| Date | 31 August 2017 |
| Number | 26818 |
| Day of week | Thursday |
| NITCH | 86 |
| Count of ref solvers | 48 |
| Ref solvers excluded with errors | 12 |
| Link to crossword | View Crossword* |
| Times for the Times Link | 26818 |
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| Name | Average time | This time | Personal Nitch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magoo | 06:05 | 04:04 | 66 |
| Eamon Ryan | 06:32 | 06:17 | 96 |
| Lettuceleaf | 06:52 | 07:29 | 108 |
| Jason | 07:14 | 05:23 | 74 |
| DaddyM | 08:21 | 11:35 | 138 |
| verlaine | 09:14 | 08:20 | 90 |
| auchiedollie | 10:09 | 08:06 | 79 |
| aphis99 | 10:22 | 07:58 | 76 |
| AlanS | 10:35 | 09:39 | 91 |
| richard | 10:39 | 10:03 | 94 |
| Tom Stubbs | 11:46 | 08:57 | 76 |
| lickert | 12:08 | 11:31 | 94 |
| chindit | 12:19 | 10:21 | 84 |
| Topical Tim | 13:17 | 12:13 | 91 |
| keriothe_ | 13:59 | 12:49 | 91 |
| Silva | 14:01 | 12:59 | 92 |
| mchalen | 14:46 | 13:27 | 91 |
| mikegrocott | 14:47 | 12:23 | 83 |
| Tibthorpe | 15:14 | 12:04 | 79 |
| fshephe | 15:30 | 20:27 | 131 |
| Sue Sweeper | 15:32 | 11:27 | 73 |
| SimonAnthony | 15:55 | 12:19 | 77 |
| phthisis | 16:17 | 18:03 | 110 |
| sotira (Sarah17) | 16:41 | 14:20 | 85 |
| OliviaRhineb | 16:55 | 21:51 | 129 |
| ChuckB | 17:39 | 13:30 | 76 |
| kath | 18:16 | 19:59 | 109 |
| Groucho | 18:35 | 15:34 | 83 |
| noidea | 18:38 | 14:48 | 79 |
| David Crooks | 19:23 | 17:50 | 92 |
| sampson | 19:27 | 18:25 | 94 |
| reindeer | 19:54 | 35:17 | 177 |
| David P | 20:08 | 16:05 | 79 |
| Big Mick | 20:29 | 15:30 | 75 |
| GMcD | 20:38 | 16:34 | 80 |
| zythum | 23:16 | 23:38 | 101 |
| crosswordian | 24:57 | 29:27 | 118 |
| KarenR | 25:42 | 17:44 | 69 |
| Solver52 | 27:34 | 22:39 | 82 |
| Julian West | 27:35 | 04:11 | 15 |
| rosselliot | 32:47 | 10:03 | 30 |
| dec | 32:58 | 27:10 | 82 |
| koro | 33:34 | 35:14 | 104 |
| Glyndwr | 36:29 | 31:22 | 85 |
| cassandra | 41:09 | 33:37 | 81 |
| JerryR | 41:13 | 36:12 | 87 |
| ulaca | 41:45 | 35:18 | 84 |
| diogenes | 58:42 | 30:04 | 51 |
| Clovis | 71:23 | 19:09 | 26 |
Here are the SNITCH values (stored on the day) from the crossword.