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 | 25422 | 06:08 | 82 (16) | 88 (15) | 98 (17) | 114 (17) | 117 (14) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 39623 | 06:52 | 83 (23) | 89 (21) | 106 (21) | 106 (22) | 117 (19) |
| 3 | Jason | 52289 | 07:19 | 84 (26) | 94 (26) | 99 (26) | 109 (26) | 111 (25) |
| 4 | verlaine | 54648 | 07:39 | 83 (26) | 94 (26) | 101 (25) | 108 (26) | 111 (26) |
| 5 | mistigris | 48634 | 08:16 | 82 (18) | 98 (23) | 98 (23) | 107 (23) | 109 (21) |
| 6 | aphis99 | 58621 | 08:43 | 88 (25) | 88 (24) | 94 (24) | 103 (25) | 124 (24) |
| 7 | Midas | 66505 | 09:33 | 89 (26) | 90 (26) | 101 (25) | 106 (24) | 112 (25) |
| 8 | richard | 29354 | 09:35 | 88 (15) | 98 (16) | 105 (14) | 109 (9) | 109 (7) |
| 9 | hilarym | 44080 | 09:40 | 82 (16) | 95 (21) | 107 (18) | 109 (17) | 105 (14) |
| 10 | boulemiche | 23905 | 09:43 | 90 (14) | 101 (14) | 103 (10) | 111 (7) | 100 (6) |
| 11 | robertL | 38159 | 09:47 | 91 (17) | 103 (18) | 106 (14) | 97 (15) | 101 (11) |
| 12 | AlanS | 68815 | 09:58 | 91 (25) | 96 (26) | 101 (25) | 103 (24) | 106 (25) |
| 13 | asaldanha | 64731 | 10:10 | 82 (22) | 91 (25) | 105 (25) | 107 (23) | 114 (21) |
| 14 | chindit | 72995 | 10:29 | 85 (26) | 88 (24) | 105 (25) | 105 (26) | 114 (25) |
| 15 | chriswords | 59695 | 11:26 | 87 (21) | 91 (20) | 105 (22) | 111 (21) | 104 (13) |
| 16 | glheard | 53247 | 11:49 | 86 (18) | 96 (19) | 90 (14) | 120 (20) | 103 (14) |
| 17 | lickert | 78202 | 12:17 | 87 (25) | 82 (23) | 108 (24) | 111 (24) | 111 (20) |
| 18 | trux | 26739 | 12:22 | 77 (9) | 94 (7) | 97 (11) | 115 (11) | 112 (8) |
| 19 | Tom Stubbs | 82930 | 12:27 | 83 (24) | 91 (25) | 110 (24) | 106 (24) | 107 (24) |
| 20 | keriothe_ | 89682 | 13:35 | 84 (24) | 91 (25) | 101 (23) | 104 (22) | 117 (26) |
| 21 | noidea | 62573 | 13:43 | 90 (20) | 100 (21) | 103 (11) | 104 (17) | 104 (17) |
| 22 | p.wild | 94758 | 13:43 | 91 (25) | 99 (25) | 102 (25) | 103 (25) | 104 (25) |
| 23 | fshephe | 97562 | 13:53 | 96 (25) | 95 (26) | 94 (25) | 104 (26) | 109 (25) |
| 24 | SimonAnthony | 69124 | 14:02 | 80 (19) | 88 (21) | 86 (19) | 103 (16) | 148 (17) |
| 25 | Topical Tim | 85384 | 14:05 | 77 (23) | 83 (22) | 105 (22) | 120 (22) | 114 (22) |
| 26 | neilr | 99890 | 14:06 | 90 (26) | 84 (26) | 101 (26) | 110 (26) | 113 (24) |
| 27 | Silva | 96897 | 14:09 | 91 (26) | 90 (26) | 100 (25) | 101 (24) | 118 (23) |
| 28 | Sheapey | 81793 | 14:20 | 88 (22) | 84 (21) | 99 (21) | 112 (19) | 117 (22) |
| 29 | andy | 31131 | 14:24 | 71 (9) | 83 (9) | 124 (11) | 100 (10) | 117 (7) |
| 30 | aphasic | 40150 | 14:32 | 87 (10) | 101 (16) | 88 (12) | 123 (8) | 107 (10) |
| 31 | Groucho | 59517 | 14:35 | 89 (19) | 99 (19) | 94 (14) | 113 (16) | 107 (10) |
| 32 | mikegrocott | 67817 | 14:40 | 88 (12) | 94 (13) | 95 (23) | 104 (21) | 111 (18) |
| 33 | Stavros | 80832 | 14:48 | 87 (21) | 92 (21) | 95 (21) | 106 (19) | 120 (19) |
| 34 | Tibthorpe | 87014 | 14:57 | 84 (25) | 97 (24) | 93 (20) | 118 (20) | 111 (18) |
| 35 | xyster | 32522 | 15:03 | 75 (13) | 75 (7) | 124 (8) | 123 (10) | 108 (8) |
| 36 | thebarnets | 53725 | 15:10 | 92 (15) | 87 (14) | 110 (18) | 93 (9) | 111 (13) |
| 37 | HenryBW | 73104 | 15:37 | 91 (16) | 84 (18) | 102 (17) | 103 (19) | 115 (18) |
| 38 | Malcj | 90236 | 15:39 | 81 (21) | 93 (23) | 107 (22) | 101 (19) | 117 (21) |
| 39 | jonathanbaker174 | 62099 | 15:40 | 93 (19) | 96 (17) | 106 (12) | 95 (15) | 114 (13) |
| 40 | MikeOsborne | 102917 | 15:44 | 85 (24) | 94 (24) | 98 (25) | 110 (23) | 113 (23) |
| 41 | cyrillic | 91502 | 15:53 | 84 (21) | 84 (22) | 107 (23) | 116 (21) | 107 (19) |
| 42 | Sue Sweeper | 66332 | 16:15 | 82 (11) | 85 (18) | 107 (20) | 112 (16) | 107 (13) |
| 43 | Spanna | 43616 | 16:31 | 96 (17) | 101 (15) | 100 (10) | 101 (6) | 106 (6) |
| 44 | David Crooks | 91211 | 16:31 | 82 (22) | 89 (23) | 103 (19) | 111 (18) | 118 (20) |
| 45 | phthisis | 41063 | 16:41 | 77 (12) | 91 (10) | 113 (10) | 114 (10) | 109 (9) |
| 46 | Carol | 40162 | 17:36 | 92 (14) | 94 (12) | 94 (6) | 104 (9) | 126 (7) |
| 47 | Golvellius | 37530 | 17:52 | 74 (8) | 107 (10) | 94 (13) | 101 (8) | 135 (6) |
| 48 | sotira | 94568 | 17:54 | 83 (20) | 92 (21) | 105 (18) | 112 (20) | 107 (19) |
| 49 | OliviaRhineb | 120819 | 18:18 | 80 (25) | 92 (26) | 107 (22) | 113 (26) | 108 (21) |
| 50 | robinh | 113212 | 18:19 | 93 (22) | 92 (24) | 96 (22) | 105 (23) | 111 (22) |
| 51 | rupe | 74414 | 18:47 | 82 (15) | 84 (15) | 106 (18) | 119 (14) | 107 (14) |
| 52 | GMcD | 133701 | 18:53 | 84 (26) | 90 (25) | 100 (26) | 117 (25) | 107 (26) |
| 53 | LouWeed | 135001 | 18:54 | 89 (26) | 96 (26) | 97 (26) | 105 (26) | 110 (25) |
| 54 | LuckOfLucien | 51813 | 19:11 | 75 (11) | 96 (12) | 103 (11) | 100 (14) | 143 (7) |
| 55 | Craven | 127504 | 19:19 | 93 (26) | 96 (26) | 100 (24) | 107 (23) | 104 (21) |
| 56 | tapbarker | 123485 | 19:24 | 90 (23) | 96 (23) | 97 (22) | 105 (23) | 109 (25) |
| 57 | Squallaby | 119088 | 19:27 | 87 (25) | 83 (21) | 83 (19) | 117 (23) | 122 (24) |
| 58 | grape | 75911 | 20:04 | 95 (17) | 85 (18) | 97 (13) | 150 (10) | 94 (15) |
| 59 | annelambirth | 103334 | 20:15 | 90 (22) | 97 (22) | 92 (18) | 101 (17) | 123 (16) |
| 60 | kath | 64185 | 20:34 | 94 (19) | 97 (18) | 105 (9) | 103 (8) | 112 (8) |
| 61 | Looch | 128933 | 20:39 | 89 (24) | 88 (21) | 101 (23) | 110 (23) | 110 (23) |
| 62 | barracuda | 148073 | 21:16 | 81 (26) | 92 (26) | 100 (25) | 107 (25) | 120 (24) |
| 63 | MichelinPoitiers | 60195 | 21:20 | 96 (12) | 98 (11) | 101 (11) | 105 (10) | 99 (13) |
| 64 | andrewlake | 149508 | 21:28 | 76 (25) | 93 (26) | 106 (26) | 89 (25) | 136 (24) |
| 65 | mcjwright | 144951 | 21:34 | 86 (26) | 90 (24) | 98 (25) | 109 (25) | 117 (22) |
| 66 | Ed freshpot | 108811 | 21:35 | 91 (18) | 91 (20) | 97 (19) | 101 (18) | 118 (19) |
| 67 | Zabadak | 138438 | 21:46 | 83 (25) | 91 (21) | 104 (23) | 110 (23) | 108 (24) |
| 68 | pterodactyl | 93772 | 22:00 | 89 (16) | 93 (21) | 99 (17) | 109 (14) | 114 (13) |
| 69 | sampson | 84957 | 22:07 | 96 (18) | 100 (17) | 99 (15) | 100 (11) | 104 (13) |
| 70 | gbestanley | 116088 | 22:14 | 87 (24) | 100 (22) | 98 (20) | 109 (16) | 111 (15) |
| 71 | Kevin Gregg | 127039 | 22:17 | 90 (25) | 100 (23) | 94 (19) | 112 (18) | 106 (20) |
| 72 | benedick | 85680 | 22:18 | 87 (19) | 96 (15) | 112 (14) | 99 (12) | 109 (14) |
| 73 | John Arnold | 83677 | 22:29 | 92 (21) | 87 (12) | 94 (13) | 114 (15) | 116 (11) |
| 74 | Zander | 43271 | 22:32 | 66 (10) | 92 (7) | 111 (9) | 98 (9) | 146 (7) |
| 75 | cath23 | 56960 | 22:36 | 90 (9) | 94 (12) | 106 (7) | 106 (14) | 101 (10) |
| 76 | brian.mcnamara | 81829 | 23:06 | 88 (17) | 101 (18) | 88 (9) | 113 (13) | 107 (12) |
| 77 | jaraab | 89896 | 23:24 | 83 (16) | 96 (17) | 101 (14) | 114 (15) | 107 (12) |
| 78 | colin2355 | 142709 | 23:32 | 87 (24) | 89 (23) | 95 (24) | 124 (17) | 110 (23) |
| 79 | hugh.schofield | 70688 | 24:02 | 87 (13) | 90 (14) | 111 (10) | 102 (9) | 112 (13) |
| 80 | george.garlick | 117039 | 24:04 | 92 (22) | 99 (18) | 99 (19) | 98 (14) | 111 (18) |
| 81 | tonym | 153643 | 25:36 | 89 (22) | 91 (23) | 102 (22) | 107 (23) | 110 (20) |
| 82 | zythum | 56350 | 26:05 | 100 (9) | 83 (9) | 96 (11) | 117 (8) | 105 (9) |
| 83 | rjcassidy | 136980 | 26:14 | 79 (18) | 86 (19) | 100 (16) | 117 (23) | 109 (21) |
| 84 | goblin | 188912 | 26:27 | 86 (26) | 94 (25) | 97 (26) | 111 (26) | 108 (26) |
| 85 | Chadwick | 110466 | 26:40 | 86 (15) | 92 (16) | 93 (17) | 117 (16) | 110 (15) |
| 86 | dec | 93022 | 26:43 | 98 (15) | 90 (12) | 104 (15) | 101 (14) | 104 (12) |
| 87 | timbo | 64328 | 26:48 | 84 (7) | 99 (12) | 102 (12) | 99 (10) | 108 (9) |
| 88 | GeorgeTz | 82969 | 27:06 | 91 (16) | 97 (8) | 101 (12) | 102 (11) | 108 (14) |
| 89 | fudgiebates | 102715 | 27:10 | 90 (18) | 94 (11) | 96 (17) | 97 (14) | 126 (13) |
| 90 | diogenes | 179568 | 27:27 | 85 (26) | 88 (25) | 91 (23) | 113 (25) | 126 (20) |
| 91 | phmfantom | 135579 | 27:53 | 90 (22) | 98 (15) | 95 (23) | 113 (19) | 106 (12) |
| 92 | dont_panic | 105482 | 27:54 | 77 (14) | 85 (14) | 106 (15) | 106 (14) | 120 (16) |
| 93 | Manveru | 103169 | 28:11 | 102 (19) | 101 (16) | 102 (13) | 90 (11) | 98 (12) |
| 94 | endafk | 85477 | 28:29 | 95 (17) | 79 (12) | 123 (14) | 105 (7) | 96 (10) |
| 95 | Peter Sykes | 149649 | 28:40 | 85 (20) | 94 (22) | 100 (18) | 109 (16) | 112 (21) |
| 96 | NAPASAI | 88918 | 29:03 | 82 (11) | 105 (16) | 105 (12) | 91 (9) | 107 (13) |
| 97 | jdavidliddell | 92431 | 29:03 | 85 (13) | 96 (13) | 86 (11) | 116 (14) | 112 (12) |
| 98 | Jagsfan1971 | 80787 | 29:16 | 79 (11) | 127 (13) | 105 (9) | 95 (14) | 85 (9) |
| 99 | alwsn8 | 184046 | 29:29 | 80 (23) | 92 (23) | 91 (23) | 114 (22) | 120 (23) |
| 100 | James P | 139329 | 30:33 | 74 (20) | 87 (16) | 106 (15) | 122 (18) | 113 (17) |
| 101 | Paul H. Dear | 107633 | 30:55 | 77 (12) | 84 (14) | 101 (12) | 109 (14) | 119 (16) |
| 102 | bobbb | 75302 | 31:22 | 75 (9) | 86 (10) | 88 (7) | 115 (11) | 117 (13) |
| 103 | nekabue | 200477 | 31:31 | 85 (24) | 93 (25) | 98 (22) | 105 (21) | 118 (24) |
| 104 | rosselliot | 168386 | 32:37 | 84 (19) | 94 (19) | 101 (22) | 106 (18) | 113 (18) |
| 105 | ulaca | 158795 | 32:40 | 77 (21) | 98 (19) | 98 (16) | 113 (17) | 116 (18) |
| 106 | Semillon | 137395 | 32:42 | 97 (13) | 76 (15) | 96 (15) | 106 (18) | 116 (19) |
| 107 | Big Nug | 212802 | 33:27 | 99 (23) | 87 (23) | 98 (25) | 106 (23) | 109 (22) |
| 108 | Jeeves | 111333 | 33:44 | 71 (11) | 81 (10) | 109 (14) | 111 (13) | 111 (17) |
| 109 | FelicityTT | 119606 | 33:47 | 90 (12) | 93 (11) | 89 (16) | 108 (17) | 115 (13) |
| 110 | stainl665 | 97683 | 33:55 | 89 (8) | 84 (12) | 91 (9) | 114 (16) | 106 (13) |
| 111 | koro | 201507 | 33:55 | 91 (21) | 90 (23) | 104 (22) | 104 (21) | 108 (22) |
| 112 | joss henry | 167072 | 33:57 | 81 (20) | 104 (23) | 102 (18) | 107 (17) | 105 (14) |
| 113 | auntie noele | 83624 | 33:59 | 95 (15) | 90 (15) | 114 (8) | 111 (6) | 111 (7) |
| 114 | Glyndwr | 144706 | 34:27 | 90 (21) | 93 (20) | 104 (17) | 109 (14) | 119 (8) |
| 115 | Crippens1 | 178047 | 34:54 | 88 (21) | 99 (23) | 101 (18) | 104 (15) | 109 (18) |
| 116 | JohnDun | 225514 | 35:27 | 78 (22) | 91 (24) | 108 (25) | 111 (22) | 108 (23) |
| 117 | 1234 | 219705 | 36:37 | 88 (23) | 98 (23) | 90 (22) | 113 (22) | 110 (20) |
| 118 | MrGrumpy | 95081 | 36:51 | 94 (11) | 87 (8) | 108 (10) | 96 (12) | 109 (12) |
| 119 | Tudds | 242078 | 37:21 | 77 (24) | 88 (23) | 97 (24) | 121 (24) | 115 (23) |
| 120 | eniamretrauq | 187208 | 38:03 | 81 (20) | 85 (13) | 92 (21) | 126 (20) | 110 (18) |
| 121 | SlumdogEngineer | 159479 | 39:40 | 79 (21) | 98 (13) | 106 (13) | 102 (18) | 129 (12) |
| 122 | Gussie | 141853 | 40:45 | 84 (8) | 79 (14) | 99 (12) | 112 (16) | 110 (18) |
| 123 | Nangle | 110114 | 40:46 | 94 (9) | 89 (13) | 95 (12) | 95 (10) | 125 (11) |
| 124 | Paulypops | 142305 | 40:53 | 92 (17) | 97 (16) | 93 (12) | 111 (12) | 111 (11) |
| 125 | Pleasuredome | 167725 | 41:06 | 86 (18) | 97 (18) | 98 (17) | 106 (12) | 120 (13) |
| 126 | Archie | 122221 | 43:20 | 72 (9) | 58 (9) | 83 (10) | 111 (12) | 133 (17) |
| 127 | Ronnie | 164956 | 44:20 | 92 (16) | 99 (19) | 102 (10) | 109 (15) | 98 (12) |
| 128 | SK42 | 125668 | 44:33 | 85 (12) | 82 (9) | 104 (18) | 113 (9) | 115 (9) |
| 129 | symbenall2 | 193160 | 48:46 | 86 (15) | 91 (14) | 93 (14) | 110 (17) | 113 (16) |
| 130 | andrewmr | 241353 | 50:55 | 82 (21) | 84 (17) | 123 (17) | 105 (20) | 110 (14) |