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 | Eylesie | 17637 | 03:40 | 100 (20) | 98 (16) | 99 (13) | 100 (20) | 100 (21) |
| 2 | Magoo | 34756 | 05:51 | 78 (21) | 103 (22) | 101 (21) | 98 (25) | 117 (20) |
| 3 | mohn | 27782 | 06:48 | 83 (17) | 104 (15) | 98 (17) | 101 (14) | 113 (15) |
| 4 | Lettuceleaf | 13999 | 07:04 | 94 (8) | 88 (7) | 82 (9) | 111 (11) | 118 (8) |
| 5 | Jason | 43135 | 07:11 | 85 (23) | 112 (22) | 98 (21) | 91 (23) | 114 (21) |
| 6 | Eamon Ryan | 49428 | 07:41 | 86 (23) | 95 (23) | 105 (24) | 106 (24) | 106 (23) |
| 7 | Bogota Eagle | 42678 | 08:46 | 81 (20) | 105 (20) | 102 (17) | 104 (17) | 108 (17) |
| 8 | auchiedollie | 27752 | 09:04 | 87 (15) | 108 (13) | 104 (12) | 96 (10) | 106 (11) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 49041 | 09:17 | 87 (17) | 111 (21) | 98 (21) | 91 (23) | 112 (16) |
| 10 | verlaine | 56672 | 10:02 | 71 (20) | 96 (19) | 100 (21) | 103 (20) | 123 (24) |
| 11 | richard | 52151 | 10:20 | 86 (18) | 98 (20) | 93 (16) | 98 (22) | 123 (18) |
| 12 | alanconnor | 28130 | 10:54 | 90 (14) | 93 (11) | 105 (12) | 112 (9) | 106 (7) |
| 13 | lickert | 70040 | 11:40 | 83 (24) | 107 (24) | 98 (20) | 98 (20) | 112 (22) |
| 14 | Tom Stubbs | 77426 | 12:03 | 84 (24) | 87 (24) | 105 (21) | 94 (24) | 128 (24) |
| 15 | Peter Fowler | 72372 | 12:11 | 95 (21) | 103 (22) | 99 (23) | 100 (20) | 100 (23) |
| 16 | tonysever | 77974 | 12:15 | 82 (23) | 101 (23) | 101 (23) | 99 (23) | 114 (24) |
| 17 | Quizimodo | 77191 | 12:44 | 81 (20) | 107 (23) | 96 (23) | 103 (22) | 108 (23) |
| 18 | chindit | 74419 | 12:47 | 85 (21) | 100 (23) | 94 (22) | 94 (22) | 127 (19) |
| 19 | Heyesey | 57769 | 12:50 | 76 (18) | 104 (18) | 126 (17) | 93 (18) | 100 (14) |
| 20 | Ben Staveley | 30607 | 13:04 | 76 (8) | 106 (10) | 101 (8) | 104 (17) | 100 (6) |
| 21 | KenTurner | 72800 | 13:28 | 94 (19) | 100 (23) | 103 (19) | 101 (19) | 99 (20) |
| 22 | Silva | 80826 | 13:28 | 84 (24) | 106 (23) | 97 (17) | 97 (24) | 114 (22) |
| 23 | AlanS | 76428 | 13:33 | 81 (25) | 101 (22) | 99 (18) | 92 (18) | 128 (21) |
| 24 | Toffer | 60420 | 13:36 | 77 (16) | 97 (17) | 108 (21) | 95 (16) | 120 (14) |
| 25 | Stavros | 65844 | 13:53 | 86 (18) | 109 (17) | 96 (21) | 85 (15) | 121 (18) |
| 26 | mikegrocott | 55905 | 13:54 | 80 (19) | 105 (17) | 107 (15) | 95 (12) | 116 (14) |
| 27 | Denis | 89051 | 14:00 | 82 (23) | 101 (22) | 97 (23) | 101 (25) | 117 (23) |
| 28 | Topical Tim | 76519 | 14:10 | 74 (23) | 97 (20) | 113 (18) | 96 (18) | 122 (21) |
| 29 | neilr | 78900 | 14:17 | 85 (24) | 103 (21) | 104 (20) | 89 (18) | 119 (19) |
| 30 | mchalen | 94276 | 14:24 | 86 (26) | 101 (23) | 96 (24) | 99 (22) | 117 (24) |
| 31 | phineus | 44348 | 15:05 | 87 (11) | 124 (12) | 97 (13) | 75 (11) | 111 (12) |
| 32 | jjp | 48459 | 15:14 | 80 (16) | 114 (12) | 92 (9) | 99 (13) | 116 (13) |
| 33 | Tibthorpe | 86985 | 15:25 | 84 (20) | 106 (20) | 105 (21) | 94 (22) | 108 (21) |
| 34 | earlylight | 81715 | 15:50 | 103 (18) | 101 (18) | 94 (19) | 101 (19) | 100 (22) |
| 35 | AndyOwl | 103304 | 16:05 | 81 (23) | 102 (26) | 96 (22) | 98 (22) | 119 (24) |
| 36 | robinh | 80476 | 16:09 | 88 (20) | 99 (21) | 101 (17) | 104 (18) | 107 (17) |
| 37 | Sue Sweeper | 61340 | 16:13 | 79 (15) | 99 (14) | 99 (15) | 101 (16) | 124 (13) |
| 38 | nesbitt | 54065 | 16:41 | 91 (18) | 107 (16) | 107 (9) | 93 (15) | 114 (6) |
| 39 | OliviaRhineb | 102336 | 16:43 | 78 (23) | 102 (23) | 100 (22) | 98 (21) | 119 (23) |
| 40 | rpb | 73288 | 16:57 | 79 (17) | 111 (19) | 107 (15) | 91 (16) | 110 (15) |
| 41 | sotira | 64221 | 16:59 | 86 (17) | 100 (17) | 94 (10) | 91 (12) | 121 (17) |
| 42 | Margaretlarb | 49429 | 17:09 | 97 (12) | 98 (12) | 109 (10) | 114 (10) | 88 (14) |
| 43 | subbswamysg | 47447 | 17:11 | 83 (12) | 92 (12) | 107 (11) | 107 (9) | 111 (12) |
| 44 | phthisis | 106078 | 17:19 | 88 (23) | 94 (22) | 105 (21) | 103 (24) | 107 (22) |
| 45 | RHB | 71271 | 17:28 | 77 (17) | 104 (16) | 105 (14) | 106 (17) | 109 (14) |
| 46 | Munkybiskitz | 40354 | 17:41 | 78 (12) | 82 (8) | 98 (11) | 83 (6) | 144 (11) |
| 47 | Bernard S | 64190 | 18:07 | 89 (13) | 99 (14) | 102 (11) | 104 (18) | 102 (13) |
| 48 | fshephe | 97048 | 18:10 | 76 (19) | 92 (20) | 104 (20) | 105 (21) | 120 (19) |
| 49 | mark oshin | 45747 | 18:35 | 82 (9) | 95 (7) | 104 (11) | 106 (12) | 105 (12) |
| 50 | andyt | 99603 | 18:51 | 94 (20) | 99 (19) | 97 (18) | 98 (20) | 108 (21) |
| 51 | kath | 32866 | 18:53 | 88 (11) | 101 (10) | 102 (6) | 107 (6) | 113 (6) |
| 52 | David Crooks | 118105 | 19:17 | 90 (25) | 98 (21) | 90 (22) | 97 (22) | 123 (22) |
| 53 | reindeer | 92233 | 19:27 | 89 (17) | 95 (17) | 89 (18) | 108 (20) | 115 (17) |
| 54 | pterodactyl | 70235 | 19:50 | 82 (13) | 91 (13) | 103 (17) | 104 (13) | 116 (13) |
| 55 | Kevin Gregg | 54965 | 19:54 | 80 (11) | 86 (9) | 110 (15) | 93 (12) | 128 (9) |
| 56 | sampson | 76752 | 19:59 | 89 (17) | 96 (13) | 103 (16) | 105 (18) | 108 (10) |
| 57 | Zabadak | 106978 | 20:02 | 81 (19) | 106 (19) | 107 (17) | 95 (23) | 109 (21) |
| 58 | David P | 106855 | 20:28 | 86 (22) | 99 (20) | 89 (16) | 100 (21) | 125 (18) |
| 59 | GMcD | 115826 | 20:32 | 84 (23) | 95 (22) | 111 (18) | 92 (20) | 118 (21) |
| 60 | peter wild | 118004 | 20:55 | 78 (23) | 101 (19) | 104 (20) | 102 (21) | 115 (21) |
| 61 | MickinEly2 | 88323 | 21:01 | 105 (10) | 99 (22) | 101 (16) | 92 (16) | 104 (16) |
| 62 | AnneGinger | 87132 | 21:02 | 83 (18) | 108 (17) | 104 (13) | 101 (19) | 106 (12) |
| 63 | Ben Ganly | 84133 | 22:15 | 84 (17) | 96 (12) | 110 (16) | 83 (13) | 123 (15) |
| 64 | PeterMabey | 101518 | 22:15 | 85 (19) | 109 (17) | 94 (19) | 99 (19) | 121 (12) |
| 65 | Bobb | 73799 | 22:21 | 85 (13) | 102 (16) | 95 (12) | 92 (11) | 120 (13) |
| 66 | alanjcannon | 103566 | 22:25 | 85 (21) | 92 (22) | 103 (13) | 97 (16) | 133 (15) |
| 67 | NJeagle | 110686 | 22:46 | 79 (17) | 99 (17) | 104 (16) | 96 (20) | 116 (21) |
| 68 | zythum | 131087 | 23:29 | 78 (19) | 94 (22) | 104 (17) | 99 (23) | 119 (22) |
| 69 | barracuda | 137326 | 23:35 | 77 (22) | 101 (23) | 101 (20) | 95 (22) | 126 (20) |
| 70 | Groucho | 83944 | 23:42 | 81 (13) | 98 (17) | 96 (11) | 98 (16) | 127 (12) |
| 71 | Edprof | 107594 | 23:54 | 84 (12) | 96 (18) | 97 (17) | 96 (17) | 116 (21) |
| 72 | frost | 82974 | 24:15 | 75 (12) | 122 (11) | 88 (15) | 98 (18) | 124 (11) |
| 73 | Big Mick | 103414 | 24:16 | 80 (17) | 104 (17) | 93 (13) | 106 (17) | 113 (17) |
| 74 | Julian West | 77660 | 24:53 | 69 (12) | 105 (12) | 99 (14) | 101 (14) | 131 (10) |
| 75 | Galspray | 103558 | 25:00 | 71 (16) | 107 (12) | 92 (20) | 108 (17) | 127 (14) |
| 76 | benedick | 94440 | 25:23 | 85 (8) | 104 (17) | 106 (15) | 88 (16) | 106 (16) |
| 77 | Jefe | 72469 | 25:41 | 83 (12) | 89 (11) | 106 (13) | 104 (10) | 117 (11) |
| 78 | Solver52 | 97716 | 25:51 | 85 (15) | 102 (13) | 95 (15) | 95 (15) | 121 (15) |
| 79 | leonora | 78520 | 26:10 | 78 (12) | 103 (11) | 100 (11) | 97 (14) | 120 (12) |
| 80 | Chadwick | 87457 | 26:30 | 75 (14) | 105 (15) | 109 (11) | 105 (12) | 106 (13) |
| 81 | crosswordian | 112106 | 27:04 | 82 (17) | 106 (19) | 101 (14) | 105 (14) | 105 (15) |
| 82 | Manveru | 50600 | 27:12 | 95 (10) | 99 (9) | 80 (8) | 113 (8) | 117 (6) |
| 83 | Pwil3058 | 62559 | 27:26 | 71 (11) | 106 (14) | 105 (6) | 127 (8) | 97 (9) |
| 84 | me_phobete | 105519 | 27:28 | 79 (17) | 94 (18) | 94 (9) | 96 (14) | 134 (16) |
| 85 | Son of Smug | 97775 | 28:05 | 84 (12) | 111 (17) | 89 (13) | 97 (15) | 113 (11) |
| 86 | KarenR | 114639 | 28:05 | 80 (19) | 92 (18) | 102 (12) | 112 (15) | 121 (14) |
| 87 | Bobchapman | 87094 | 29:01 | 57 (12) | 98 (15) | 94 (10) | 100 (10) | 144 (13) |
| 88 | oldpalace | 85196 | 29:34 | 103 (6) | 97 (13) | 93 (11) | 96 (10) | 106 (18) |
| 89 | Prytherch | 96231 | 29:42 | 92 (6) | 100 (13) | 98 (14) | 97 (16) | 106 (15) |
| 90 | rosselliot | 59058 | 29:49 | 84 (7) | 98 (10) | 100 (7) | 106 (10) | 105 (9) |
| 91 | stockynige | 72080 | 30:02 | 86 (10) | 101 (10) | 80 (9) | 111 (9) | 115 (12) |
| 92 | Moles | 75729 | 30:03 | 84 (10) | 104 (13) | 96 (6) | 98 (12) | 111 (11) |
| 93 | anthea | 102948 | 30:38 | 98 (6) | 95 (15) | 104 (12) | 101 (16) | 100 (17) |
| 94 | diogenes | 85168 | 31:32 | 75 (10) | 80 (9) | 101 (11) | 108 (13) | 122 (12) |
| 95 | rjr520 | 88519 | 32:04 | 74 (13) | 108 (12) | 79 (7) | 105 (15) | 133 (9) |
| 96 | MaxenEH | 88728 | 32:08 | 78 (7) | 97 (14) | 114 (12) | 95 (12) | 103 (11) |
| 97 | Barry Smith | 61986 | 32:17 | 77 (8) | 115 (7) | 101 (6) | 87 (9) | 113 (12) |
| 98 | Ron's mum | 73294 | 33:55 | 76 (6) | 98 (8) | 87 (9) | 90 (10) | 124 (13) |
| 99 | koro | 111962 | 34:33 | 81 (10) | 106 (15) | 87 (12) | 108 (11) | 107 (16) |
| 100 | Big Nug | 87763 | 34:49 | 82 (6) | 89 (11) | 93 (8) | 90 (13) | 125 (14) |
| 101 | josiah | 67518 | 35:09 | 73 (7) | 91 (9) | 99 (6) | 97 (9) | 123 (11) |
| 102 | ulaca | 74018 | 38:33 | 66 (7) | 95 (10) | 72 (6) | 93 (7) | 134 (12) |
| 103 | cassandra | 97405 | 38:39 | 95 (9) | 101 (10) | 90 (10) | 103 (9) | 106 (14) |
| 104 | Jeeves | 113795 | 38:42 | 74 (10) | 107 (9) | 92 (9) | 95 (16) | 120 (15) |