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 | 79 | 05:22 | 78 (18) | 97 (16) | 104 (16) | 108 (16) | 116 (13) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 87 | 06:03 | 91 (20) | 106 (22) | 85 (18) | 104 (16) | 119 (11) |
| 3 | Magoo | 63 | 06:18 | 84 (11) | 108 (14) | 103 (12) | 95 (11) | 102 (15) |
| 4 | Jason | 95 | 06:48 | 81 (19) | 92 (22) | 105 (20) | 102 (19) | 124 (15) |
| 5 | escat49 | 128 | 06:50 | 87 (26) | 99 (26) | 101 (26) | 101 (25) | 109 (25) |
| 6 | Diskus | 116 | 06:55 | 86 (24) | 101 (22) | 95 (22) | 103 (24) | 111 (24) |
| 7 | mistigris | 114 | 07:43 | 82 (23) | 102 (22) | 99 (23) | 108 (22) | 106 (24) |
| 8 | aphis99 | 120 | 07:53 | 82 (26) | 96 (25) | 101 (24) | 105 (22) | 116 (23) |
| 9 | verlaine | 119 | 07:56 | 85 (24) | 92 (24) | 99 (22) | 106 (24) | 114 (25) |
| 10 | mauefw | 48 | 08:03 | 73 (10) | 100 (11) | 94 (9) | 106 (7) | 124 (11) |
| 11 | hilarym | 78 | 08:06 | 84 (20) | 101 (21) | 94 (15) | 109 (14) | 125 (8) |
| 12 | lili | 116 | 08:29 | 79 (24) | 108 (23) | 98 (24) | 96 (22) | 117 (23) |
| 13 | Paul Gilbert | 85 | 08:44 | 83 (15) | 93 (17) | 99 (18) | 100 (19) | 122 (16) |
| 14 | Midas | 104 | 09:05 | 91 (22) | 99 (20) | 98 (20) | 101 (21) | 110 (21) |
| 15 | richard | 98 | 09:32 | 87 (22) | 97 (22) | 112 (22) | 100 (23) | 106 (9) |
| 16 | asaldanha | 102 | 09:35 | 81 (21) | 94 (19) | 109 (23) | 106 (20) | 108 (19) |
| 17 | trux | 79 | 09:59 | 85 (14) | 98 (17) | 97 (19) | 101 (15) | 118 (14) |
| 18 | chriswords | 61 | 10:22 | 90 (15) | 93 (17) | 93 (9) | 110 (9) | 119 (11) |
| 19 | boulemiche | 60 | 10:24 | 94 (19) | 102 (14) | 87 (9) | 104 (12) | 120 (6) |
| 20 | scrabbler | 114 | 10:33 | 89 (22) | 95 (24) | 101 (22) | 107 (23) | 106 (23) |
| 21 | chindit | 118 | 10:33 | 78 (23) | 93 (25) | 100 (23) | 106 (22) | 120 (25) |
| 22 | AlanS | 109 | 10:50 | 85 (23) | 84 (21) | 92 (21) | 114 (24) | 123 (20) |
| 23 | jimpen | 94 | 10:58 | 92 (23) | 100 (22) | 98 (16) | 100 (19) | 111 (14) |
| 24 | lickert | 106 | 11:13 | 79 (21) | 97 (24) | 104 (18) | 107 (23) | 112 (20) |
| 25 | Kinghedger | 97 | 11:17 | 81 (19) | 97 (15) | 103 (24) | 98 (20) | 117 (19) |
| 26 | tiggis | 37 | 11:30 | 92 (9) | 88 (7) | 99 (8) | 100 (7) | 123 (6) |
| 27 | glheard | 91 | 11:45 | 80 (16) | 93 (21) | 102 (18) | 119 (17) | 103 (19) |
| 28 | philjordan1147 | 95 | 11:47 | 83 (22) | 90 (19) | 106 (19) | 106 (17) | 117 (18) |
| 29 | andy | 43 | 11:48 | 84 (12) | 96 (10) | 104 (9) | 93 (6) | 135 (6) |
| 30 | Topical Tim | 114 | 11:57 | 88 (21) | 98 (22) | 96 (24) | 106 (23) | 108 (24) |
| 31 | xyster | 98 | 12:25 | 84 (21) | 98 (18) | 94 (19) | 104 (21) | 120 (19) |
| 32 | keriothe_ | 106 | 12:32 | 79 (23) | 101 (24) | 88 (19) | 117 (19) | 115 (21) |
| 33 | neilr | 116 | 12:36 | 80 (22) | 95 (25) | 104 (23) | 106 (24) | 113 (22) |
| 34 | SimonAnthony | 111 | 12:38 | 76 (22) | 104 (23) | 98 (22) | 107 (21) | 112 (23) |
| 35 | fshephe | 109 | 12:46 | 87 (25) | 97 (21) | 99 (22) | 103 (21) | 114 (20) |
| 36 | Sheapey | 119 | 12:50 | 71 (24) | 104 (25) | 95 (25) | 113 (21) | 115 (24) |
| 37 | Heyesey | 60 | 12:56 | 68 (15) | 89 (12) | 92 (10) | 147 (12) | 109 (11) |
| 38 | HenryBW | 92 | 13:00 | 82 (21) | 101 (20) | 88 (16) | 103 (16) | 123 (19) |
| 39 | Finzi | 59 | 13:02 | 83 (11) | 94 (10) | 105 (12) | 104 (13) | 108 (13) |
| 40 | p.wild | 67 | 13:07 | 95 (13) | 99 (14) | 94 (14) | 107 (13) | 103 (13) |
| 41 | tilbee | 107 | 13:10 | 77 (21) | 99 (22) | 91 (20) | 116 (22) | 113 (22) |
| 42 | Tom Stubbs | 121 | 13:12 | 80 (26) | 89 (24) | 104 (24) | 109 (24) | 117 (23) |
| 43 | Stavros | 89 | 13:14 | 89 (19) | 91 (18) | 100 (16) | 105 (20) | 114 (16) |
| 44 | markdobell | 46 | 13:16 | 66 (9) | 95 (10) | 111 (9) | 116 (9) | 111 (9) |
| 45 | Sue Sweeper | 69 | 13:23 | 89 (16) | 94 (13) | 107 (13) | 110 (12) | 101 (15) |
| 46 | aphasic | 74 | 13:27 | 78 (17) | 90 (15) | 108 (12) | 107 (18) | 122 (12) |
| 47 | 7dPenguin | 92 | 13:38 | 83 (20) | 92 (17) | 88 (17) | 115 (19) | 119 (19) |
| 48 | John Walsh | 43 | 13:43 | 94 (12) | 95 (11) | 97 (8) | 109 (6) | 114 (6) |
| 49 | TB22 | 66 | 13:49 | 88 (17) | 105 (19) | 99 (10) | 93 (11) | 118 (9) |
| 50 | March | 107 | 13:49 | 83 (23) | 95 (21) | 91 (19) | 115 (25) | 112 (19) |
| 51 | Ben Staveley | 100 | 14:00 | 88 (19) | 94 (22) | 106 (23) | 94 (18) | 116 (18) |
| 52 | MikeOsborne | 109 | 14:01 | 84 (22) | 94 (23) | 94 (22) | 113 (19) | 114 (23) |
| 53 | Silva | 121 | 14:08 | 83 (24) | 98 (24) | 96 (24) | 104 (24) | 116 (25) |
| 54 | JimboFS | 79 | 14:28 | 87 (16) | 104 (19) | 96 (15) | 101 (16) | 111 (13) |
| 55 | Ed freshpot | 83 | 14:39 | 88 (18) | 99 (16) | 102 (20) | 97 (13) | 112 (16) |
| 56 | jamesah | 70 | 14:42 | 89 (20) | 97 (14) | 102 (15) | 104 (11) | 115 (10) |
| 57 | David Crooks | 102 | 14:46 | 87 (22) | 93 (21) | 98 (19) | 110 (21) | 111 (19) |
| 58 | Penfold_61 | 109 | 14:48 | 84 (21) | 94 (22) | 89 (22) | 115 (22) | 114 (22) |
| 59 | tunflog | 57 | 14:53 | 86 (16) | 103 (13) | 100 (12) | 110 (7) | 109 (9) |
| 60 | Peponi13 | 78 | 15:00 | 90 (18) | 100 (19) | 107 (15) | 99 (16) | 106 (10) |
| 61 | Tibthorpe | 102 | 15:03 | 87 (20) | 102 (23) | 94 (20) | 105 (22) | 111 (17) |
| 62 | gabrojak | 84 | 15:20 | 87 (19) | 99 (18) | 97 (19) | 111 (15) | 109 (13) |
| 63 | Crucifer | 58 | 15:33 | 90 (15) | 107 (14) | 92 (12) | 108 (7) | 107 (10) |
| 64 | Golvellius | 55 | 15:41 | 81 (11) | 106 (13) | 102 (14) | 101 (8) | 106 (9) |
| 65 | pitcaithlie | 59 | 15:42 | 90 (18) | 93 (11) | 91 (10) | 109 (12) | 125 (8) |
| 66 | thomasp4 | 95 | 15:42 | 91 (21) | 99 (18) | 92 (18) | 104 (20) | 111 (18) |
| 67 | alexh | 65 | 15:50 | 89 (16) | 105 (12) | 93 (15) | 108 (11) | 110 (11) |
| 68 | Looch | 111 | 15:52 | 83 (22) | 97 (22) | 99 (22) | 105 (23) | 113 (22) |
| 69 | grape | 55 | 15:59 | 82 (15) | 86 (12) | 94 (10) | 114 (9) | 138 (9) |
| 70 | franceslc11 | 78 | 15:59 | 77 (16) | 96 (11) | 106 (12) | 103 (17) | 112 (22) |
| 71 | JezWoolfrey | 57 | 16:02 | 89 (9) | 94 (14) | 93 (14) | 109 (12) | 117 (8) |
| 72 | Spur58 | 56 | 16:03 | 85 (13) | 100 (9) | 96 (12) | 99 (8) | 115 (14) |
| 73 | fuzz | 58 | 16:17 | 100 (11) | 94 (13) | 99 (11) | 93 (11) | 111 (12) |
| 74 | phthisis | 114 | 16:28 | 83 (22) | 98 (23) | 102 (22) | 100 (25) | 116 (22) |
| 75 | Pootle | 112 | 16:34 | 86 (23) | 92 (22) | 106 (23) | 106 (21) | 108 (23) |
| 76 | LouWeed | 116 | 16:39 | 84 (26) | 98 (19) | 98 (25) | 111 (22) | 108 (24) |
| 77 | njnclarke | 49 | 16:42 | 73 (9) | 97 (14) | 84 (9) | 115 (9) | 135 (8) |
| 78 | Squallaby | 77 | 17:04 | 77 (21) | 109 (16) | 102 (13) | 103 (13) | 116 (14) |
| 79 | ajcauk1 | 57 | 17:05 | 89 (14) | 99 (13) | 106 (11) | 100 (10) | 108 (9) |
| 80 | Deane Short | 67 | 17:10 | 92 (15) | 90 (14) | 98 (16) | 116 (14) | 106 (8) |
| 81 | LJCN | 95 | 17:30 | 87 (21) | 87 (13) | 97 (22) | 115 (22) | 107 (17) |
| 82 | Craven | 105 | 17:32 | 85 (21) | 102 (23) | 96 (22) | 109 (23) | 107 (16) |
| 83 | tapbarker | 106 | 17:46 | 78 (21) | 93 (18) | 92 (20) | 109 (25) | 121 (22) |
| 84 | RobR | 92 | 17:49 | 82 (21) | 88 (18) | 103 (17) | 114 (22) | 112 (14) |
| 85 | cyrillic | 85 | 17:50 | 79 (14) | 103 (16) | 97 (19) | 108 (19) | 107 (17) |
| 86 | CentralLine | 80 | 18:11 | 81 (14) | 81 (15) | 107 (14) | 103 (19) | 120 (18) |
| 87 | Valance | 65 | 18:12 | 75 (14) | 96 (13) | 104 (10) | 110 (13) | 113 (15) |
| 88 | robinh | 109 | 18:13 | 85 (22) | 97 (23) | 97 (25) | 108 (22) | 113 (17) |
| 89 | Semillon | 113 | 18:21 | 83 (23) | 99 (22) | 94 (24) | 109 (22) | 115 (22) |
| 90 | Ease This Jam | 70 | 18:42 | 82 (13) | 83 (14) | 88 (9) | 113 (17) | 118 (17) |
| 91 | GMcD | 113 | 18:46 | 81 (23) | 97 (24) | 101 (22) | 104 (21) | 115 (23) |
| 92 | gsriordan52 | 83 | 18:53 | 89 (18) | 93 (19) | 103 (16) | 110 (18) | 106 (12) |
| 93 | andrewlake | 114 | 19:06 | 84 (24) | 96 (22) | 104 (23) | 101 (23) | 113 (22) |
| 94 | OliviaRhineb | 123 | 19:23 | 86 (26) | 97 (26) | 100 (21) | 106 (26) | 109 (24) |
| 95 | Hamish.S | 69 | 19:24 | 71 (14) | 87 (18) | 102 (12) | 112 (13) | 135 (12) |
| 96 | Achernar | 96 | 19:38 | 83 (22) | 96 (21) | 106 (22) | 107 (17) | 112 (14) |
| 97 | pterodactyl | 82 | 19:45 | 93 (20) | 98 (16) | 98 (16) | 104 (14) | 108 (16) |
| 98 | Pete_Hartley | 109 | 19:46 | 87 (22) | 93 (21) | 93 (21) | 106 (22) | 118 (23) |
| 99 | Colin2355 | 84 | 19:48 | 83 (17) | 99 (20) | 89 (16) | 108 (14) | 119 (17) |
| 100 | Galspray | 78 | 20:00 | 83 (19) | 96 (17) | 94 (14) | 131 (16) | 96 (12) |
| 101 | benedick | 62 | 20:09 | 91 (14) | 95 (12) | 95 (9) | 105 (11) | 109 (16) |
| 102 | annbrew | 55 | 20:16 | 99 (14) | 81 (10) | 103 (7) | 108 (11) | 106 (13) |
| 103 | uvofiz | 61 | 20:29 | 92 (16) | 89 (18) | 107 (13) | 114 (7) | 115 (7) |
| 104 | Zander | 85 | 20:36 | 67 (17) | 93 (21) | 96 (18) | 120 (18) | 134 (11) |
| 105 | Zabadak | 113 | 20:57 | 85 (23) | 91 (21) | 102 (20) | 109 (24) | 108 (25) |
| 106 | Crossiant | 88 | 21:11 | 84 (17) | 95 (20) | 99 (19) | 105 (15) | 116 (17) |
| 107 | Terrier | 51 | 21:19 | 81 (7) | 96 (13) | 94 (8) | 105 (11) | 113 (12) |
| 108 | Andrew Whiffin | 40 | 21:23 | 76 (8) | 97 (6) | 95 (11) | 116 (8) | 117 (7) |
| 109 | John Arnold | 57 | 21:24 | 91 (13) | 96 (11) | 94 (14) | 108 (11) | 115 (8) |
| 110 | endafk | 87 | 21:37 | 79 (18) | 97 (19) | 94 (16) | 114 (16) | 115 (18) |
| 111 | pc8 | 102 | 21:57 | 84 (18) | 90 (19) | 97 (22) | 103 (20) | 119 (23) |
| 112 | Jagsfan1971 | 49 | 21:59 | 77 (10) | 67 (9) | 129 (7) | 112 (14) | 114 (9) |
| 113 | crosswordian | 118 | 22:30 | 87 (21) | 97 (24) | 93 (25) | 105 (24) | 114 (24) |
| 114 | Jeremy S | 56 | 22:32 | 86 (13) | 97 (18) | 92 (7) | 113 (9) | 117 (9) |
| 115 | barracuda | 111 | 22:51 | 83 (20) | 99 (22) | 101 (22) | 106 (24) | 106 (23) |
| 116 | FrameShift | 115 | 22:56 | 82 (24) | 105 (22) | 90 (22) | 104 (23) | 117 (24) |
| 117 | george.garlick | 64 | 22:57 | 82 (12) | 100 (15) | 105 (16) | 101 (9) | 109 (12) |
| 118 | Kevin Gregg | 91 | 23:23 | 75 (19) | 100 (21) | 89 (18) | 107 (15) | 129 (18) |
| 119 | MichelinPoitiers | 63 | 23:34 | 87 (17) | 104 (11) | 93 (12) | 100 (13) | 124 (10) |
| 120 | goblin | 126 | 23:52 | 86 (25) | 89 (25) | 103 (26) | 104 (25) | 115 (25) |
| 121 | James P | 102 | 23:54 | 73 (20) | 97 (19) | 93 (21) | 107 (21) | 126 (21) |
| 122 | Waterloo | 95 | 24:24 | 84 (20) | 94 (23) | 95 (19) | 111 (17) | 120 (16) |
| 123 | sampson | 34 | 24:59 | 93 (7) | 104 (8) | 102 (7) | 99 (6) | 98 (6) |
| 124 | timbo | 44 | 25:10 | 90 (10) | 100 (7) | 103 (10) | 103 (10) | 103 (7) |
| 125 | Corymbia | 102 | 25:16 | 87 (20) | 99 (18) | 97 (22) | 105 (20) | 109 (22) |
| 126 | Nangle | 52 | 25:33 | 79 (11) | 101 (13) | 101 (11) | 107 (6) | 113 (11) |
| 127 | rjcassidy | 109 | 25:44 | 83 (23) | 98 (21) | 97 (20) | 105 (23) | 115 (22) |
| 128 | Mkgnao | 76 | 26:10 | 83 (17) | 103 (20) | 114 (15) | 99 (11) | 100 (13) |
| 129 | 1234 | 77 | 26:11 | 78 (15) | 87 (14) | 95 (14) | 113 (19) | 118 (15) |
| 130 | Tudds | 108 | 26:14 | 78 (25) | 86 (21) | 92 (18) | 120 (22) | 122 (22) |
| 131 | UisceTe | 41 | 26:19 | 65 (9) | 78 (9) | 117 (7) | 103 (9) | 149 (7) |
| 132 | Pauline Minter | 69 | 26:22 | 83 (16) | 94 (14) | 99 (10) | 110 (15) | 113 (14) |
| 133 | Crippens1 | 55 | 26:49 | 82 (14) | 93 (13) | 106 (14) | 123 (8) | 109 (6) |
| 134 | klamery4 | 58 | 26:51 | 86 (15) | 77 (7) | 99 (15) | 130 (12) | 99 (9) |
| 135 | jimancliffe | 44 | 26:58 | 96 (11) | 78 (8) | 91 (10) | 111 (8) | 127 (7) |
| 136 | eniamretrauq | 65 | 27:49 | 86 (13) | 105 (11) | 89 (15) | 114 (11) | 107 (15) |
| 137 | JohnDun | 89 | 28:07 | 76 (21) | 98 (14) | 98 (17) | 110 (18) | 118 (19) |
| 138 | Fidelio | 58 | 28:14 | 81 (8) | 84 (9) | 112 (7) | 104 (21) | 107 (13) |
| 139 | medodd | 68 | 28:22 | 92 (16) | 98 (14) | 96 (14) | 97 (14) | 121 (10) |
| 140 | chris661554 | 104 | 29:13 | 94 (24) | 94 (22) | 93 (19) | 108 (18) | 109 (21) |
| 141 | Jadebee | 47 | 29:29 | 80 (12) | 97 (9) | 111 (6) | 110 (12) | 107 (8) |
| 142 | JoeyC | 73 | 29:29 | 81 (20) | 105 (10) | 93 (17) | 119 (16) | 111 (10) |
| 143 | nekabue | 110 | 29:43 | 81 (25) | 101 (22) | 93 (20) | 110 (21) | 115 (22) |
| 144 | Cookincats | 70 | 30:04 | 90 (15) | 92 (16) | 93 (14) | 113 (14) | 115 (11) |
| 145 | jonw2504 | 43 | 30:47 | 63 (6) | 79 (7) | 106 (9) | 118 (11) | 110 (10) |
| 146 | WombleHustler | 86 | 32:14 | 88 (17) | 98 (14) | 98 (20) | 107 (20) | 106 (15) |
| 147 | ulaca | 83 | 32:38 | 82 (16) | 107 (13) | 95 (17) | 107 (18) | 106 (19) |
| 148 | gbestanley | 85 | 33:26 | 83 (19) | 99 (17) | 96 (16) | 102 (18) | 121 (15) |
| 149 | rowrhorowyourboat | 35 | 33:28 | 81 (6) | 89 (8) | 103 (6) | 103 (7) | 118 (8) |
| 150 | Menelaus | 56 | 33:43 | 80 (14) | 109 (11) | 102 (11) | 97 (12) | 119 (8) |
| 151 | koro | 119 | 33:47 | 82 (24) | 100 (23) | 99 (23) | 107 (24) | 109 (25) |
| 152 | rosselliot | 56 | 33:54 | 79 (10) | 89 (11) | 108 (10) | 97 (12) | 120 (13) |
| 153 | Mike Harper | 79 | 33:56 | 77 (14) | 101 (17) | 92 (17) | 114 (14) | 112 (17) |
| 154 | dosbarth | 52 | 34:30 | 90 (11) | 101 (15) | 104 (8) | 96 (9) | 108 (9) |
| 155 | Lloyd | 52 | 36:19 | 70 (13) | 113 (9) | 82 (10) | 123 (14) | 116 (6) |
| 156 | Pleasuredome | 73 | 37:04 | 76 (16) | 89 (13) | 97 (14) | 107 (15) | 128 (15) |
| 157 | starstruck | 103 | 39:10 | 86 (22) | 94 (20) | 93 (19) | 114 (21) | 111 (21) |
| 158 | marp | 75 | 40:50 | 84 (15) | 104 (12) | 96 (16) | 108 (15) | 105 (17) |
| 159 | maryht | 71 | 42:04 | 96 (15) | 100 (13) | 99 (13) | 94 (14) | 108 (16) |
| 160 | tyrotim | 71 | 42:25 | 76 (10) | 98 (19) | 100 (19) | 102 (9) | 116 (14) |
| 161 | Rookie | 73 | 43:13 | 85 (15) | 98 (14) | 96 (14) | 111 (16) | 107 (14) |
| 162 | WordPlodder | 100 | 43:55 | 68 (14) | 94 (22) | 101 (21) | 102 (22) | 122 (21) |
| 163 | kapietro | 69 | 44:11 | 83 (16) | 95 (9) | 94 (15) | 109 (14) | 117 (15) |
| 164 | empty | 109 | 44:35 | 88 (22) | 103 (19) | 97 (23) | 103 (23) | 107 (22) |
| 165 | Cryptique | 73 | 47:00 | 56 (14) | 90 (17) | 90 (16) | 140 (13) | 130 (13) |
| 166 | drsjpayne | 40 | 54:53 | 53 (7) | 111 (10) | 69 (8) | 173 (6) | 101 (9) |