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 | 29954 | 05:56 | 82 (17) | 109 (18) | 96 (17) | 103 (24) | 104 (18) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 44066 | 06:13 | 94 (26) | 104 (26) | 98 (24) | 99 (26) | 102 (26) |
| 3 | mohn | 18403 | 06:40 | 85 (14) | 113 (17) | 87 (8) | 99 (9) | 109 (8) |
| 4 | Lettuceleaf | 36285 | 06:52 | 95 (22) | 97 (18) | 105 (17) | 99 (19) | 102 (22) |
| 5 | Jason | 46136 | 07:03 | 80 (24) | 111 (24) | 95 (24) | 101 (24) | 110 (23) |
| 6 | verlaine | 51433 | 08:44 | 74 (24) | 108 (25) | 89 (20) | 104 (24) | 135 (15) |
| 7 | aphis99 | 58393 | 10:01 | 86 (21) | 103 (21) | 90 (23) | 109 (20) | 110 (22) |
| 8 | auchiedollie | 53492 | 10:14 | 85 (22) | 107 (21) | 98 (19) | 104 (21) | 108 (14) |
| 9 | AlanS | 67162 | 10:27 | 80 (25) | 98 (24) | 92 (22) | 97 (23) | 132 (23) |
| 10 | richard | 46182 | 10:41 | 79 (18) | 97 (12) | 97 (16) | 108 (18) | 115 (18) |
| 11 | tiggis | 24814 | 11:10 | 95 (12) | 105 (7) | 101 (7) | 99 (13) | 102 (8) |
| 12 | tonysever | 23623 | 11:14 | 82 (9) | 107 (9) | 92 (9) | 102 (9) | 115 (9) |
| 13 | Peter Fowler | 20491 | 11:23 | 100 (10) | 100 (10) | 94 (8) | 105 (6) | 99 (6) |
| 14 | DaddyM | 48666 | 11:25 | 91 (17) | 102 (17) | 94 (17) | 110 (15) | 103 (15) |
| 15 | chindit | 77856 | 11:41 | 78 (25) | 104 (24) | 92 (22) | 110 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 16 | lickert | 78370 | 11:52 | 74 (26) | 108 (25) | 93 (21) | 102 (26) | 124 (22) |
| 17 | glheard | 69366 | 12:02 | 82 (22) | 106 (24) | 94 (23) | 104 (21) | 118 (16) |
| 18 | trux | 27067 | 12:11 | 80 (11) | 118 (10) | 92 (12) | 112 (8) | 107 (6) |
| 19 | Tom Stubbs | 81581 | 12:14 | 83 (26) | 112 (26) | 98 (22) | 98 (23) | 108 (24) |
| 20 | Topical Tim | 65452 | 13:18 | 72 (21) | 111 (20) | 96 (15) | 103 (18) | 119 (18) |
| 21 | Silva | 82389 | 13:43 | 80 (23) | 109 (24) | 91 (21) | 108 (24) | 109 (18) |
| 22 | neilr | 93360 | 13:46 | 82 (25) | 101 (26) | 97 (22) | 106 (25) | 111 (25) |
| 23 | Stavros | 86059 | 13:55 | 82 (23) | 112 (25) | 86 (19) | 103 (23) | 111 (23) |
| 24 | Toffer | 24475 | 14:03 | 70 (8) | 108 (9) | 99 (8) | 118 (8) | 102 (6) |
| 25 | mchalen | 95016 | 14:23 | 79 (23) | 110 (25) | 95 (23) | 104 (25) | 109 (24) |
| 26 | keriothe_ | 91800 | 14:26 | 70 (25) | 108 (23) | 103 (19) | 113 (23) | 106 (26) |
| 27 | Tibthorpe | 95471 | 14:35 | 79 (24) | 94 (24) | 99 (25) | 103 (23) | 125 (23) |
| 28 | Sue Sweeper | 60300 | 15:00 | 76 (19) | 101 (18) | 88 (15) | 98 (13) | 153 (12) |
| 29 | earlylight | 53691 | 15:10 | 93 (17) | 103 (15) | 91 (12) | 91 (10) | 115 (15) |
| 30 | fshephe | 107992 | 15:15 | 82 (26) | 103 (26) | 101 (25) | 109 (25) | 102 (26) |
| 31 | mikegrocott | 76270 | 15:18 | 90 (18) | 103 (19) | 97 (18) | 97 (18) | 109 (20) |
| 32 | BoxBrownie | 36959 | 15:23 | 78 (11) | 115 (10) | 90 (11) | 103 (9) | 118 (9) |
| 33 | SimonAnthony | 82333 | 15:35 | 77 (18) | 86 (21) | 100 (17) | 90 (19) | 136 (23) |
| 34 | phthisis | 78493 | 15:57 | 89 (18) | 99 (18) | 92 (20) | 101 (19) | 119 (17) |
| 35 | AndyOwl | 65417 | 16:02 | 87 (16) | 93 (16) | 113 (14) | 88 (16) | 119 (16) |
| 36 | RHB | 26390 | 16:17 | 86 (9) | 112 (7) | 87 (6) | 94 (8) | 122 (7) |
| 37 | rpb | 26689 | 16:28 | 77 (9) | 113 (7) | 111 (7) | 94 (7) | 111 (7) |
| 38 | ChuckB | 104169 | 16:41 | 79 (24) | 102 (22) | 97 (23) | 106 (24) | 116 (21) |
| 39 | sotira | 98767 | 17:08 | 77 (22) | 103 (21) | 96 (18) | 104 (22) | 116 (23) |
| 40 | Groucho | 90255 | 17:29 | 81 (23) | 116 (20) | 94 (18) | 110 (21) | 98 (14) |
| 41 | noidea | 91618 | 17:33 | 83 (21) | 105 (16) | 95 (19) | 105 (23) | 113 (18) |
| 42 | OliviaRhineb | 114997 | 17:35 | 78 (24) | 101 (26) | 97 (23) | 106 (25) | 118 (21) |
| 43 | Ron's mum | 100005 | 17:43 | 68 (24) | 122 (21) | 102 (20) | 80 (18) | 128 (21) |
| 44 | robinh | 107616 | 17:45 | 79 (21) | 102 (24) | 102 (22) | 106 (23) | 107 (21) |
| 45 | Spanna | 45649 | 18:33 | 85 (11) | 102 (13) | 98 (10) | 111 (11) | 102 (6) |
| 46 | kath | 57820 | 18:53 | 92 (17) | 94 (11) | 107 (15) | 96 (9) | 112 (9) |
| 47 | John Arnold | 60452 | 19:22 | 90 (19) | 102 (13) | 101 (9) | 96 (11) | 118 (10) |
| 48 | David Crooks | 122384 | 19:25 | 87 (24) | 103 (24) | 93 (24) | 100 (21) | 117 (22) |
| 49 | sampson | 100131 | 19:38 | 88 (22) | 104 (19) | 97 (18) | 102 (20) | 110 (16) |
| 50 | pterodactyl | 65111 | 19:43 | 86 (15) | 104 (13) | 98 (13) | 101 (15) | 117 (9) |
| 51 | David P | 120010 | 19:48 | 82 (26) | 102 (19) | 93 (16) | 98 (25) | 121 (25) |
| 52 | reindeer | 130132 | 19:53 | 88 (24) | 99 (23) | 98 (24) | 104 (25) | 109 (23) |
| 53 | Big Mick | 113659 | 19:56 | 79 (24) | 105 (25) | 92 (19) | 107 (22) | 122 (15) |
| 54 | MickinEly2 | 65095 | 20:05 | 91 (14) | 103 (12) | 95 (12) | 105 (15) | 104 (11) |
| 55 | peter wild | 45017 | 20:16 | 82 (10) | 106 (10) | 98 (9) | 103 (9) | 109 (9) |
| 56 | GMcD | 137455 | 20:16 | 78 (25) | 119 (25) | 86 (24) | 103 (25) | 111 (24) |
| 57 | anthea | 42675 | 20:55 | 99 (10) | 97 (9) | 103 (8) | 103 (8) | 97 (9) |
| 58 | alanjcannon | 43840 | 22:08 | 100 (10) | 90 (9) | 100 (9) | 109 (8) | 101 (7) |
| 59 | Kevin Gregg | 126959 | 22:16 | 81 (24) | 95 (21) | 104 (19) | 105 (24) | 118 (17) |
| 60 | PeterMabey | 45499 | 22:18 | 80 (10) | 101 (8) | 90 (9) | 112 (9) | 121 (8) |
| 61 | barracuda | 145144 | 22:23 | 80 (24) | 96 (23) | 103 (23) | 103 (24) | 117 (24) |
| 62 | Bert Dove | 66088 | 22:56 | 90 (18) | 113 (8) | 96 (13) | 106 (12) | 107 (7) |
| 63 | Galspray | 72415 | 23:12 | 72 (13) | 116 (13) | 94 (12) | 93 (13) | 128 (11) |
| 64 | Zabadak | 130628 | 23:39 | 78 (20) | 104 (23) | 84 (20) | 112 (18) | 119 (21) |
| 65 | xmogg | 66333 | 24:02 | 96 (13) | 109 (13) | 93 (11) | 95 (10) | 102 (9) |
| 66 | benedick | 92883 | 24:11 | 75 (15) | 95 (14) | 88 (14) | 107 (15) | 130 (16) |
| 67 | KarenR | 93307 | 24:17 | 83 (17) | 115 (15) | 104 (16) | 97 (15) | 100 (11) |
| 68 | zythum | 139968 | 24:33 | 81 (22) | 105 (22) | 99 (20) | 105 (22) | 110 (19) |
| 69 | crosswordian | 154116 | 25:25 | 90 (25) | 104 (24) | 95 (23) | 99 (18) | 112 (21) |
| 70 | leonora | 56610 | 25:30 | 84 (10) | 106 (10) | 90 (9) | 106 (9) | 113 (9) |
| 71 | Edprof | 122107 | 25:45 | 74 (18) | 99 (19) | 100 (17) | 103 (17) | 122 (18) |
| 72 | Solver52 | 133610 | 26:11 | 85 (21) | 105 (20) | 98 (19) | 105 (17) | 106 (18) |
| 73 | Barry Smith | 59227 | 26:40 | 95 (10) | 99 (9) | 87 (10) | 105 (9) | 114 (9) |
| 74 | me_phobete | 47609 | 28:20 | 85 (8) | 101 (8) | 81 (7) | 105 (7) | 124 (8) |
| 75 | Chadwick | 160819 | 28:30 | 78 (23) | 113 (20) | 93 (21) | 105 (20) | 113 (20) |
| 76 | NAPASAI | 113325 | 29:30 | 80 (14) | 89 (18) | 94 (13) | 100 (14) | 135 (15) |
| 77 | stockynige | 64754 | 29:58 | 79 (10) | 89 (10) | 90 (9) | 115 (6) | 127 (11) |
| 78 | Manveru | 133716 | 30:06 | 81 (19) | 99 (20) | 112 (15) | 94 (10) | 111 (20) |
| 79 | burrowz1b | 49318 | 30:26 | 100 (8) | 134 (9) | 84 (6) | 65 (6) | 91 (8) |
| 80 | Prytherch | 75340 | 31:23 | 85 (10) | 93 (10) | 104 (9) | 98 (10) | 116 (11) |
| 81 | dec | 134518 | 31:34 | 94 (17) | 105 (15) | 100 (15) | 107 (17) | 92 (17) |
| 82 | FelicityTT | 86549 | 32:03 | 82 (11) | 110 (9) | 92 (12) | 103 (12) | 112 (11) |
| 83 | rosselliot | 195165 | 32:12 | 91 (22) | 96 (21) | 99 (22) | 106 (23) | 105 (23) |
| 84 | nekabue | 187975 | 32:38 | 79 (24) | 107 (23) | 102 (25) | 93 (19) | 125 (15) |
| 85 | koro | 195710 | 32:56 | 81 (23) | 104 (22) | 103 (18) | 107 (22) | 104 (24) |
| 86 | Jeeves | 153439 | 34:05 | 76 (15) | 97 (18) | 93 (18) | 111 (17) | 118 (17) |
| 87 | Mkgnao | 140890 | 35:02 | 81 (15) | 98 (15) | 107 (15) | 90 (16) | 121 (16) |
| 88 | Glyndwr | 201916 | 35:48 | 86 (25) | 94 (20) | 89 (18) | 110 (22) | 121 (19) |
| 89 | Big Nug | 151881 | 36:09 | 79 (17) | 113 (17) | 96 (16) | 98 (15) | 113 (15) |
| 90 | Jefe | 154697 | 37:54 | 74 (16) | 98 (17) | 71 (12) | 94 (15) | 145 (18) |
| 91 | fudgiebates | 170569 | 38:24 | 72 (12) | 118 (20) | 79 (15) | 111 (16) | 103 (21) |
| 92 | cassandra | 262961 | 38:26 | 95 (26) | 99 (25) | 99 (24) | 100 (24) | 105 (25) |
| 93 | 1234 | 213962 | 39:37 | 69 (19) | 108 (22) | 109 (20) | 101 (22) | 107 (17) |
| 94 | ulaca | 215164 | 41:13 | 72 (12) | 108 (20) | 89 (21) | 107 (22) | 107 (22) |
| 95 | JohnDun | 252586 | 41:16 | 74 (17) | 98 (24) | 92 (24) | 104 (25) | 123 (22) |
| 96 | JerryR | 274348 | 45:43 | 80 (22) | 107 (21) | 95 (22) | 102 (23) | 113 (22) |
| 97 | diogenes | 230607 | 48:02 | 53 (19) | 177 (16) | 106 (18) | 92 (20) | 82 (17) |
| 98 | Ben Ganly | 91626 | 56:33 | 34 (7) | 45 (8) | 59 (8) | 341 (7) | 38 (7) |
| 99 | Clovis | 379254 | 67:58 | 34 (22) | 59 (21) | 160 (19) | 93 (21) | 164 (20) |