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 | Magoo | 28669 | 06:07 | 77 (14) | 111 (18) | 99 (16) | 102 (23) | 103 (17) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 44271 | 06:18 | 95 (26) | 103 (26) | 98 (23) | 98 (26) | 103 (26) |
| 3 | mohn | 15626 | 06:40 | 86 (12) | 112 (15) | 87 (8) | 101 (8) | 111 (6) |
| 4 | Lettuceleaf | 36707 | 06:57 | 93 (23) | 94 (18) | 110 (17) | 101 (18) | 102 (22) |
| 5 | Jason | 49540 | 07:07 | 81 (25) | 108 (26) | 97 (25) | 97 (26) | 114 (24) |
| 6 | verlaine | 53255 | 08:52 | 75 (24) | 109 (25) | 91 (22) | 101 (24) | 136 (15) |
| 7 | aphis99 | 63221 | 10:13 | 87 (22) | 102 (23) | 93 (23) | 108 (21) | 108 (24) |
| 8 | auchiedollie | 59311 | 10:17 | 85 (24) | 106 (22) | 102 (20) | 102 (24) | 105 (16) |
| 9 | DaddyM | 51863 | 10:24 | 90 (19) | 96 (21) | 98 (17) | 113 (18) | 100 (18) |
| 10 | AlanS | 72105 | 10:32 | 82 (26) | 102 (25) | 94 (24) | 94 (24) | 126 (25) |
| 11 | richard | 52220 | 10:44 | 81 (19) | 98 (16) | 100 (17) | 105 (21) | 113 (18) |
| 12 | tiggis | 22018 | 11:07 | 96 (9) | 101 (7) | 103 (6) | 101 (14) | 97 (7) |
| 13 | alanconnor | 16780 | 11:39 | 73 (8) | 113 (7) | 105 (7) | 88 (6) | 126 (6) |
| 14 | chindit | 85352 | 11:57 | 77 (26) | 103 (26) | 94 (25) | 108 (26) | 115 (26) |
| 15 | tonysever | 38222 | 12:01 | 83 (13) | 116 (13) | 91 (13) | 93 (12) | 115 (12) |
| 16 | lickert | 78250 | 12:04 | 73 (26) | 105 (25) | 101 (20) | 98 (25) | 126 (22) |
| 17 | glheard | 67667 | 12:07 | 83 (22) | 110 (22) | 94 (22) | 98 (20) | 118 (17) |
| 18 | Tom Stubbs | 83760 | 12:21 | 85 (26) | 109 (26) | 97 (24) | 97 (24) | 111 (23) |
| 19 | trux | 31673 | 12:34 | 82 (13) | 125 (12) | 92 (13) | 100 (8) | 104 (6) |
| 20 | Topical Tim | 66355 | 12:51 | 75 (21) | 105 (21) | 102 (16) | 98 (19) | 121 (19) |
| 21 | aphasic | 21870 | 13:30 | 81 (9) | 109 (6) | 95 (6) | 104 (10) | 117 (6) |
| 22 | neilr | 97104 | 13:57 | 81 (26) | 102 (26) | 101 (24) | 102 (25) | 112 (25) |
| 23 | Silva | 89014 | 14:07 | 82 (23) | 108 (25) | 92 (22) | 108 (25) | 107 (20) |
| 24 | Stavros | 89492 | 14:12 | 80 (23) | 109 (25) | 91 (21) | 102 (23) | 113 (23) |
| 25 | keriothe_ | 85720 | 14:17 | 73 (25) | 111 (21) | 107 (20) | 106 (21) | 105 (23) |
| 26 | mchalen | 100777 | 14:44 | 79 (24) | 106 (26) | 98 (23) | 101 (25) | 111 (26) |
| 27 | Toffer | 40898 | 14:49 | 75 (12) | 98 (12) | 106 (11) | 116 (11) | 106 (10) |
| 28 | Tibthorpe | 97402 | 14:53 | 77 (24) | 94 (23) | 101 (23) | 99 (24) | 126 (25) |
| 29 | jjp | 35976 | 14:59 | 90 (12) | 101 (10) | 102 (10) | 105 (11) | 102 (7) |
| 30 | earlylight | 57533 | 15:13 | 97 (18) | 102 (16) | 87 (10) | 94 (13) | 112 (16) |
| 31 | mikegrocott | 72180 | 15:13 | 92 (18) | 103 (17) | 97 (16) | 96 (18) | 108 (20) |
| 32 | fshephe | 106895 | 15:13 | 87 (26) | 102 (26) | 102 (24) | 104 (25) | 102 (26) |
| 33 | BoxBrownie | 22006 | 15:16 | 77 (7) | 121 (7) | 84 (7) | 98 (6) | 118 (7) |
| 34 | Sue Sweeper | 62885 | 15:38 | 75 (19) | 97 (18) | 88 (14) | 104 (13) | 149 (13) |
| 35 | SimonAnthony | 79167 | 15:42 | 70 (18) | 85 (19) | 98 (16) | 93 (19) | 142 (22) |
| 36 | AndyOwl | 45969 | 15:57 | 90 (12) | 93 (12) | 118 (10) | 84 (12) | 116 (12) |
| 37 | phthisis | 74332 | 16:05 | 84 (18) | 102 (17) | 93 (18) | 108 (18) | 113 (16) |
| 38 | RHB | 44287 | 16:46 | 81 (13) | 106 (11) | 86 (9) | 95 (10) | 130 (11) |
| 39 | sotira | 99720 | 16:47 | 79 (23) | 102 (22) | 98 (19) | 103 (22) | 116 (23) |
| 40 | ChuckB | 109499 | 17:13 | 84 (25) | 102 (22) | 97 (22) | 103 (24) | 112 (23) |
| 41 | Carol | 50989 | 17:20 | 87 (18) | 107 (13) | 101 (7) | 96 (11) | 119 (10) |
| 42 | OliviaRhineb | 112980 | 17:26 | 78 (24) | 102 (26) | 98 (22) | 104 (25) | 116 (21) |
| 43 | robinh | 101540 | 17:37 | 79 (21) | 104 (23) | 104 (19) | 105 (22) | 105 (21) |
| 44 | noidea | 92166 | 17:39 | 81 (21) | 100 (16) | 91 (18) | 109 (23) | 116 (19) |
| 45 | Groucho | 90250 | 17:41 | 81 (24) | 110 (21) | 94 (17) | 113 (19) | 104 (14) |
| 46 | rpb | 47990 | 17:46 | 75 (13) | 112 (11) | 106 (9) | 88 (11) | 123 (11) |
| 47 | Ron's mum | 104869 | 18:12 | 71 (24) | 111 (22) | 92 (20) | 79 (19) | 146 (21) |
| 48 | kath | 54878 | 18:39 | 91 (18) | 96 (11) | 110 (14) | 94 (8) | 112 (8) |
| 49 | pterodactyl | 58591 | 18:46 | 94 (14) | 102 (12) | 97 (12) | 98 (14) | 111 (10) |
| 50 | Bernard S | 46295 | 19:17 | 82 (12) | 98 (12) | 74 (6) | 92 (11) | 151 (9) |
| 51 | sampson | 97883 | 19:25 | 91 (21) | 100 (20) | 95 (16) | 100 (19) | 112 (18) |
| 52 | David Crooks | 121164 | 19:25 | 87 (24) | 104 (24) | 93 (23) | 100 (21) | 113 (22) |
| 53 | John Arnold | 65712 | 19:54 | 91 (19) | 95 (13) | 111 (11) | 95 (11) | 113 (11) |
| 54 | reindeer | 128218 | 19:58 | 87 (23) | 96 (23) | 100 (23) | 103 (25) | 111 (23) |
| 55 | David P | 118485 | 20:09 | 83 (25) | 102 (17) | 91 (16) | 98 (25) | 121 (25) |
| 56 | MickinEly2 | 59430 | 20:12 | 90 (13) | 104 (11) | 93 (11) | 107 (14) | 104 (10) |
| 57 | Big Mick | 111420 | 20:24 | 80 (23) | 107 (25) | 90 (18) | 104 (20) | 124 (15) |
| 58 | peter wild | 57657 | 20:26 | 83 (12) | 102 (12) | 100 (11) | 105 (11) | 109 (11) |
| 59 | AnneGinger | 49174 | 20:29 | 85 (12) | 101 (9) | 98 (10) | 108 (11) | 110 (8) |
| 60 | GMcD | 139139 | 20:31 | 78 (25) | 114 (26) | 87 (23) | 102 (25) | 115 (24) |
| 61 | anthea | 66432 | 20:53 | 98 (14) | 100 (13) | 101 (11) | 103 (12) | 97 (13) |
| 62 | barracuda | 139534 | 22:08 | 80 (24) | 97 (22) | 105 (22) | 100 (24) | 116 (23) |
| 63 | Bert Dove | 58761 | 22:46 | 88 (16) | 107 (8) | 101 (13) | 108 (10) | 107 (6) |
| 64 | Kevin Gregg | 131327 | 22:47 | 82 (24) | 100 (21) | 103 (19) | 105 (24) | 112 (18) |
| 65 | alanjcannon | 70011 | 22:52 | 91 (14) | 91 (13) | 101 (12) | 110 (12) | 108 (10) |
| 66 | Zabadak | 130629 | 23:24 | 77 (21) | 107 (23) | 88 (20) | 112 (18) | 113 (21) |
| 67 | PeterMabey | 73337 | 23:30 | 78 (14) | 104 (11) | 91 (12) | 106 (13) | 122 (12) |
| 68 | zythum | 142200 | 23:56 | 82 (23) | 102 (22) | 96 (21) | 106 (23) | 114 (20) |
| 69 | Son of Smug | 39591 | 24:26 | 73 (7) | 107 (9) | 97 (7) | 108 (8) | 109 (6) |
| 70 | xmogg | 53181 | 24:37 | 96 (10) | 103 (9) | 100 (10) | 98 (10) | 103 (7) |
| 71 | benedick | 106205 | 24:55 | 77 (15) | 91 (14) | 87 (17) | 103 (17) | 133 (18) |
| 72 | Edprof | 118304 | 24:57 | 75 (19) | 101 (19) | 98 (16) | 99 (17) | 126 (18) |
| 73 | KarenR | 102199 | 25:02 | 81 (18) | 114 (16) | 110 (17) | 95 (15) | 99 (12) |
| 74 | Galspray | 108846 | 25:11 | 73 (17) | 109 (17) | 85 (16) | 85 (17) | 151 (15) |
| 75 | crosswordian | 150672 | 25:21 | 88 (25) | 105 (24) | 95 (22) | 99 (19) | 114 (19) |
| 76 | leonora | 84447 | 26:03 | 86 (14) | 98 (13) | 93 (11) | 105 (13) | 116 (13) |
| 77 | Solver52 | 123772 | 26:26 | 87 (20) | 106 (20) | 98 (16) | 102 (15) | 107 (17) |
| 78 | Smiler | 66275 | 27:36 | 84 (10) | 100 (12) | 95 (9) | 101 (10) | 121 (9) |
| 79 | Barry Smith | 84639 | 27:39 | 92 (13) | 103 (12) | 90 (13) | 101 (11) | 113 (12) |
| 80 | Bobb | 50253 | 27:55 | 81 (8) | 117 (9) | 96 (7) | 112 (8) | 89 (8) |
| 81 | ccy23 | 63104 | 28:25 | 61 (6) | 81 (11) | 159 (9) | 89 (11) | 100 (10) |
| 82 | Moles | 53452 | 28:44 | 91 (7) | 99 (7) | 102 (9) | 101 (9) | 102 (9) |
| 83 | Chadwick | 136522 | 28:48 | 80 (20) | 112 (18) | 91 (17) | 104 (17) | 113 (17) |
| 84 | me_phobete | 77514 | 29:21 | 81 (12) | 103 (11) | 84 (9) | 106 (10) | 121 (12) |
| 85 | NAPASAI | 123255 | 29:46 | 81 (15) | 88 (18) | 93 (15) | 104 (14) | 129 (17) |
| 86 | Manveru | 126858 | 30:38 | 83 (18) | 100 (19) | 107 (14) | 96 (10) | 111 (18) |
| 87 | oldpalace | 48768 | 31:15 | 116 (8) | 98 (7) | 89 (7) | 103 (6) | 91 (8) |
| 88 | Prytherch | 110334 | 31:42 | 84 (13) | 94 (14) | 102 (12) | 101 (14) | 114 (15) |
| 89 | FelicityTT | 70551 | 31:46 | 83 (9) | 111 (11) | 90 (8) | 99 (10) | 109 (9) |
| 90 | dec | 132167 | 31:55 | 95 (17) | 108 (13) | 97 (14) | 104 (19) | 94 (16) |
| 91 | rosselliot | 202122 | 32:04 | 93 (23) | 97 (23) | 97 (21) | 102 (24) | 108 (24) |
| 92 | burrowz1b | 84038 | 32:34 | 94 (11) | 150 (12) | 82 (9) | 65 (9) | 90 (12) |
| 93 | koro | 197550 | 33:15 | 85 (23) | 104 (23) | 99 (18) | 107 (21) | 104 (24) |
| 94 | stockynige | 83135 | 33:47 | 73 (12) | 105 (11) | 85 (9) | 102 (6) | 127 (13) |
| 95 | Jeeves | 162501 | 33:51 | 77 (17) | 100 (18) | 91 (18) | 107 (18) | 120 (19) |
| 96 | Mkgnao | 99949 | 34:42 | 80 (11) | 102 (12) | 109 (11) | 86 (12) | 119 (12) |
| 97 | nekabue | 192413 | 34:51 | 72 (23) | 101 (23) | 120 (24) | 82 (15) | 119 (17) |
| 98 | Glyndwr | 207232 | 35:58 | 86 (25) | 98 (21) | 88 (19) | 110 (21) | 119 (20) |
| 99 | Big Nug | 114295 | 36:37 | 76 (13) | 117 (13) | 98 (13) | 100 (12) | 109 (11) |
| 100 | Jefe | 164954 | 37:09 | 81 (17) | 87 (18) | 73 (13) | 109 (19) | 140 (17) |
| 101 | cassandra | 270234 | 39:51 | 95 (26) | 96 (25) | 99 (23) | 103 (24) | 105 (25) |
| 102 | fudgiebates | 196725 | 39:59 | 67 (14) | 114 (21) | 83 (16) | 109 (18) | 109 (23) |
| 103 | 1234 | 206377 | 40:27 | 69 (20) | 111 (22) | 109 (18) | 99 (21) | 116 (14) |
| 104 | ulaca | 213093 | 41:17 | 73 (11) | 107 (20) | 91 (21) | 109 (22) | 103 (22) |
| 105 | JohnDun | 254615 | 41:36 | 73 (17) | 102 (24) | 93 (24) | 101 (25) | 122 (22) |
| 106 | Ben Ganly | 117385 | 43:28 | 49 (11) | 53 (12) | 65 (11) | 275 (11) | 55 (10) |
| 107 | JerryR | 232663 | 43:34 | 84 (20) | 112 (20) | 95 (20) | 99 (20) | 109 (19) |
| 108 | diogenes | 247561 | 51:34 | 51 (19) | 198 (17) | 97 (18) | 84 (19) | 77 (17) |
| 109 | Clovis | 373675 | 68:26 | 37 (21) | 49 (20) | 176 (19) | 91 (21) | 152 (20) |