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 | 92 | 05:16 | 79 (21) | 93 (19) | 104 (17) | 106 (19) | 120 (16) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 89 | 06:11 | 87 (19) | 107 (21) | 78 (18) | 101 (16) | 128 (15) |
| 3 | Magoo | 49 | 06:23 | 81 (8) | 102 (8) | 114 (9) | 95 (10) | 102 (14) |
| 4 | Jason | 110 | 06:38 | 89 (23) | 85 (23) | 100 (21) | 105 (22) | 121 (21) |
| 5 | escat49 | 127 | 06:51 | 92 (25) | 93 (26) | 100 (25) | 101 (26) | 112 (25) |
| 6 | Diskus | 115 | 07:02 | 84 (22) | 106 (23) | 89 (21) | 101 (25) | 116 (24) |
| 7 | mauefw | 59 | 07:43 | 82 (12) | 94 (12) | 92 (12) | 87 (8) | 131 (15) |
| 8 | verlaine | 120 | 07:49 | 86 (25) | 91 (24) | 99 (23) | 103 (23) | 119 (25) |
| 9 | mistigris | 105 | 07:52 | 89 (21) | 93 (18) | 98 (23) | 104 (21) | 112 (22) |
| 10 | aphis99 | 124 | 07:57 | 84 (26) | 90 (25) | 97 (26) | 107 (24) | 122 (23) |
| 11 | hilarym | 79 | 08:08 | 85 (18) | 101 (22) | 89 (15) | 106 (12) | 125 (12) |
| 12 | lili | 117 | 08:21 | 90 (25) | 96 (23) | 100 (23) | 95 (23) | 116 (23) |
| 13 | Paul Gilbert | 85 | 08:46 | 92 (18) | 86 (17) | 103 (15) | 95 (19) | 125 (16) |
| 14 | Midas | 127 | 09:00 | 92 (26) | 95 (24) | 94 (25) | 104 (26) | 112 (26) |
| 15 | richard | 93 | 09:25 | 89 (21) | 88 (20) | 109 (20) | 104 (22) | 116 (10) |
| 16 | asaldanha | 99 | 09:45 | 86 (20) | 85 (19) | 109 (21) | 97 (19) | 118 (20) |
| 17 | trux | 87 | 09:51 | 94 (18) | 88 (18) | 99 (20) | 103 (15) | 116 (16) |
| 18 | chindit | 116 | 10:21 | 82 (22) | 88 (24) | 100 (24) | 98 (23) | 129 (23) |
| 19 | AlanS | 108 | 10:24 | 89 (23) | 80 (19) | 93 (22) | 115 (23) | 119 (21) |
| 20 | scrabbler | 112 | 10:25 | 91 (20) | 93 (24) | 94 (20) | 108 (25) | 110 (23) |
| 21 | chriswords | 82 | 10:35 | 92 (17) | 93 (22) | 101 (14) | 103 (14) | 113 (15) |
| 22 | boulemiche | 61 | 10:39 | 100 (20) | 98 (13) | 85 (10) | 106 (12) | 115 (6) |
| 23 | jimpen | 98 | 10:46 | 93 (23) | 96 (20) | 100 (20) | 100 (20) | 114 (15) |
| 24 | lickert | 109 | 11:01 | 83 (22) | 92 (26) | 103 (21) | 107 (20) | 116 (20) |
| 25 | Kinghedger | 93 | 11:06 | 85 (17) | 90 (15) | 100 (21) | 97 (20) | 121 (20) |
| 26 | philjordan1147 | 95 | 11:07 | 88 (22) | 90 (21) | 95 (17) | 102 (18) | 128 (17) |
| 27 | andy | 37 | 11:27 | 87 (10) | 92 (7) | 103 (8) | 91 (6) | 134 (6) |
| 28 | glheard | 93 | 11:46 | 84 (18) | 99 (19) | 93 (21) | 113 (18) | 109 (17) |
| 29 | Topical Tim | 101 | 12:02 | 90 (19) | 88 (16) | 94 (20) | 108 (23) | 111 (23) |
| 30 | keriothe_ | 108 | 12:14 | 92 (23) | 91 (24) | 90 (20) | 117 (21) | 110 (20) |
| 31 | neilr | 113 | 12:15 | 80 (21) | 94 (25) | 95 (23) | 113 (23) | 117 (21) |
| 32 | SimonAnthony | 109 | 12:20 | 81 (23) | 97 (25) | 100 (20) | 104 (20) | 118 (21) |
| 33 | fshephe | 108 | 12:29 | 89 (25) | 97 (21) | 92 (21) | 106 (20) | 116 (21) |
| 34 | Tom Stubbs | 122 | 12:47 | 87 (26) | 91 (25) | 96 (24) | 108 (24) | 118 (23) |
| 35 | Sheapey | 120 | 12:49 | 74 (24) | 95 (25) | 95 (24) | 114 (24) | 120 (23) |
| 36 | HenryBW | 78 | 12:52 | 81 (17) | 100 (16) | 88 (16) | 113 (14) | 120 (15) |
| 37 | Stavros | 97 | 13:01 | 88 (22) | 82 (19) | 98 (17) | 103 (20) | 126 (19) |
| 38 | Sue Sweeper | 68 | 13:07 | 93 (13) | 78 (11) | 93 (14) | 113 (14) | 113 (16) |
| 39 | p.wild | 105 | 13:13 | 95 (21) | 96 (22) | 95 (21) | 103 (20) | 110 (21) |
| 40 | xyster | 98 | 13:17 | 85 (19) | 94 (18) | 99 (23) | 99 (18) | 119 (20) |
| 41 | tilbee | 112 | 13:17 | 82 (21) | 100 (22) | 91 (23) | 109 (23) | 115 (23) |
| 42 | aphasic | 74 | 13:21 | 74 (17) | 88 (14) | 110 (12) | 109 (19) | 125 (12) |
| 43 | 7dPenguin | 97 | 13:28 | 79 (20) | 89 (19) | 92 (18) | 117 (21) | 120 (19) |
| 44 | March | 98 | 13:34 | 87 (20) | 90 (20) | 93 (16) | 113 (23) | 111 (19) |
| 45 | Ben Staveley | 94 | 13:41 | 89 (17) | 87 (19) | 104 (21) | 98 (20) | 120 (17) |
| 46 | Heyesey | 59 | 13:48 | 73 (11) | 77 (14) | 96 (10) | 134 (11) | 120 (13) |
| 47 | Silva | 122 | 13:50 | 83 (25) | 94 (24) | 97 (25) | 103 (23) | 121 (25) |
| 48 | Malcj | 62 | 13:57 | 89 (13) | 94 (14) | 93 (12) | 99 (14) | 131 (9) |
| 49 | MikeOsborne | 109 | 14:12 | 83 (21) | 84 (24) | 96 (22) | 114 (19) | 123 (23) |
| 50 | JimboFS | 51 | 14:28 | 88 (11) | 96 (11) | 98 (10) | 107 (11) | 112 (8) |
| 51 | jamesah | 67 | 14:31 | 96 (19) | 95 (15) | 93 (14) | 103 (10) | 119 (9) |
| 52 | tunflog | 53 | 14:37 | 87 (13) | 101 (11) | 97 (13) | 114 (8) | 108 (8) |
| 53 | TB22 | 58 | 14:43 | 87 (12) | 104 (16) | 103 (11) | 100 (11) | 104 (8) |
| 54 | David Crooks | 107 | 14:45 | 85 (22) | 88 (20) | 103 (23) | 110 (20) | 110 (22) |
| 55 | Ed freshpot | 93 | 14:46 | 91 (19) | 89 (18) | 93 (20) | 97 (15) | 124 (21) |
| 56 | Tibthorpe | 102 | 14:48 | 86 (20) | 102 (24) | 91 (20) | 105 (21) | 116 (17) |
| 57 | Penfold_61 | 109 | 14:53 | 88 (21) | 91 (22) | 92 (22) | 112 (23) | 113 (21) |
| 58 | Looch | 114 | 15:21 | 85 (21) | 101 (24) | 94 (24) | 108 (24) | 110 (21) |
| 59 | Crucifer | 57 | 15:26 | 91 (10) | 96 (14) | 93 (13) | 103 (10) | 118 (10) |
| 60 | pitcaithlie | 68 | 15:26 | 94 (18) | 90 (15) | 96 (13) | 106 (13) | 120 (9) |
| 61 | gabrojak | 85 | 15:27 | 89 (22) | 94 (17) | 100 (19) | 110 (15) | 114 (12) |
| 62 | qieduan | 48 | 15:39 | 87 (10) | 91 (10) | 95 (8) | 108 (10) | 115 (10) |
| 63 | franceslc11 | 85 | 15:42 | 82 (17) | 96 (13) | 100 (15) | 106 (20) | 109 (20) |
| 64 | Golvellius | 83 | 15:45 | 79 (17) | 99 (21) | 97 (18) | 108 (13) | 121 (14) |
| 65 | JezWoolfrey | 51 | 15:46 | 88 (9) | 90 (12) | 98 (12) | 110 (10) | 116 (8) |
| 66 | Peponi13 | 54 | 15:47 | 90 (12) | 100 (12) | 105 (12) | 96 (11) | 112 (7) |
| 67 | phthisis | 107 | 15:47 | 91 (20) | 90 (24) | 100 (19) | 100 (23) | 117 (21) |
| 68 | alexh | 61 | 15:50 | 89 (13) | 104 (12) | 96 (15) | 105 (11) | 107 (10) |
| 69 | thomasp4 | 89 | 16:06 | 95 (17) | 90 (17) | 94 (19) | 103 (19) | 116 (17) |
| 70 | Spur58 | 43 | 16:10 | 83 (10) | 100 (6) | 97 (9) | 92 (6) | 118 (12) |
| 71 | Pootle | 116 | 16:14 | 85 (24) | 83 (22) | 108 (22) | 101 (24) | 121 (24) |
| 72 | Squallaby | 78 | 16:55 | 81 (18) | 104 (19) | 99 (15) | 106 (14) | 112 (12) |
| 73 | grape | 52 | 17:01 | 87 (13) | 89 (12) | 88 (11) | 117 (9) | 136 (7) |
| 74 | LouWeed | 114 | 17:04 | 84 (25) | 91 (19) | 104 (25) | 107 (21) | 111 (24) |
| 75 | ajcauk1 | 53 | 17:05 | 89 (12) | 96 (11) | 98 (10) | 104 (10) | 112 (10) |
| 76 | cyrillic | 91 | 17:33 | 86 (15) | 98 (17) | 86 (20) | 113 (21) | 112 (18) |
| 77 | tapbarker | 110 | 17:36 | 81 (22) | 89 (21) | 90 (20) | 110 (25) | 125 (22) |
| 78 | Craven | 106 | 17:43 | 88 (21) | 96 (22) | 95 (21) | 108 (23) | 111 (19) |
| 79 | Valance | 51 | 17:44 | 74 (11) | 84 (9) | 94 (9) | 114 (10) | 127 (12) |
| 80 | LJCN | 96 | 17:47 | 85 (22) | 85 (14) | 94 (22) | 115 (19) | 118 (19) |
| 81 | fuzz | 57 | 17:49 | 102 (10) | 85 (13) | 99 (10) | 94 (13) | 120 (11) |
| 82 | RobR | 93 | 17:54 | 89 (18) | 81 (20) | 102 (19) | 109 (22) | 121 (14) |
| 83 | GMcD | 112 | 18:19 | 88 (21) | 92 (23) | 98 (23) | 102 (23) | 118 (22) |
| 84 | Hamish.S | 69 | 18:26 | 80 (16) | 88 (19) | 99 (11) | 117 (13) | 131 (10) |
| 85 | Ease This Jam | 68 | 18:35 | 84 (12) | 77 (10) | 101 (13) | 101 (18) | 124 (15) |
| 86 | OliviaRhineb | 121 | 18:41 | 87 (26) | 90 (26) | 103 (23) | 111 (25) | 109 (21) |
| 87 | robinh | 107 | 18:42 | 84 (22) | 104 (24) | 93 (24) | 110 (21) | 110 (16) |
| 88 | Deane Short | 73 | 18:46 | 84 (16) | 94 (16) | 96 (17) | 111 (14) | 123 (10) |
| 89 | CentralLine | 87 | 18:55 | 78 (16) | 80 (15) | 110 (18) | 98 (19) | 124 (19) |
| 90 | Semillon | 104 | 18:57 | 84 (23) | 96 (21) | 100 (23) | 110 (20) | 112 (17) |
| 91 | gsriordan52 | 84 | 19:01 | 88 (21) | 98 (18) | 103 (16) | 110 (16) | 103 (13) |
| 92 | pterodactyl | 81 | 19:03 | 89 (19) | 95 (17) | 102 (18) | 105 (13) | 111 (14) |
| 93 | Pete_Hartley | 106 | 19:18 | 89 (22) | 93 (22) | 93 (19) | 108 (22) | 115 (21) |
| 94 | andrewlake | 116 | 19:21 | 86 (23) | 92 (23) | 100 (25) | 103 (24) | 117 (21) |
| 95 | Zander | 82 | 19:42 | 69 (18) | 91 (20) | 95 (16) | 126 (18) | 131 (10) |
| 96 | Colin2355 | 82 | 19:45 | 92 (12) | 91 (20) | 86 (16) | 101 (14) | 122 (20) |
| 97 | benedick | 65 | 20:01 | 97 (14) | 94 (13) | 97 (12) | 103 (12) | 107 (14) |
| 98 | annbrew | 72 | 20:01 | 105 (14) | 82 (15) | 104 (14) | 102 (13) | 105 (16) |
| 99 | Achernar | 95 | 20:15 | 80 (23) | 94 (18) | 107 (19) | 105 (20) | 119 (15) |
| 100 | Zabadak | 111 | 20:25 | 88 (22) | 89 (21) | 104 (21) | 104 (24) | 112 (23) |
| 101 | Crossiant | 94 | 20:36 | 84 (20) | 90 (21) | 102 (19) | 108 (18) | 119 (16) |
| 102 | uvofiz | 55 | 20:45 | 91 (14) | 91 (17) | 103 (9) | 108 (8) | 126 (7) |
| 103 | Galspray | 77 | 20:58 | 86 (15) | 92 (18) | 92 (14) | 122 (15) | 105 (15) |
| 104 | endafk | 90 | 21:36 | 84 (16) | 91 (22) | 90 (17) | 106 (16) | 125 (19) |
| 105 | John Arnold | 51 | 21:45 | 95 (9) | 100 (12) | 95 (14) | 102 (8) | 109 (8) |
| 106 | hugh schofield | 38 | 21:46 | 89 (9) | 111 (6) | 94 (7) | 106 (10) | 99 (6) |
| 107 | barracuda | 113 | 21:57 | 86 (20) | 93 (22) | 94 (23) | 109 (26) | 111 (22) |
| 108 | george.garlick | 58 | 22:05 | 75 (10) | 94 (13) | 101 (14) | 109 (11) | 118 (10) |
| 109 | pc8 | 96 | 22:17 | 90 (18) | 81 (17) | 94 (21) | 110 (20) | 119 (20) |
| 110 | Jeremy S | 66 | 22:39 | 89 (13) | 93 (19) | 91 (9) | 114 (11) | 112 (14) |
| 111 | crosswordian | 114 | 22:49 | 85 (20) | 95 (22) | 96 (24) | 104 (24) | 115 (24) |
| 112 | MichelinPoitiers | 67 | 23:11 | 89 (17) | 103 (14) | 89 (13) | 100 (13) | 124 (10) |
| 113 | Jagsfan1971 | 52 | 23:14 | 86 (9) | 70 (11) | 111 (9) | 118 (10) | 113 (13) |
| 114 | Kevin Gregg | 96 | 23:14 | 74 (18) | 91 (20) | 97 (23) | 107 (17) | 130 (18) |
| 115 | MartianAlien | 38 | 23:57 | 100 (6) | 97 (6) | 102 (6) | 91 (8) | 105 (12) |
| 116 | FrameShift | 116 | 23:57 | 122 (23) | 97 (24) | 83 (22) | 84 (24) | 111 (23) |
| 117 | goblin | 126 | 24:00 | 90 (25) | 91 (25) | 99 (26) | 104 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 118 | James P | 98 | 24:04 | 77 (18) | 90 (21) | 93 (21) | 107 (18) | 130 (20) |
| 119 | pph22 | 41 | 24:36 | 98 (7) | 84 (8) | 93 (7) | 101 (7) | 114 (12) |
| 120 | zythum | 64 | 24:43 | 89 (17) | 90 (12) | 101 (14) | 104 (12) | 123 (9) |
| 121 | Nangle | 52 | 24:55 | 80 (11) | 105 (12) | 104 (12) | 91 (7) | 115 (10) |
| 122 | Waterloo | 97 | 24:58 | 88 (21) | 92 (23) | 93 (19) | 110 (17) | 122 (17) |
| 123 | timbo | 54 | 24:59 | 88 (10) | 95 (11) | 95 (11) | 103 (15) | 120 (7) |
| 124 | rjcassidy | 105 | 25:03 | 89 (22) | 94 (19) | 91 (21) | 109 (23) | 114 (20) |
| 125 | Corymbia | 98 | 25:20 | 92 (16) | 91 (18) | 94 (22) | 102 (21) | 115 (21) |
| 126 | alwsn8 | 55 | 25:27 | 69 (6) | 95 (14) | 93 (13) | 116 (11) | 113 (11) |
| 127 | Crippens1 | 52 | 25:50 | 80 (12) | 93 (12) | 104 (10) | 113 (11) | 116 (7) |
| 128 | Mkgnao | 79 | 25:53 | 87 (17) | 90 (20) | 111 (16) | 104 (14) | 112 (12) |
| 129 | 1234 | 70 | 26:02 | 81 (15) | 87 (14) | 92 (12) | 120 (18) | 116 (11) |
| 130 | Pauline Minter | 66 | 26:05 | 89 (14) | 85 (13) | 97 (11) | 107 (17) | 121 (11) |
| 131 | Tudds | 109 | 26:22 | 82 (25) | 81 (20) | 91 (20) | 121 (20) | 123 (24) |
| 132 | UisceTe | 50 | 26:29 | 78 (12) | 83 (10) | 117 (9) | 97 (8) | 126 (11) |
| 133 | jimancliffe | 52 | 27:12 | 96 (11) | 81 (9) | 92 (13) | 109 (12) | 126 (7) |
| 134 | chris661554 | 99 | 27:52 | 102 (21) | 87 (22) | 93 (17) | 103 (19) | 114 (20) |
| 135 | SlumdogEngineer | 45 | 28:14 | 72 (11) | 125 (8) | 94 (10) | 95 (7) | 121 (9) |
| 136 | Fidelio | 61 | 28:23 | 86 (7) | 83 (10) | 98 (10) | 96 (21) | 126 (13) |
| 137 | klamery4 | 63 | 28:28 | 84 (17) | 85 (10) | 102 (15) | 132 (10) | 103 (11) |
| 138 | eniamretrauq | 59 | 28:30 | 87 (11) | 98 (10) | 89 (15) | 104 (11) | 122 (12) |
| 139 | medodd | 83 | 28:36 | 93 (19) | 95 (17) | 97 (17) | 95 (17) | 123 (13) |
| 140 | JohnDun | 89 | 28:50 | 77 (19) | 93 (16) | 98 (16) | 105 (19) | 124 (19) |
| 141 | nekabue | 106 | 29:03 | 82 (25) | 95 (21) | 96 (18) | 110 (20) | 116 (22) |
| 142 | Jadebee | 41 | 29:34 | 82 (10) | 95 (8) | 110 (7) | 110 (10) | 105 (6) |
| 143 | JoeyC | 70 | 29:34 | 82 (18) | 97 (11) | 91 (15) | 112 (16) | 127 (10) |
| 144 | Mike Harper | 74 | 31:51 | 81 (16) | 91 (17) | 95 (14) | 120 (12) | 116 (15) |
| 145 | Cookincats | 92 | 32:22 | 84 (20) | 87 (18) | 99 (19) | 104 (18) | 127 (17) |
| 146 | Menelaus | 43 | 32:37 | 78 (10) | 109 (9) | 96 (10) | 105 (8) | 120 (6) |
| 147 | rosselliot | 58 | 32:45 | 74 (9) | 91 (10) | 114 (12) | 103 (12) | 107 (15) |
| 148 | koro | 119 | 33:02 | 88 (24) | 89 (22) | 102 (23) | 107 (25) | 110 (25) |
| 149 | gbestanley | 72 | 33:07 | 85 (16) | 98 (12) | 97 (15) | 104 (17) | 117 (12) |
| 150 | dosbarth | 59 | 33:12 | 94 (12) | 103 (16) | 87 (8) | 99 (14) | 112 (9) |
| 151 | ulaca | 81 | 33:26 | 85 (14) | 88 (14) | 102 (17) | 108 (19) | 108 (17) |
| 152 | WombleHustler | 61 | 33:46 | 90 (12) | 98 (9) | 100 (16) | 105 (15) | 103 (9) |
| 153 | wugahumph | 34 | 34:39 | 75 (8) | 114 (6) | 115 (7) | 105 (6) | 95 (7) |
| 154 | Pleasuredome | 69 | 36:42 | 75 (17) | 91 (12) | 89 (10) | 113 (14) | 126 (16) |
| 155 | Lloyd | 57 | 37:16 | 71 (11) | 110 (9) | 83 (14) | 126 (14) | 109 (9) |
| 156 | starstruck | 101 | 37:29 | 85 (21) | 81 (20) | 103 (19) | 113 (22) | 116 (19) |
| 157 | BertieVII | 52 | 38:26 | 86 (15) | 91 (12) | 113 (11) | 109 (7) | 111 (7) |
| 158 | marp | 76 | 41:39 | 89 (16) | 103 (13) | 96 (15) | 106 (17) | 104 (15) |
| 159 | NAPASAI | 49 | 42:10 | 51 (10) | 103 (10) | 85 (10) | 166 (10) | 91 (9) |
| 160 | tyrotim | 71 | 42:31 | 80 (12) | 101 (17) | 96 (18) | 101 (9) | 117 (15) |
| 161 | Rookie | 69 | 42:37 | 85 (13) | 91 (14) | 103 (16) | 106 (15) | 114 (11) |
| 162 | kapietro | 58 | 42:55 | 88 (15) | 96 (7) | 91 (11) | 108 (12) | 114 (13) |
| 163 | empty | 106 | 43:05 | 92 (22) | 94 (17) | 95 (22) | 104 (24) | 112 (21) |
| 164 | MartinP | 106 | 45:27 | 83 (23) | 90 (24) | 96 (20) | 112 (22) | 124 (17) |
| 165 | Shushannah | 60 | 45:38 | 98 (11) | 89 (12) | 100 (11) | 101 (15) | 110 (11) |
| 166 | WordPlodder | 96 | 45:38 | 64 (14) | 89 (20) | 97 (21) | 120 (22) | 117 (19) |
| 167 | Cryptique | 45 | 48:22 | 58 (9) | 80 (11) | 88 (9) | 165 (9) | 113 (7) |
| 168 | joss henry | 34 | 48:48 | 63 (6) | 192 (8) | 63 (6) | 72 (7) | 82 (7) |
| 169 | drsjpayne | 50 | 58:57 | 52 (9) | 99 (11) | 79 (11) | 164 (7) | 117 (12) |