) | 103 (13) | 77 (12) | 121 (16) |
| 143 | ulaca | 88 | 30:53 | 81 (22) | 100 (18) | 92 (18) | 109 (19) | 132 (11) |
| 144 | koro | 115 | 31:25 | 84 (24) | 100 (23) | 94 (21) | 100 (24) | 119 (23) |
| 145 | Lloyd | 71 | 31:33 | 67 (12) | 98 (16) | 109 (16) | 93 (16) | 132 (11) |
| 146 | JohnDun | 82 | 31:33 | 77 (17) | 99 (17) | 88 (17) | 100 (16) | 138 (15) |
| 147 | Crippens1 | 67 | 31:37 | 88 (18) | 98 (11) | 96 (16) | 101 (13) | 129 (9) |
| 148 | medodd | 85 | 32:33 | 81 (15) | 95 (17) | 92 (16) | 109 (18) | 115 (19) |
| 149 | Mike Harper | 84 | 32:36 | 81 (17) | 93 (16) | 99 (17) | 100 (18) | 126 (16) |
| 150 | Cookincats | 72 | 32:51 | 88 (15) | 101 (15) | 102 (12) | 92 (13) | 112 (17) |
| 151 | Pleasuredome | 71 | 34:07 | 93 (15) | 104 (18) | 93 (16) | 97 (10) | 113 (12) |
| 152 | JoeyC | 42 | 35:53 | 81 (7) | 90 (12) | 88 (6) | 131 (7) | 110 (10) |
| 153 | symbenall2 | 52 | 36:18 | 77 (12) | 96 (11) | 98 (10) | 98 (12) | 147 (7) |
| 154 | klamery4 | 64 | 36:59 | 74 (11) | 98 (13) | 99 (17) | 110 (11) | 115 (12) |
| 155 | maryht | 89 | 38:08 | 90 (18) | 93 (16) | 104 (19) | 96 (18) | 114 (18) |
| 156 | Ronnie | 60 | 40:26 | 90 (13) | 105 (16) | 104 (13) | 95 (11) | 104 (7) |
| 157 | MartinP | 100 | 44:14 | 75 (19) | 98 (20) | 88 (21) | 104 (20) | 132 (20) |
| 158 | JGP | 47 | 89:45 | 73 (13) | 134 (8) | 78 (10) | 75 (8) | 158 (8) |