| Date | 18 October 2017 |
| Number | 26859 |
| Day of week | Wednesday |
| NITCH | 85 |
| Count of ref solvers | 45 |
| Ref solvers excluded with errors | 2 |
| Link to crossword | View Crossword* |
| Times for the Times Link | 26859 |
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| Name | Average time | This time | Personal Nitch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eamon Ryan | 06:21 | 05:56 | 93 |
| Jason | 07:10 | 06:04 | 84 |
| verlaine | 09:11 | 08:25 | 91 |
| DaddyM | 09:33 | 11:35 | 121 |
| aphis99 | 10:12 | 06:39 | 65 |
| auchiedollie | 10:19 | 11:50 | 114 |
| AlanS | 10:30 | 07:18 | 69 |
| richard | 10:40 | 10:20 | 96 |
| lickert | 12:04 | 09:08 | 75 |
| glheard | 12:04 | 12:43 | 105 |
| Tom Stubbs | 12:09 | 15:20 | 126 |
| chindit | 12:10 | 10:21 | 85 |
| neilr | 13:53 | 09:37 | 69 |
| Silva | 13:54 | 10:23 | 74 |
| keriothe_ | 14:13 | 11:30 | 80 |
| mchalen | 14:51 | 10:52 | 73 |
| mikegrocott | 14:54 | 14:14 | 95 |
| Tibthorpe | 14:56 | 11:41 | 78 |
| fshephe | 15:19 | 16:01 | 104 |
| AndyOwl | 15:21 | 13:55 | 90 |
| SimonAnthony | 15:21 | 17:26 | 113 |
| phthisis | 15:59 | 12:52 | 80 |
| sotira (Sarah17) | 16:47 | 16:27 | 98 |
| robinh | 17:07 | 13:26 | 78 |
| OliviaRhineb | 17:10 | 17:44 | 103 |
| Groucho | 18:06 | 12:50 | 70 |
| noidea | 18:13 | 14:09 | 77 |
| pterodactyl | 18:17 | 15:44 | 86 |
| kath | 18:22 | 25:02 | 136 |
| Ron's mum | 18:49 | 15:52 | 84 |
| sampson | 19:17 | 14:34 | 75 |
| reindeer | 19:43 | 14:55 | 75 |
| David P | 19:57 | 11:48 | 59 |
| GMcD | 20:29 | 16:48 | 82 |
| Kevin Gregg | 22:45 | 22:11 | 97 |
| benedick | 24:56 | 23:06 | 92 |
| Edprof | 25:05 | 20:51 | 83 |
| KarenR | 25:57 | 15:26 | 59 |
| Solver52 | 27:06 | 23:02 | 84 |
| Chadwick | 27:49 | 20:42 | 74 |
| NAPASAI | 29:09 | 20:16 | 69 |
| Manveru | 30:19 | 20:22 | 67 |
| rosselliot | 32:27 | 25:52 | 79 |
| Jeeves | 34:06 | 24:47 | 72 |
| Jefe | 35:57 | 19:36 | 54 |
Here are the SNITCH values (stored on the day) from the crossword.