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 | 76 | 04:43 | 82 (16) | 95 (12) | 106 (19) | 107 (16) | 107 (13) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 34 | 06:10 | 88 (7) | 95 (8) | 100 (6) | 102 (7) | 115 (6) |
| 3 | Nathan Panning | 90 | 06:18 | 77 (20) | 101 (19) | 103 (18) | 108 (20) | 115 (13) |
| 4 | Jason | 114 | 06:24 | 83 (22) | 95 (25) | 98 (22) | 107 (24) | 116 (21) |
| 5 | verlaine | 124 | 06:47 | 77 (25) | 93 (25) | 100 (26) | 92 (23) | 135 (25) |
| 6 | escat49 | 120 | 06:54 | 87 (24) | 99 (22) | 96 (25) | 102 (23) | 112 (26) |
| 7 | mistigris | 101 | 07:31 | 88 (19) | 89 (22) | 92 (19) | 109 (20) | 118 (21) |
| 8 | hilarym | 89 | 07:44 | 82 (22) | 103 (19) | 105 (21) | 99 (18) | 124 (9) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 116 | 07:46 | 78 (23) | 93 (25) | 105 (24) | 113 (23) | 109 (21) |
| 10 | Diskus | 107 | 07:53 | 76 (25) | 90 (19) | 88 (23) | 147 (18) | 108 (22) |
| 11 | lili | 33 | 07:59 | 83 (7) | 89 (7) | 95 (7) | 119 (6) | 118 (6) |
| 12 | Paul Gilbert | 77 | 08:25 | 79 (15) | 103 (15) | 105 (15) | 93 (17) | 119 (15) |
| 13 | Midas | 124 | 08:52 | 88 (25) | 98 (25) | 93 (26) | 104 (23) | 115 (25) |
| 14 | asaldanha | 104 | 08:59 | 80 (22) | 97 (22) | 93 (25) | 118 (19) | 118 (16) |
| 15 | richard | 102 | 09:10 | 82 (23) | 97 (19) | 98 (23) | 106 (20) | 120 (17) |
| 16 | chindit | 118 | 09:45 | 82 (23) | 93 (26) | 100 (23) | 98 (22) | 124 (24) |
| 17 | philjordan1147 | 87 | 10:03 | 85 (19) | 92 (16) | 111 (21) | 99 (16) | 110 (15) |
| 18 | scrabbler | 118 | 10:03 | 85 (24) | 103 (24) | 95 (22) | 103 (22) | 110 (26) |
| 19 | AlanS | 98 | 10:08 | 88 (21) | 86 (18) | 95 (21) | 100 (22) | 133 (16) |
| 20 | chriswords | 91 | 10:21 | 89 (21) | 96 (20) | 105 (19) | 101 (16) | 111 (15) |
| 21 | Kinghedger | 108 | 10:29 | 79 (24) | 94 (19) | 98 (22) | 104 (25) | 128 (18) |
| 22 | lickert | 107 | 10:44 | 80 (21) | 95 (22) | 95 (22) | 103 (21) | 125 (21) |
| 23 | glheard | 104 | 11:13 | 78 (21) | 102 (21) | 93 (20) | 100 (20) | 123 (22) |
| 24 | Topical Tim | 101 | 11:19 | 77 (20) | 83 (24) | 106 (21) | 106 (21) | 138 (15) |
| 25 | robertL | 85 | 11:41 | 81 (18) | 100 (17) | 95 (18) | 117 (20) | 103 (12) |
| 26 | tiggis | 48 | 11:43 | 88 (10) | 94 (12) | 101 (9) | 107 (10) | 113 (7) |
| 27 | miked1961 | 43 | 11:47 | 85 (9) | 97 (9) | 91 (7) | 110 (6) | 112 (12) |
| 28 | ChuckB | 50 | 11:56 | 88 (15) | 100 (10) | 99 (12) | 114 (7) | 113 (6) |
| 29 | trux | 77 | 12:00 | 75 (14) | 102 (18) | 109 (15) | 97 (16) | 113 (14) |
| 30 | neilr | 115 | 12:02 | 81 (23) | 99 (25) | 98 (25) | 100 (22) | 124 (20) |
| 31 | SimonAnthony | 100 | 12:22 | 78 (15) | 93 (21) | 89 (24) | 111 (21) | 123 (19) |
| 32 | Sue Sweeper | 55 | 12:31 | 83 (13) | 85 (11) | 97 (12) | 107 (9) | 134 (10) |
| 33 | aphasic | 67 | 12:35 | 90 (15) | 99 (15) | 97 (17) | 104 (13) | 120 (7) |
| 34 | Sheapey | 123 | 12:38 | 80 (24) | 90 (25) | 92 (26) | 101 (25) | 137 (23) |
| 35 | xyster | 39 | 12:40 | 76 (9) | 93 (7) | 92 (7) | 105 (10) | 143 (6) |
| 36 | keriothe_ | 110 | 12:42 | 79 (23) | 88 (23) | 98 (24) | 110 (22) | 130 (18) |
| 37 | Stavros | 107 | 12:43 | 75 (22) | 98 (21) | 98 (23) | 106 (21) | 123 (20) |
| 38 | HenryBW | 106 | 12:44 | 82 (24) | 97 (22) | 99 (21) | 108 (22) | 117 (17) |
| 39 | Tom Stubbs | 123 | 12:44 | 78 (25) | 105 (24) | 97 (24) | 100 (25) | 118 (25) |
| 40 | p.wild | 125 | 12:44 | 87 (23) | 100 (26) | 93 (25) | 102 (26) | 115 (25) |
| 41 | fshephe | 108 | 12:53 | 92 (23) | 97 (25) | 99 (19) | 102 (22) | 110 (19) |
| 42 | MikeOsborne | 109 | 12:57 | 87 (22) | 100 (22) | 95 (21) | 100 (22) | 115 (22) |
| 43 | Spur58 | 55 | 13:11 | 84 (12) | 101 (14) | 103 (11) | 101 (8) | 111 (10) |
| 44 | jamesah | 86 | 13:14 | 87 (19) | 99 (20) | 100 (21) | 103 (15) | 116 (11) |
| 45 | Silva | 120 | 13:14 | 84 (26) | 97 (25) | 95 (23) | 98 (25) | 129 (21) |
| 46 | Malcj | 96 | 13:27 | 85 (23) | 101 (20) | 105 (20) | 102 (22) | 113 (11) |
| 47 | Secondbass | 88 | 13:30 | 86 (19) | 103 (21) | 94 (17) | 98 (18) | 122 (13) |
| 48 | tilbee | 120 | 13:31 | 83 (25) | 96 (24) | 100 (23) | 102 (25) | 118 (23) |
| 49 | 7dPenguin | 97 | 13:40 | 80 (18) | 98 (20) | 97 (22) | 98 (17) | 124 (20) |
| 50 | Heyesey | 64 | 13:48 | 72 (11) | 82 (13) | 85 (15) | 79 (12) | 175 (13) |
| 51 | Ben Staveley | 88 | 13:50 | 84 (20) | 98 (19) | 96 (17) | 109 (18) | 116 (14) |
| 52 | Groucho | 103 | 14:03 | 83 (25) | 101 (23) | 100 (21) | 104 (19) | 117 (15) |
| 53 | David Crooks | 109 | 14:17 | 82 (24) | 95 (19) | 106 (25) | 100 (20) | 116 (21) |
| 54 | Penfold_61 | 121 | 14:17 | 78 (25) | 99 (25) | 94 (24) | 107 (24) | 122 (23) |
| 55 | March | 105 | 14:20 | 87 (24) | 86 (20) | 102 (22) | 103 (19) | 122 (20) |
| 56 | doublecross | 42 | 14:22 | 71 (10) | 112 (7) | 118 (6) | 101 (10) | 107 (9) |
| 57 | canismiser | 60 | 14:35 | 85 (14) | 93 (10) | 110 (19) | 93 (11) | 125 (6) |
| 58 | qieduan | 96 | 14:42 | 79 (15) | 91 (20) | 99 (20) | 108 (22) | 115 (19) |
| 59 | Tibthorpe | 86 | 14:50 | 75 (19) | 94 (20) | 107 (17) | 95 (18) | 143 (12) |
| 60 | grape | 71 | 14:55 | 87 (17) | 96 (16) | 105 (15) | 100 (16) | 124 (7) |
| 61 | tunflog | 74 | 15:22 | 97 (19) | 97 (18) | 102 (16) | 100 (13) | 108 (8) |
| 62 | cyrillic | 104 | 15:38 | 83 (19) | 97 (21) | 95 (22) | 99 (22) | 124 (20) |
| 63 | phthisis | 100 | 15:39 | 81 (19) | 102 (18) | 91 (19) | 101 (21) | 120 (23) |
| 64 | pitcaithlie | 98 | 15:40 | 77 (20) | 103 (23) | 94 (23) | 109 (18) | 124 (14) |
| 65 | Golvellius | 75 | 15:42 | 88 (15) | 96 (13) | 98 (15) | 98 (19) | 119 (13) |
| 66 | oshinmark | 38 | 15:58 | 82 (12) | 97 (8) | 90 (6) | 109 (6) | 139 (6) |
| 67 | Ed freshpot | 105 | 16:03 | 78 (21) | 89 (23) | 98 (23) | 98 (20) | 142 (18) |
| 68 | JezWoolfrey | 76 | 16:10 | 83 (14) | 91 (14) | 94 (18) | 103 (14) | 124 (16) |
| 69 | njnclarke | 68 | 16:11 | 74 (16) | 105 (13) | 112 (16) | 101 (13) | 112 (10) |
| 70 | Paul Bacon | 43 | 16:13 | 96 (9) | 99 (8) | 95 (8) | 101 (11) | 107 (7) |
| 71 | Looch | 112 | 16:15 | 92 (22) | 97 (20) | 96 (23) | 102 (26) | 110 (21) |
| 72 | tapbarker | 113 | 16:17 | 86 (22) | 93 (22) | 97 (23) | 98 (23) | 122 (23) |
| 73 | Squallaby | 80 | 16:22 | 84 (21) | 100 (13) | 93 (18) | 106 (16) | 127 (12) |
| 74 | s_pugh | 116 | 16:44 | 83 (24) | 98 (23) | 97 (23) | 109 (25) | 112 (21) |
| 75 | fuzz | 69 | 17:01 | 80 (12) | 98 (14) | 97 (14) | 104 (12) | 114 (17) |
| 76 | Pootle | 100 | 17:08 | 88 (20) | 95 (18) | 93 (21) | 94 (21) | 127 (20) |
| 77 | CentralLine | 108 | 17:08 | 78 (22) | 99 (22) | 99 (25) | 103 (21) | 124 (18) |
| 78 | george.plumbly | 61 | 17:11 | 82 (14) | 96 (14) | 107 (11) | 87 (11) | 131 (11) |
| 79 | LJCN | 93 | 17:18 | 74 (16) | 97 (22) | 96 (20) | 116 (18) | 114 (17) |
| 80 | Craven | 112 | 17:26 | 86 (21) | 97 (23) | 97 (25) | 104 (23) | 115 (20) |
| 81 | annelambirth | 80 | 17:27 | 91 (24) | 101 (16) | 96 (17) | 104 (16) | 125 (7) |
| 82 | RobR | 93 | 17:30 | 84 (20) | 96 (17) | 102 (20) | 105 (22) | 114 (14) |
| 83 | GMcD | 117 | 17:36 | 78 (24) | 99 (26) | 90 (21) | 116 (26) | 116 (20) |
| 84 | Semillon | 78 | 17:43 | 82 (17) | 97 (15) | 84 (15) | 106 (16) | 131 (15) |
| 85 | gsriordan52 | 77 | 17:45 | 82 (16) | 97 (16) | 97 (16) | 107 (15) | 117 (14) |
| 86 | LouWeed | 105 | 17:50 | 88 (24) | 99 (22) | 98 (19) | 98 (21) | 117 (19) |
| 87 | peterh | 95 | 17:53 | 96 (18) | 93 (19) | 100 (21) | 96 (18) | 114 (19) |
| 88 | OliviaRhineb | 122 | 18:01 | 79 (25) | 101 (25) | 96 (25) | 106 (26) | 118 (21) |
| 89 | alexh | 78 | 18:02 | 91 (17) | 92 (16) | 95 (17) | 106 (16) | 118 (12) |
| 90 | robinh | 121 | 18:06 | 88 (24) | 94 (24) | 106 (24) | 94 (24) | 115 (25) |
| 91 | ajcauk1 | 62 | 18:21 | 96 (14) | 94 (11) | 105 (15) | 95 (16) | 117 (6) |
| 92 | wyn.dil | 96 | 18:35 | 86 (20) | 98 (17) | 105 (21) | 100 (20) | 109 (18) |
| 93 | Hamish.S | 76 | 18:39 | 80 (18) | 108 (18) | 100 (14) | 101 (15) | 116 (11) |
| 94 | Achernar | 85 | 18:43 | 86 (19) | 95 (20) | 90 (18) | 113 (15) | 123 (13) |
| 95 | benedick | 68 | 18:45 | 87 (11) | 97 (14) | 93 (18) | 108 (12) | 114 (13) |
| 96 | andrewlake | 103 | 18:52 | 87 (21) | 93 (18) | 96 (23) | 103 (20) | 117 (21) |
| 97 | Swanny | 111 | 18:56 | 89 (23) | 94 (24) | 96 (25) | 104 (19) | 118 (20) |
| 98 | Terrier | 45 | 19:06 | 81 (6) | 101 (10) | 94 (11) | 90 (9) | 126 (9) |
| 99 | pterodactyl | 91 | 19:12 | 88 (20) | 104 (21) | 94 (20) | 105 (18) | 110 (12) |
| 100 | Zabadak | 116 | 19:18 | 88 (20) | 96 (25) | 91 (21) | 101 (26) | 120 (24) |
| 101 | Zander | 96 | 19:44 | 80 (20) | 91 (19) | 101 (18) | 99 (20) | 128 (19) |
| 102 | John Arnold | 69 | 19:48 | 85 (14) | 93 (14) | 90 (15) | 110 (15) | 125 (11) |
| 103 | LuckOfLucien | 79 | 20:01 | 76 (16) | 92 (16) | 98 (12) | 98 (18) | 133 (17) |
| 104 | colin2355 | 93 | 20:02 | 70 (21) | 81 (18) | 91 (19) | 99 (17) | 162 (18) |
| 105 | barracuda | 113 | 20:09 | 82 (23) | 96 (25) | 98 (23) | 103 (20) | 120 (22) |
| 106 | Richard Bull | 82 | 20:22 | 96 (14) | 117 (15) | 107 (17) | 90 (19) | 90 (17) |
| 107 | hugh schofield | 48 | 20:37 | 87 (10) | 107 (15) | 92 (8) | 96 (8) | 113 (7) |
| 108 | uvofiz | 44 | 20:57 | 81 (11) | 103 (10) | 82 (8) | 126 (8) | 113 (7) |
| 109 | george.garlick | 80 | 20:58 | 91 (14) | 96 (18) | 97 (16) | 100 (20) | 116 (12) |
| 110 | Ease This Jam | 50 | 21:43 | 67 (10) | 152 (9) | 92 (7) | 76 (12) | 115 (12) |
| 111 | James P | 79 | 21:43 | 84 (19) | 100 (19) | 94 (15) | 105 (15) | 127 (11) |
| 112 | alwsn8 | 104 | 21:50 | 87 (23) | 99 (19) | 94 (21) | 111 (25) | 108 (16) |
| 113 | Kevin Gregg | 94 | 22:00 | 74 (20) | 96 (21) | 98 (17) | 101 (19) | 134 (17) |
| 114 | annbrew | 69 | 22:07 | 76 (10) | 91 (14) | 102 (12) | 100 (16) | 119 (17) |
| 115 | MichelinPoitiers | 81 | 22:28 | 85 (13) | 95 (18) | 98 (19) | 106 (17) | 113 (14) |
| 116 | pc8 | 106 | 22:30 | 75 (19) | 100 (20) | 96 (22) | 103 (24) | 122 (21) |
| 117 | endafk | 86 | 22:48 | 95 (19) | 102 (20) | 96 (18) | 105 (13) | 102 (16) |
| 118 | goblin | 121 | 23:20 | 81 (22) | 99 (23) | 99 (25) | 100 (26) | 115 (25) |
| 119 | crosswordian | 77 | 23:42 | 74 (10) | 102 (15) | 100 (15) | 96 (18) | 114 (19) |
| 120 | Nangle | 43 | 23:51 | 90 (9) | 104 (8) | 102 (8) | 100 (9) | 102 (9) |
| 121 | rjcassidy | 101 | 23:59 | 83 (20) | 96 (20) | 93 (19) | 107 (21) | 117 (21) |
| 122 | zythum | 71 | 24:00 | 85 (17) | 97 (16) | 97 (14) | 112 (10) | 113 (14) |
| 123 | dec | 49 | 24:45 | 70 (6) | 89 (6) | 101 (14) | 95 (11) | 121 (12) |
| 124 | Waterloo | 100 | 25:23 | 80 (17) | 110 (21) | 95 (23) | 92 (21) | 120 (18) |
| 125 | timbo | 37 | 25:24 | 75 (6) | 101 (7) | 98 (6) | 100 (12) | 122 (6) |
| 126 | Corymbia | 88 | 25:28 | 78 (13) | 98 (16) | 95 (21) | 100 (18) | 119 (20) |
| 127 | UisceTe | 67 | 25:44 | 78 (14) | 96 (14) | 95 (13) | 105 (16) | 132 (10) |
| 128 | eniamretrauq | 62 | 26:05 | 81 (15) | 87 (12) | 101 (12) | 113 (10) | 121 (13) |
| 129 | Fidelio | 68 | 26:23 | 89 (9) | 97 (10) | 99 (20) | 99 (15) | 110 (14) |
| 130 | Mkgnao | 96 | 26:23 | 83 (22) | 96 (17) | 110 (21) | 92 (19) | 119 (17) |
| 131 | Manveru | 64 | 27:23 | 92 (15) | 95 (17) | 107 (13) | 101 (10) | 107 (9) |
| 132 | Pauline Minter | 52 | 27:33 | 81 (11) | 104 (6) | 102 (9) | 101 (8) | 107 (18) |
| 133 | NAPASAI | 67 | 27:46 | 68 (16) | 73 (7) | 108 (15) | 96 (11) | 133 (18) |
| 134 | nekabue | 107 | 27:52 | 88 (24) | 96 (21) | 93 (20) | 94 (20) | 126 (22) |
| 135 | Tudds | 115 | 27:58 | 76 (25) | 93 (23) | 94 (25) | 116 (22) | 125 (20) |
| 136 | gbestanley | 91 | 28:26 | 87 (23) | 97 (17) | 103 (18) | 106 (21) | 111 (12) |
| 137 | Peter Sykes | 61 | 29:07 | 90 (10) | 104 (14) | 88 (14) | 100 (11) | 116 (12) |
| 138 | Crippens1 | 60 | 29:13 | 86 (17) | 103 (10) | 107 (13) | 102 (13) | 108 (7) |
| 139 | rosselliot | 59 | 29:58 | 87 (12) | 93 (14) | 102 (11) | 100 (13) | 123 (9) |
| 140 | ulaca | 85 | 30:22 | 89 (22) | 96 (19) | 87 (16) | 105 (17) | 136 (11) |
| 141 | JohnDun | 80 | 30:32 | 82 (18) | 96 (18) | 91 (15) | 96 (16) | 143 (13) |
| 142 | koro | 115 | 30:35 | 89 (23) | 95 (24) | 96 (22) | 99 (24) | 119 (22) |
| 143 | Lloyd | 76 | 30:52 | 77 (14) | 96 (19) | 116 (15) | 86 (15) | 125 (13) |
| 144 | Mike Harper | 87 | 31:51 | 84 (19) | 88 (13) | 99 (19) | 99 (19) | 126 (17) |
| 145 | medodd | 82 | 31:57 | 77 (13) | 95 (16) | 94 (17) | 108 (16) | 116 (20) |
| 146 | Cookincats | 73 | 32:00 | 90 (15) | 101 (14) | 104 (12) | 95 (16) | 109 (16) |
| 147 | joss henry | 51 | 32:30 | 59 (10) | 89 (12) | 83 (15) | 84 (8) | 248 (6) |
| 148 | JoeyC | 48 | 34:18 | 79 (7) | 87 (14) | 86 (7) | 141 (7) | 109 (13) |
| 149 | Pleasuredome | 68 | 34:58 | 90 (15) | 99 (15) | 88 (14) | 109 (11) | 116 (13) |
| 150 | symbenall2 | 47 | 35:57 | 83 (12) | 92 (9) | 97 (8) | 101 (12) | 143 (6) |
| 151 | klamery4 | 66 | 38:01 | 79 (13) | 103 (12) | 100 (15) | 107 (12) | 108 (14) |
| 152 | maryht | 87 | 38:40 | 86 (19) | 96 (14) | 109 (19) | 95 (18) | 111 (17) |
| 153 | Ronnie | 65 | 40:23 | 87 (11) | 102 (19) | 103 (13) | 94 (12) | 111 (10) |
| 154 | MartinP | 93 | 43:23 | 79 (18) | 95 (19) | 89 (20) | 99 (18) | 137 (18) |
| 155 | JGP | 55 | 90:44 | 75 (12) | 121 (11) | 94 (11) | 68 (11) | 145 (10) |