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 | 71 | 04:54 | 79 (17) | 94 (16) | 101 (14) | 112 (14) | 124 (10) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 86 | 06:31 | 84 (17) | 105 (17) | 90 (17) | 99 (19) | 119 (16) |
| 3 | Jason | 115 | 06:33 | 87 (21) | 91 (24) | 100 (23) | 100 (24) | 118 (23) |
| 4 | escat49 | 125 | 06:48 | 91 (24) | 92 (25) | 99 (25) | 100 (25) | 115 (26) |
| 5 | Diskus | 108 | 07:03 | 84 (23) | 109 (23) | 90 (20) | 98 (23) | 118 (19) |
| 6 | verlaine | 120 | 07:07 | 82 (24) | 97 (24) | 101 (22) | 94 (24) | 121 (26) |
| 7 | mauefw | 56 | 07:19 | 98 (13) | 91 (12) | 98 (11) | 91 (9) | 119 (11) |
| 8 | mistigris | 100 | 07:44 | 85 (21) | 92 (18) | 96 (20) | 97 (20) | 126 (21) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 118 | 07:49 | 87 (26) | 92 (24) | 103 (21) | 106 (26) | 112 (21) |
| 10 | hilarym | 77 | 08:15 | 91 (17) | 98 (18) | 95 (15) | 102 (16) | 120 (11) |
| 11 | lili | 117 | 08:19 | 91 (25) | 87 (22) | 101 (23) | 96 (23) | 122 (24) |
| 12 | Flimmy flammy | 51 | 08:33 | 96 (12) | 90 (12) | 106 (10) | 86 (9) | 125 (8) |
| 13 | Paul Gilbert | 81 | 08:49 | 104 (17) | 84 (15) | 103 (16) | 95 (18) | 112 (15) |
| 14 | Midas | 126 | 08:49 | 89 (26) | 96 (24) | 97 (25) | 104 (26) | 112 (25) |
| 15 | richard | 84 | 09:17 | 86 (22) | 91 (16) | 99 (18) | 109 (20) | 129 (8) |
| 16 | asaldanha | 97 | 09:24 | 79 (18) | 88 (20) | 104 (21) | 104 (19) | 122 (19) |
| 17 | chindit | 119 | 09:42 | 88 (24) | 92 (23) | 104 (25) | 94 (24) | 119 (23) |
| 18 | scrabbler | 113 | 10:17 | 86 (19) | 90 (24) | 95 (22) | 104 (25) | 119 (23) |
| 19 | philjordan1147 | 92 | 10:28 | 85 (18) | 91 (22) | 95 (17) | 98 (17) | 129 (18) |
| 20 | AlanS | 95 | 10:30 | 86 (18) | 83 (18) | 93 (20) | 108 (20) | 126 (19) |
| 21 | trux | 83 | 10:36 | 92 (19) | 92 (20) | 100 (18) | 95 (13) | 125 (13) |
| 22 | chriswords | 93 | 10:42 | 90 (21) | 90 (21) | 117 (15) | 97 (16) | 107 (20) |
| 23 | lickert | 99 | 10:45 | 86 (21) | 94 (23) | 105 (19) | 100 (19) | 116 (17) |
| 24 | glheard | 100 | 10:56 | 90 (20) | 97 (20) | 92 (23) | 101 (20) | 122 (17) |
| 25 | Kinghedger | 95 | 10:57 | 84 (16) | 93 (18) | 96 (22) | 103 (21) | 121 (18) |
| 26 | robertL | 52 | 11:45 | 88 (12) | 91 (10) | 100 (14) | 122 (10) | 100 (6) |
| 27 | neilr | 107 | 11:48 | 81 (20) | 95 (24) | 96 (22) | 108 (21) | 118 (20) |
| 28 | Topical Tim | 88 | 12:10 | 70 (17) | 85 (16) | 107 (16) | 107 (20) | 124 (19) |
| 29 | keriothe_ | 108 | 12:14 | 90 (24) | 96 (23) | 100 (19) | 106 (23) | 107 (19) |
| 30 | Sue Sweeper | 65 | 12:17 | 82 (9) | 82 (14) | 93 (15) | 116 (13) | 120 (14) |
| 31 | fshephe | 109 | 12:23 | 90 (22) | 96 (22) | 86 (21) | 101 (22) | 123 (22) |
| 32 | Heyesey | 85 | 12:38 | 83 (16) | 86 (20) | 107 (13) | 92 (17) | 130 (19) |
| 33 | aphasic | 72 | 12:50 | 78 (18) | 92 (13) | 102 (14) | 114 (17) | 120 (10) |
| 34 | Tom Stubbs | 128 | 12:50 | 86 (26) | 92 (26) | 94 (24) | 102 (26) | 123 (26) |
| 35 | SimonAnthony | 100 | 12:53 | 77 (18) | 96 (23) | 93 (18) | 97 (20) | 130 (21) |
| 36 | HenryBW | 81 | 12:59 | 85 (16) | 94 (16) | 90 (18) | 114 (16) | 117 (15) |
| 37 | Stavros | 101 | 13:02 | 86 (22) | 87 (23) | 103 (17) | 103 (19) | 123 (20) |
| 38 | p.wild | 124 | 13:02 | 92 (25) | 96 (25) | 95 (24) | 101 (25) | 114 (25) |
| 39 | Sheapey | 115 | 13:10 | 88 (24) | 86 (22) | 97 (22) | 105 (25) | 122 (22) |
| 40 | MikeOsborne | 112 | 13:22 | 83 (21) | 86 (24) | 99 (23) | 108 (22) | 123 (22) |
| 41 | Secondbass | 37 | 13:27 | 83 (8) | 99 (8) | 94 (8) | 107 (6) | 120 (7) |
| 42 | 7dPenguin | 88 | 13:31 | 83 (19) | 90 (20) | 96 (17) | 114 (17) | 120 (15) |
| 43 | tilbee | 110 | 13:39 | 82 (20) | 91 (20) | 96 (24) | 105 (22) | 120 (24) |
| 44 | xyster | 91 | 13:46 | 87 (18) | 90 (18) | 100 (21) | 100 (17) | 121 (17) |
| 45 | Ben Staveley | 86 | 13:48 | 90 (17) | 84 (16) | 97 (17) | 100 (18) | 124 (18) |
| 46 | Silva | 120 | 13:51 | 86 (26) | 96 (22) | 102 (25) | 91 (22) | 122 (25) |
| 47 | March | 102 | 13:55 | 92 (22) | 90 (23) | 102 (16) | 97 (22) | 121 (19) |
| 48 | Malcj | 82 | 13:56 | 89 (17) | 92 (17) | 100 (15) | 94 (18) | 126 (15) |
| 49 | Tibthorpe | 93 | 14:01 | 85 (21) | 98 (20) | 94 (18) | 99 (17) | 125 (17) |
| 50 | jamesah | 75 | 14:05 | 104 (17) | 93 (19) | 92 (17) | 101 (14) | 120 (8) |
| 51 | Groucho | 80 | 14:05 | 90 (20) | 95 (21) | 104 (17) | 107 (15) | 114 (7) |
| 52 | Penfold_61 | 105 | 14:27 | 86 (22) | 89 (21) | 96 (21) | 112 (20) | 115 (21) |
| 53 | JezWoolfrey | 49 | 14:30 | 86 (12) | 91 (9) | 101 (11) | 109 (9) | 116 (8) |
| 54 | qieduan | 102 | 14:32 | 88 (20) | 94 (22) | 97 (20) | 106 (21) | 113 (19) |
| 55 | Crucifer | 60 | 14:33 | 84 (12) | 95 (13) | 100 (13) | 114 (10) | 109 (12) |
| 56 | David Crooks | 96 | 14:42 | 81 (22) | 95 (17) | 111 (21) | 103 (18) | 110 (18) |
| 57 | canismiser | 52 | 14:46 | 88 (13) | 87 (13) | 94 (10) | 126 (9) | 118 (7) |
| 58 | TB22 | 42 | 15:18 | 72 (8) | 124 (7) | 100 (9) | 107 (7) | 100 (11) |
| 59 | Ed freshpot | 96 | 15:28 | 89 (21) | 92 (21) | 89 (19) | 92 (14) | 132 (21) |
| 60 | pitcaithlie | 75 | 15:30 | 95 (19) | 91 (16) | 103 (15) | 101 (14) | 114 (11) |
| 61 | phthisis | 107 | 15:30 | 92 (22) | 90 (24) | 98 (19) | 101 (21) | 118 (21) |
| 62 | grape | 64 | 15:33 | 92 (18) | 99 (13) | 95 (14) | 107 (12) | 117 (7) |
| 63 | gabrojak | 54 | 15:45 | 82 (14) | 93 (11) | 97 (13) | 116 (10) | 131 (6) |
| 64 | Golvellius | 87 | 15:58 | 86 (16) | 94 (21) | 97 (16) | 107 (18) | 113 (16) |
| 65 | franceslc11 | 102 | 16:16 | 93 (18) | 89 (19) | 98 (21) | 103 (23) | 113 (21) |
| 66 | Squallaby | 77 | 16:24 | 87 (19) | 98 (15) | 90 (15) | 112 (17) | 116 (11) |
| 67 | alexh | 69 | 16:32 | 89 (17) | 101 (16) | 102 (14) | 104 (11) | 107 (11) |
| 68 | MK76 | 44 | 16:48 | 94 (14) | 91 (10) | 100 (7) | 103 (6) | 119 (7) |
| 69 | thomasp4 | 91 | 16:50 | 90 (17) | 82 (15) | 95 (19) | 110 (20) | 115 (20) |
| 70 | annelambirth | 60 | 16:51 | 92 (16) | 100 (16) | 96 (13) | 105 (9) | 118 (6) |
| 71 | njnclarke | 42 | 16:54 | 78 (10) | 111 (9) | 85 (7) | 106 (9) | 122 (7) |
| 72 | cyrillic | 94 | 16:54 | 84 (17) | 90 (17) | 98 (21) | 108 (19) | 114 (20) |
| 73 | Pootle | 111 | 16:55 | 88 (25) | 90 (22) | 99 (20) | 96 (22) | 126 (22) |
| 74 | mrsbateman | 64 | 16:59 | 88 (16) | 90 (14) | 107 (13) | 99 (12) | 125 (9) |
| 75 | ajcauk1 | 48 | 17:23 | 90 (10) | 94 (8) | 100 (11) | 104 (11) | 108 (8) |
| 76 | LJCN | 92 | 17:25 | 80 (20) | 92 (19) | 105 (19) | 114 (14) | 111 (20) |
| 77 | tapbarker | 115 | 17:38 | 86 (25) | 86 (21) | 100 (23) | 102 (23) | 123 (23) |
| 78 | Craven | 115 | 17:42 | 89 (25) | 96 (23) | 97 (21) | 102 (23) | 115 (23) |
| 79 | GMcD | 116 | 17:46 | 88 (24) | 94 (23) | 92 (23) | 107 (25) | 118 (21) |
| 80 | LouWeed | 107 | 17:58 | 87 (23) | 88 (20) | 103 (24) | 107 (21) | 114 (19) |
| 81 | RobR | 92 | 18:01 | 96 (18) | 86 (20) | 101 (20) | 104 (20) | 114 (14) |
| 82 | OliviaRhineb | 119 | 18:05 | 85 (26) | 99 (23) | 98 (25) | 106 (24) | 112 (21) |
| 83 | jonathan.leather | 53 | 18:08 | 97 (11) | 100 (14) | 101 (11) | 94 (8) | 106 (9) |
| 84 | fuzz | 62 | 18:12 | 93 (12) | 90 (15) | 108 (11) | 97 (15) | 117 (9) |
| 85 | rupe | 34 | 18:18 | 74 (8) | 104 (6) | 101 (7) | 95 (6) | 127 (7) |
| 86 | Hamish.S | 73 | 18:20 | 80 (17) | 97 (18) | 87 (11) | 113 (16) | 128 (11) |
| 87 | Pete_Hartley | 59 | 18:30 | 90 (16) | 101 (11) | 92 (10) | 105 (12) | 115 (10) |
| 88 | robinh | 107 | 18:48 | 85 (25) | 107 (23) | 96 (21) | 104 (20) | 109 (18) |
| 89 | gsriordan52 | 85 | 18:58 | 92 (18) | 92 (18) | 106 (18) | 104 (15) | 105 (16) |
| 90 | CentralLine | 92 | 19:08 | 79 (19) | 92 (15) | 102 (19) | 99 (18) | 121 (21) |
| 91 | Swanny | 37 | 19:18 | 91 (9) | 91 (9) | 100 (6) | 96 (6) | 125 (7) |
| 92 | Zander | 92 | 19:19 | 82 (19) | 87 (20) | 100 (16) | 111 (20) | 120 (17) |
| 93 | Achernar | 98 | 19:25 | 80 (24) | 97 (20) | 103 (19) | 104 (18) | 122 (17) |
| 94 | pterodactyl | 81 | 19:26 | 90 (17) | 91 (16) | 101 (17) | 108 (14) | 109 (17) |
| 95 | Semillon | 78 | 19:29 | 88 (19) | 88 (17) | 101 (19) | 109 (12) | 125 (11) |
| 96 | Zabadak | 106 | 19:31 | 89 (17) | 95 (23) | 99 (19) | 99 (24) | 113 (23) |
| 97 | andrewlake | 114 | 19:37 | 84 (22) | 96 (24) | 100 (22) | 101 (22) | 116 (24) |
| 98 | benedick | 63 | 19:53 | 103 (14) | 90 (11) | 97 (14) | 97 (12) | 110 (12) |
| 99 | annbrew | 80 | 20:02 | 89 (15) | 85 (16) | 108 (16) | 105 (17) | 109 (16) |
| 100 | Crossiant | 91 | 20:22 | 88 (18) | 88 (20) | 96 (17) | 100 (17) | 125 (19) |
| 101 | Deane Short | 62 | 20:26 | 86 (16) | 97 (17) | 98 (10) | 103 (10) | 127 (9) |
| 102 | barracuda | 115 | 20:48 | 84 (21) | 90 (23) | 102 (23) | 105 (25) | 115 (23) |
| 103 | hugh schofield | 54 | 20:59 | 92 (10) | 92 (14) | 87 (9) | 100 (14) | 139 (7) |
| 104 | John Arnold | 53 | 21:06 | 92 (13) | 90 (11) | 103 (10) | 103 (10) | 113 (9) |
| 105 | Kevin Gregg | 98 | 21:11 | 81 (20) | 91 (22) | 107 (21) | 114 (18) | 107 (17) |
| 106 | Galspray | 39 | 21:33 | 84 (8) | 98 (10) | 96 (6) | 116 (7) | 104 (8) |
| 107 | KET | 34 | 21:47 | 82 (8) | 92 (6) | 111 (6) | 92 (6) | 121 (8) |
| 108 | pc8 | 100 | 22:01 | 89 (21) | 84 (20) | 99 (21) | 111 (19) | 117 (19) |
| 109 | James P | 88 | 22:25 | 87 (19) | 99 (18) | 90 (16) | 102 (18) | 120 (17) |
| 110 | endafk | 95 | 22:35 | 87 (19) | 89 (20) | 93 (18) | 104 (18) | 124 (20) |
| 111 | Jagsfan1971 | 45 | 22:46 | 102 (8) | 79 (10) | 107 (11) | 114 (8) | 98 (8) |
| 112 | alwsn8 | 68 | 22:51 | 88 (15) | 81 (14) | 111 (15) | 117 (13) | 101 (11) |
| 113 | MichelinPoitiers | 71 | 22:51 | 93 (17) | 96 (19) | 94 (10) | 99 (14) | 123 (11) |
| 114 | sampson | 49 | 22:59 | 86 (9) | 100 (7) | 106 (13) | 99 (11) | 105 (9) |
| 115 | crosswordian | 113 | 23:00 | 85 (21) | 92 (22) | 95 (22) | 105 (24) | 118 (24) |
| 116 | brian.mcnamara | 42 | 23:02 | 92 (9) | 90 (6) | 108 (8) | 101 (13) | 104 (6) |
| 117 | colin2355 | 45 | 23:13 | 68 (6) | 72 (10) | 76 (10) | 95 (10) | 183 (9) |
| 118 | goblin | 129 | 23:40 | 92 (25) | 91 (26) | 97 (26) | 102 (26) | 114 (26) |
| 119 | Corymbia | 90 | 24:15 | 93 (11) | 81 (16) | 96 (23) | 97 (19) | 123 (21) |
| 120 | Jeeves | 55 | 24:34 | 87 (7) | 86 (8) | 101 (13) | 91 (12) | 118 (15) |
| 121 | timbo | 53 | 24:45 | 85 (10) | 92 (15) | 104 (11) | 100 (11) | 134 (6) |
| 122 | zythum | 65 | 24:46 | 87 (16) | 89 (16) | 102 (11) | 109 (11) | 121 (11) |
| 123 | rjcassidy | 100 | 24:46 | 91 (18) | 95 (20) | 98 (20) | 100 (21) | 112 (21) |
| 124 | cmcnsmith | 41 | 25:02 | 99 (12) | 92 (10) | 110 (6) | 88 (7) | 118 (6) |
| 125 | LeyGal | 55 | 25:38 | 94 (14) | 105 (12) | 99 (12) | 96 (9) | 105 (8) |
| 126 | Jeremy Weissmann | 69 | 25:48 | 76 (16) | 87 (14) | 108 (17) | 106 (10) | 128 (12) |
| 127 | Waterloo | 91 | 26:13 | 89 (21) | 84 (22) | 94 (19) | 103 (13) | 139 (16) |
| 128 | Tudds | 114 | 26:21 | 77 (25) | 90 (22) | 96 (23) | 110 (21) | 127 (23) |
| 129 | pph22 | 57 | 26:24 | 92 (13) | 90 (9) | 98 (7) | 100 (14) | 113 (14) |
| 130 | Mkgnao | 93 | 26:28 | 84 (21) | 89 (20) | 101 (18) | 106 (20) | 126 (14) |
| 131 | 1234 | 71 | 26:49 | 79 (18) | 89 (13) | 93 (11) | 119 (17) | 121 (12) |
| 132 | Pauline Minter | 59 | 27:19 | 89 (6) | 86 (12) | 94 (11) | 93 (15) | 125 (15) |
| 133 | Crippens1 | 60 | 27:20 | 83 (13) | 93 (10) | 92 (9) | 108 (18) | 118 (10) |
| 134 | chris661554 | 72 | 27:30 | 88 (13) | 83 (17) | 101 (10) | 106 (16) | 119 (16) |
| 135 | UisceTe | 67 | 27:41 | 89 (13) | 86 (14) | 100 (11) | 95 (12) | 121 (17) |
| 136 | JoeyC | 63 | 28:30 | 76 (12) | 87 (13) | 89 (11) | 111 (10) | 126 (17) |
| 137 | jimancliffe | 59 | 28:31 | 92 (14) | 95 (11) | 97 (11) | 103 (12) | 112 (11) |
| 138 | nekabue | 102 | 28:31 | 87 (23) | 91 (19) | 96 (18) | 108 (19) | 115 (23) |
| 139 | eniamretrauq | 61 | 28:56 | 90 (11) | 84 (9) | 85 (14) | 103 (14) | 130 (13) |
| 140 | JohnDun | 90 | 29:14 | 77 (19) | 95 (20) | 99 (17) | 103 (18) | 128 (16) |
| 141 | medodd | 77 | 29:32 | 91 (16) | 91 (15) | 101 (19) | 98 (15) | 121 (12) |
| 142 | SlumdogEngineer | 56 | 30:25 | 70 (7) | 109 (15) | 93 (11) | 79 (10) | 126 (13) |
| 143 | rosselliot | 57 | 31:41 | 81 (10) | 96 (10) | 107 (13) | 99 (10) | 109 (14) |
| 144 | Lloyd | 67 | 31:47 | 78 (16) | 91 (14) | 108 (13) | 118 (14) | 111 (10) |
| 145 | dosbarth | 64 | 31:51 | 101 (18) | 101 (13) | 96 (14) | 93 (13) | 112 (6) |
| 146 | Mike Harper | 68 | 32:13 | 83 (18) | 92 (13) | 97 (12) | 114 (9) | 117 (16) |
| 147 | gbestanley | 65 | 32:15 | 87 (15) | 93 (11) | 101 (14) | 104 (14) | 117 (11) |
| 148 | koro | 114 | 32:51 | 91 (23) | 90 (24) | 104 (23) | 103 (21) | 111 (23) |
| 149 | Cookincats | 83 | 33:11 | 81 (20) | 86 (14) | 98 (16) | 97 (15) | 134 (18) |
| 150 | ulaca | 83 | 33:34 | 88 (20) | 83 (17) | 108 (17) | 105 (14) | 119 (15) |
| 151 | Vagans | 50 | 34:37 | 78 (8) | 86 (13) | 96 (7) | 120 (13) | 112 (9) |
| 152 | Pleasuredome | 73 | 35:49 | 83 (21) | 88 (12) | 78 (9) | 118 (13) | 124 (18) |
| 153 | starstruck | 103 | 36:26 | 89 (23) | 85 (20) | 110 (20) | 97 (21) | 121 (19) |
| 154 | NAPASAI | 54 | 38:41 | 59 (13) | 63 (8) | 80 (10) | 181 (13) | 94 (10) |
| 155 | nwoodifield | 39 | 38:56 | 61 (9) | 56 (8) | 82 (7) | 47 (8) | 277 (7) |
| 156 | empty | 106 | 41:32 | 95 (25) | 96 (19) | 96 (22) | 103 (21) | 109 (19) |
| 157 | tyrotim | 59 | 41:59 | 87 (14) | 94 (9) | 99 (14) | 87 (7) | 121 (15) |
| 158 | Rookie | 59 | 42:31 | 84 (12) | 90 (13) | 99 (11) | 106 (14) | 125 (9) |
| 159 | marp | 77 | 42:31 | 93 (16) | 104 (16) | 93 (16) | 101 (13) | 107 (16) |
| 160 | WordPlodder | 90 | 44:11 | 69 (15) | 77 (16) | 95 (22) | 124 (20) | 125 (17) |
| 161 | Shushannah | 57 | 44:21 | 101 (11) | 90 (12) | 97 (11) | 104 (13) | 106 (10) |