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 | mohn | 14755 | 05:20 | 90 (12) | 95 (11) | 83 (7) | 105 (16) | 118 (10) |
| 2 | Magoo | 15420 | 06:07 | 88 (10) | 92 (11) | 108 (11) | 108 (12) | 100 (8) |
| 3 | Eamon Ryan | 48417 | 06:53 | 83 (26) | 91 (26) | 102 (25) | 101 (26) | 123 (24) |
| 4 | Jason | 49655 | 07:35 | 78 (24) | 101 (23) | 103 (24) | 102 (24) | 114 (24) |
| 5 | verlaine | 55326 | 07:48 | 76 (26) | 101 (26) | 108 (25) | 105 (25) | 108 (26) |
| 6 | mistigris | 49846 | 08:44 | 80 (17) | 100 (22) | 108 (23) | 95 (22) | 110 (21) |
| 7 | aphis99 | 59163 | 08:48 | 84 (23) | 91 (25) | 103 (24) | 107 (24) | 110 (26) |
| 8 | Midas | 64173 | 09:13 | 84 (25) | 95 (26) | 105 (25) | 102 (25) | 111 (25) |
| 9 | AlanS | 68966 | 09:49 | 86 (26) | 94 (26) | 109 (25) | 95 (24) | 113 (26) |
| 10 | chindit | 71949 | 10:20 | 81 (26) | 90 (24) | 114 (25) | 102 (26) | 111 (25) |
| 11 | asaldanha | 70691 | 10:36 | 77 (23) | 90 (24) | 106 (26) | 98 (25) | 127 (23) |
| 12 | chriswords | 62769 | 11:07 | 85 (25) | 92 (20) | 116 (22) | 108 (23) | 97 (14) |
| 13 | lickert | 76541 | 11:29 | 79 (25) | 87 (25) | 110 (25) | 107 (23) | 117 (23) |
| 14 | glheard | 64420 | 11:47 | 81 (22) | 96 (20) | 98 (18) | 114 (23) | 110 (18) |
| 15 | trux | 34816 | 11:50 | 79 (13) | 97 (11) | 107 (17) | 101 (11) | 124 (7) |
| 16 | Topical Tim | 80652 | 12:26 | 68 (24) | 93 (23) | 115 (23) | 111 (24) | 110 (24) |
| 17 | Tom Stubbs | 83249 | 12:29 | 79 (24) | 97 (24) | 105 (24) | 101 (25) | 115 (24) |
| 18 | Spur58 | 47261 | 12:54 | 95 (11) | 98 (17) | 100 (15) | 93 (15) | 112 (13) |
| 19 | Stavros | 75688 | 13:42 | 78 (20) | 95 (21) | 105 (20) | 109 (21) | 111 (20) |
| 20 | neilr | 90626 | 13:43 | 85 (24) | 89 (24) | 104 (24) | 104 (25) | 117 (23) |
| 21 | keriothe_ | 91432 | 13:43 | 78 (24) | 106 (24) | 106 (23) | 98 (25) | 110 (25) |
| 22 | fshephe | 96537 | 13:45 | 91 (24) | 96 (26) | 99 (26) | 103 (26) | 108 (25) |
| 23 | noidea | 65480 | 13:48 | 94 (23) | 100 (18) | 99 (12) | 101 (21) | 107 (15) |
| 24 | Silva | 96281 | 13:57 | 81 (26) | 95 (26) | 104 (24) | 100 (24) | 119 (25) |
| 25 | p.wild | 100553 | 13:57 | 90 (26) | 100 (26) | 100 (26) | 101 (26) | 107 (26) |
| 26 | Sheapey | 86278 | 14:31 | 76 (23) | 95 (21) | 105 (20) | 101 (22) | 120 (23) |
| 27 | jimpen | 88990 | 14:32 | 80 (24) | 98 (24) | 106 (23) | 105 (18) | 111 (23) |
| 28 | xyster | 39439 | 14:36 | 80 (14) | 85 (10) | 115 (11) | 110 (10) | 115 (10) |
| 29 | mikegrocott | 58703 | 14:36 | 78 (10) | 95 (12) | 106 (21) | 102 (19) | 103 (15) |
| 30 | Tibthorpe | 95007 | 14:47 | 79 (26) | 91 (24) | 113 (23) | 106 (23) | 114 (21) |
| 31 | SimonAnthony | 72821 | 14:48 | 63 (18) | 84 (18) | 94 (21) | 129 (16) | 131 (19) |
| 32 | Groucho | 65987 | 14:51 | 87 (23) | 107 (19) | 95 (15) | 110 (18) | 103 (9) |
| 33 | Malcj | 86452 | 14:51 | 77 (22) | 97 (22) | 107 (22) | 102 (19) | 115 (22) |
| 34 | cyrillic | 82561 | 15:07 | 80 (21) | 92 (22) | 109 (22) | 116 (19) | 104 (17) |
| 35 | Sue Sweeper | 66159 | 15:18 | 77 (16) | 91 (17) | 106 (17) | 105 (18) | 121 (14) |
| 36 | MikeOsborne | 105379 | 15:57 | 78 (25) | 106 (25) | 106 (25) | 100 (22) | 109 (23) |
| 37 | Spanna | 38983 | 16:14 | 91 (14) | 102 (13) | 99 (8) | 108 (7) | 104 (8) |
| 38 | David Crooks | 89867 | 16:27 | 78 (23) | 98 (22) | 110 (19) | 102 (18) | 115 (19) |
| 39 | phthisis | 76142 | 17:08 | 78 (20) | 100 (17) | 112 (16) | 105 (16) | 109 (15) |
| 40 | JezWoolfrey | 33043 | 17:45 | 77 (8) | 98 (10) | 96 (10) | 95 (6) | 138 (7) |
| 41 | sotira | 103180 | 18:06 | 78 (19) | 97 (21) | 105 (20) | 101 (22) | 113 (23) |
| 42 | GMcD | 130601 | 18:08 | 81 (26) | 90 (26) | 113 (26) | 105 (26) | 108 (26) |
| 43 | OliviaRhineb | 124227 | 18:09 | 77 (26) | 97 (26) | 106 (23) | 109 (25) | 110 (24) |
| 44 | robinh | 111441 | 18:34 | 87 (22) | 93 (23) | 105 (22) | 105 (22) | 109 (21) |
| 45 | LouWeed | 136725 | 19:08 | 83 (25) | 98 (26) | 102 (26) | 105 (26) | 108 (26) |
| 46 | Squallaby | 111472 | 19:09 | 78 (24) | 94 (22) | 90 (15) | 108 (23) | 125 (23) |
| 47 | Craven | 138133 | 19:50 | 87 (26) | 96 (26) | 103 (24) | 103 (26) | 110 (24) |
| 48 | annelambirth | 103819 | 20:07 | 88 (24) | 95 (20) | 100 (18) | 101 (19) | 122 (15) |
| 49 | mcjwright | 135251 | 20:29 | 77 (25) | 100 (22) | 106 (25) | 100 (25) | 117 (23) |
| 50 | sampson | 67956 | 20:35 | 93 (15) | 99 (16) | 95 (10) | 104 (14) | 109 (10) |
| 51 | barracuda | 148618 | 20:48 | 79 (26) | 101 (26) | 101 (26) | 105 (26) | 113 (25) |
| 52 | Zabadak | 122086 | 20:58 | 78 (23) | 88 (18) | 111 (19) | 108 (23) | 111 (24) |
| 53 | poskir | 105809 | 20:59 | 97 (21) | 103 (20) | 99 (16) | 97 (20) | 102 (17) |
| 54 | John Arnold | 77320 | 21:07 | 86 (22) | 95 (14) | 106 (11) | 106 (15) | 124 (9) |
| 55 | Looch | 119628 | 21:12 | 86 (22) | 92 (19) | 107 (22) | 103 (20) | 109 (21) |
| 56 | Ed freshpot | 128881 | 21:16 | 85 (23) | 98 (21) | 102 (23) | 93 (22) | 120 (22) |
| 57 | pterodactyl | 106555 | 21:23 | 86 (19) | 95 (20) | 104 (18) | 103 (19) | 112 (17) |
| 58 | benedick | 88996 | 21:48 | 81 (18) | 96 (18) | 109 (12) | 107 (16) | 112 (14) |
| 59 | Kevin Gregg | 131368 | 22:20 | 72 (24) | 100 (22) | 108 (21) | 99 (21) | 124 (20) |
| 60 | Solver52 | 165802 | 23:01 | 87 (26) | 101 (26) | 103 (26) | 101 (26) | 106 (26) |
| 61 | gbestanley | 124348 | 23:17 | 88 (25) | 97 (22) | 103 (16) | 104 (18) | 112 (18) |
| 62 | colin2355 | 133260 | 23:37 | 76 (19) | 98 (23) | 101 (22) | 111 (19) | 111 (21) |
| 63 | zythum | 78909 | 23:54 | 84 (14) | 102 (12) | 100 (17) | 110 (11) | 107 (11) |
| 64 | fudgiebates | 70766 | 24:34 | 84 (15) | 104 (14) | 113 (13) | 85 (8) | 112 (8) |
| 65 | rjcassidy | 145191 | 25:44 | 76 (22) | 93 (21) | 107 (18) | 110 (23) | 113 (20) |
| 66 | Chadwick | 128238 | 25:45 | 85 (19) | 96 (19) | 104 (19) | 109 (18) | 104 (18) |
| 67 | Edprof | 77988 | 25:59 | 82 (12) | 103 (13) | 107 (12) | 96 (14) | 114 (9) |
| 68 | dec | 84957 | 26:13 | 84 (13) | 95 (12) | 119 (10) | 98 (14) | 106 (15) |
| 69 | diogenes | 141989 | 26:35 | 80 (22) | 98 (19) | 103 (19) | 114 (19) | 105 (20) |
| 70 | dont_panic | 139166 | 26:39 | 76 (20) | 90 (19) | 113 (18) | 112 (18) | 108 (22) |
| 71 | phmfantom | 145118 | 27:10 | 76 (21) | 100 (14) | 105 (22) | 102 (21) | 114 (21) |
| 72 | NAPASAI | 118025 | 27:19 | 87 (21) | 95 (15) | 112 (15) | 101 (12) | 106 (19) |
| 73 | William M | 117058 | 27:28 | 72 (17) | 90 (18) | 117 (11) | 103 (17) | 122 (18) |
| 74 | Manveru | 137187 | 28:34 | 90 (21) | 93 (19) | 116 (15) | 96 (19) | 108 (16) |
| 75 | cassandra | 181461 | 29:04 | 91 (23) | 97 (23) | 101 (23) | 106 (23) | 102 (22) |
| 76 | Mkgnao | 57174 | 29:46 | 77 (11) | 96 (7) | 114 (8) | 113 (9) | 109 (7) |
| 77 | struggler | 61692 | 31:09 | 92 (10) | 95 (9) | 100 (8) | 104 (9) | 111 (7) |
| 78 | nekabue | 209961 | 31:14 | 79 (26) | 91 (24) | 98 (22) | 107 (25) | 123 (25) |
| 79 | ulaca | 168440 | 31:54 | 78 (24) | 108 (19) | 97 (18) | 113 (21) | 107 (16) |
| 80 | Jeeves | 83253 | 32:16 | 56 (9) | 86 (9) | 125 (11) | 100 (14) | 119 (10) |
| 81 | rosselliot | 179201 | 32:49 | 81 (22) | 99 (18) | 113 (22) | 104 (20) | 101 (19) |
| 82 | Glyndwr | 175418 | 32:50 | 84 (24) | 98 (23) | 107 (18) | 103 (21) | 115 (13) |
| 83 | koro | 223124 | 33:30 | 82 (23) | 98 (25) | 107 (25) | 103 (24) | 107 (24) |
| 84 | FelicityTT | 98756 | 33:35 | 75 (7) | 94 (13) | 98 (12) | 104 (12) | 112 (15) |
| 85 | JohnDun | 232152 | 33:38 | 73 (23) | 92 (26) | 112 (25) | 106 (26) | 113 (25) |
| 86 | Big Nug | 224173 | 33:57 | 82 (24) | 102 (24) | 110 (25) | 102 (24) | 101 (23) |
| 87 | 1234 | 228269 | 35:13 | 82 (25) | 105 (23) | 98 (23) | 101 (23) | 113 (24) |
| 88 | Tudds | 251826 | 35:52 | 67 (25) | 97 (26) | 98 (25) | 113 (26) | 121 (25) |
| 89 | eniamretrauq | 183033 | 36:18 | 79 (19) | 94 (14) | 99 (21) | 112 (22) | 111 (18) |
| 90 | Crippens1 | 202532 | 37:05 | 76 (21) | 95 (23) | 111 (21) | 112 (17) | 108 (19) |
| 91 | empty | 293128 | 40:42 | 88 (26) | 100 (26) | 102 (26) | 106 (26) | 100 (26) |