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 | 34691 | 06:05 | 81 (21) | 91 (19) | 98 (23) | 110 (21) | 117 (21) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 30993 | 06:32 | 90 (20) | 93 (18) | 96 (17) | 107 (19) | 116 (15) |
| 3 | Jason | 50025 | 07:07 | 85 (26) | 96 (26) | 104 (25) | 105 (25) | 108 (25) |
| 4 | verlaine | 54211 | 07:35 | 85 (26) | 97 (26) | 98 (25) | 106 (26) | 112 (26) |
| 5 | mistigris | 50474 | 08:00 | 83 (22) | 96 (25) | 98 (23) | 111 (23) | 110 (22) |
| 6 | aphis99 | 59094 | 08:47 | 87 (26) | 93 (24) | 95 (24) | 102 (25) | 123 (23) |
| 7 | Midas | 65328 | 09:33 | 91 (26) | 93 (26) | 97 (25) | 108 (23) | 111 (24) |
| 8 | hilarym | 45571 | 09:36 | 82 (17) | 92 (19) | 102 (17) | 114 (18) | 108 (18) |
| 9 | richard | 33512 | 09:37 | 95 (16) | 92 (17) | 103 (13) | 104 (13) | 112 (9) |
| 10 | asaldanha | 61755 | 09:53 | 81 (22) | 100 (24) | 102 (25) | 99 (21) | 116 (22) |
| 11 | boulemiche | 26325 | 10:12 | 94 (14) | 94 (12) | 97 (12) | 120 (7) | 106 (8) |
| 12 | robertL | 51463 | 10:35 | 94 (18) | 100 (20) | 94 (18) | 105 (19) | 104 (16) |
| 13 | chindit | 75023 | 10:35 | 91 (25) | 88 (26) | 99 (25) | 106 (26) | 113 (26) |
| 14 | AlanS | 76146 | 11:02 | 87 (25) | 98 (26) | 102 (25) | 104 (24) | 107 (25) |
| 15 | chriswords | 62057 | 11:37 | 87 (20) | 98 (20) | 100 (22) | 108 (20) | 106 (17) |
| 16 | tiggis | 28033 | 11:40 | 82 (11) | 101 (10) | 100 (8) | 107 (10) | 110 (11) |
| 17 | thebarnets | 47959 | 11:55 | 86 (17) | 93 (17) | 118 (16) | 111 (13) | 94 (14) |
| 18 | glheard | 60618 | 12:01 | 85 (21) | 98 (20) | 96 (15) | 114 (22) | 104 (16) |
| 19 | trux | 20511 | 12:12 | 79 (8) | 109 (6) | 103 (7) | 104 (11) | 108 (6) |
| 20 | lickert | 77085 | 12:14 | 90 (24) | 87 (23) | 100 (25) | 114 (24) | 106 (19) |
| 21 | Tom Stubbs | 87287 | 12:45 | 85 (25) | 95 (25) | 104 (25) | 108 (25) | 106 (24) |
| 22 | andy | 26344 | 13:18 | 81 (8) | 78 (8) | 110 (12) | 108 (9) | 117 (6) |
| 23 | noidea | 54281 | 13:18 | 92 (17) | 101 (18) | 103 (15) | 99 (14) | 103 (14) |
| 24 | keriothe_ | 88716 | 13:19 | 86 (24) | 88 (24) | 105 (24) | 108 (23) | 110 (26) |
| 25 | SimonAnthony | 68058 | 13:20 | 86 (22) | 99 (20) | 82 (18) | 104 (17) | 131 (18) |
| 26 | p.wild | 93027 | 13:28 | 90 (25) | 100 (25) | 101 (25) | 104 (25) | 103 (25) |
| 27 | Topical Tim | 87169 | 13:42 | 84 (23) | 85 (24) | 96 (24) | 116 (23) | 118 (22) |
| 28 | Silva | 95657 | 13:44 | 96 (26) | 98 (26) | 98 (25) | 99 (26) | 108 (23) |
| 29 | fshephe | 96843 | 13:47 | 95 (25) | 96 (26) | 95 (25) | 103 (26) | 108 (25) |
| 30 | neilr | 98011 | 13:57 | 93 (26) | 88 (25) | 96 (26) | 109 (26) | 111 (24) |
| 31 | Sheapey | 77377 | 14:01 | 88 (22) | 90 (19) | 93 (20) | 111 (19) | 114 (22) |
| 32 | aphasic | 53790 | 14:13 | 85 (18) | 103 (17) | 96 (13) | 106 (11) | 113 (14) |
| 33 | Groucho | 50894 | 14:22 | 92 (17) | 96 (16) | 94 (13) | 114 (14) | 107 (9) |
| 34 | Stavros | 84157 | 14:55 | 87 (23) | 101 (22) | 91 (22) | 102 (19) | 122 (18) |
| 35 | mikegrocott | 68950 | 15:07 | 85 (12) | 98 (15) | 95 (22) | 106 (19) | 109 (18) |
| 36 | Big Mick | 27347 | 15:11 | 89 (9) | 99 (8) | 104 (10) | 107 (7) | 100 (6) |
| 37 | Tibthorpe | 91701 | 15:17 | 84 (24) | 94 (22) | 93 (21) | 111 (21) | 117 (22) |
| 38 | HenryBW | 74205 | 15:39 | 88 (18) | 84 (16) | 95 (17) | 106 (20) | 121 (18) |
| 39 | Sue Sweeper | 65958 | 15:42 | 81 (12) | 97 (17) | 96 (19) | 102 (20) | 122 (12) |
| 40 | jonathanbaker174 | 31171 | 15:44 | 94 (11) | 101 (9) | 117 (7) | 87 (9) | 108 (7) |
| 41 | Malcj | 89810 | 15:45 | 86 (21) | 93 (24) | 103 (21) | 102 (20) | 115 (19) |
| 42 | MikeOsborne | 103348 | 15:48 | 88 (24) | 96 (24) | 91 (24) | 111 (23) | 112 (24) |
| 43 | cyrillic | 98899 | 16:19 | 84 (21) | 85 (22) | 105 (24) | 113 (23) | 109 (21) |
| 44 | phthisis | 37665 | 16:31 | 82 (12) | 108 (9) | 112 (11) | 101 (8) | 100 (8) |
| 45 | KenG | 59032 | 16:40 | 84 (13) | 88 (14) | 106 (12) | 102 (15) | 117 (15) |
| 46 | David Crooks | 95900 | 17:11 | 82 (20) | 92 (22) | 97 (20) | 107 (20) | 118 (21) |
| 47 | sotira | 88052 | 17:15 | 82 (21) | 93 (20) | 105 (17) | 115 (20) | 106 (17) |
| 48 | OliviaRhineb | 118499 | 18:07 | 87 (25) | 92 (25) | 105 (22) | 109 (26) | 106 (21) |
| 49 | robinh | 114618 | 18:22 | 90 (23) | 99 (24) | 95 (22) | 103 (23) | 111 (22) |
| 50 | Golvellius | 40872 | 18:24 | 80 (9) | 116 (8) | 93 (12) | 92 (9) | 122 (9) |
| 51 | LouWeed | 131424 | 18:24 | 91 (26) | 98 (26) | 98 (26) | 103 (26) | 107 (25) |
| 52 | Squallaby | 112987 | 18:38 | 90 (24) | 88 (21) | 93 (22) | 105 (22) | 122 (22) |
| 53 | RobR | 79106 | 18:50 | 96 (18) | 95 (17) | 90 (21) | 115 (15) | 114 (9) |
| 54 | rupe | 70303 | 18:53 | 86 (17) | 89 (12) | 105 (15) | 115 (15) | 103 (13) |
| 55 | tapbarker | 124809 | 19:05 | 91 (25) | 99 (24) | 94 (24) | 105 (22) | 108 (24) |
| 56 | Craven | 128427 | 19:06 | 94 (26) | 100 (26) | 99 (26) | 105 (23) | 101 (21) |
| 57 | GMcD | 137781 | 19:27 | 84 (26) | 94 (25) | 97 (26) | 117 (25) | 107 (26) |
| 58 | grape | 68085 | 19:54 | 95 (16) | 84 (17) | 98 (14) | 153 (9) | 92 (11) |
| 59 | annelambirth | 92265 | 19:58 | 89 (21) | 103 (22) | 89 (16) | 111 (15) | 110 (13) |
| 60 | Looch | 124416 | 20:07 | 91 (25) | 94 (19) | 97 (23) | 108 (24) | 108 (22) |
| 61 | LuckOfLucien | 56812 | 20:08 | 79 (13) | 97 (13) | 109 (10) | 100 (13) | 129 (8) |
| 62 | Ed freshpot | 110071 | 20:23 | 88 (20) | 98 (20) | 97 (19) | 104 (20) | 109 (21) |
| 63 | MichelinPoitiers | 66645 | 20:57 | 98 (13) | 97 (14) | 101 (11) | 100 (11) | 101 (14) |
| 64 | gbestanley | 121810 | 21:08 | 89 (24) | 98 (23) | 100 (22) | 107 (19) | 108 (18) |
| 65 | pterodactyl | 78336 | 21:24 | 93 (13) | 99 (18) | 98 (16) | 98 (13) | 112 (11) |
| 66 | andrewlake | 150749 | 21:39 | 78 (25) | 98 (26) | 100 (26) | 95 (25) | 128 (24) |
| 67 | barracuda | 151088 | 21:42 | 85 (26) | 90 (26) | 104 (25) | 101 (25) | 120 (24) |
| 68 | benedick | 96378 | 22:00 | 87 (20) | 96 (16) | 111 (17) | 93 (17) | 117 (13) |
| 69 | colin2355 | 136051 | 22:27 | 93 (22) | 92 (24) | 88 (23) | 110 (18) | 116 (24) |
| 70 | Zabadak | 124071 | 22:28 | 84 (21) | 92 (19) | 110 (18) | 107 (22) | 105 (22) |
| 71 | mcjwright | 155396 | 22:43 | 85 (26) | 92 (24) | 99 (25) | 112 (26) | 111 (23) |
| 72 | Kevin Gregg | 122981 | 22:46 | 90 (24) | 96 (22) | 96 (20) | 116 (19) | 104 (15) |
| 73 | KET | 53382 | 22:48 | 91 (11) | 97 (12) | 79 (8) | 116 (9) | 116 (9) |
| 74 | sampson | 95843 | 22:49 | 95 (22) | 96 (16) | 98 (16) | 101 (10) | 112 (16) |
| 75 | John Arnold | 84968 | 22:50 | 97 (21) | 90 (11) | 92 (14) | 112 (14) | 108 (12) |
| 76 | Pootle | 88236 | 22:58 | 91 (15) | 99 (15) | 97 (14) | 96 (15) | 114 (15) |
| 77 | cath23 | 38834 | 23:06 | 81 (7) | 93 (8) | 94 (7) | 116 (9) | 108 (7) |
| 78 | george.garlick | 117588 | 23:36 | 93 (21) | 98 (19) | 100 (18) | 98 (17) | 110 (18) |
| 79 | jaraab | 100974 | 24:02 | 84 (19) | 106 (15) | 99 (14) | 98 (16) | 114 (16) |
| 80 | brian.mcnamara | 85252 | 24:04 | 84 (12) | 100 (17) | 83 (11) | 113 (14) | 111 (15) |
| 81 | puzzled1 | 50173 | 24:35 | 91 (9) | 107 (9) | 107 (10) | 119 (9) | 61 (7) |
| 82 | hugh.schofield | 74856 | 25:27 | 107 (11) | 98 (16) | 90 (11) | 92 (11) | 112 (10) |
| 83 | goblin | 182692 | 25:35 | 88 (26) | 100 (25) | 94 (26) | 110 (26) | 106 (26) |
| 84 | rjcassidy | 131693 | 25:49 | 87 (17) | 91 (17) | 106 (16) | 108 (24) | 101 (21) |
| 85 | dec | 89303 | 26:06 | 93 (17) | 102 (10) | 100 (15) | 101 (11) | 104 (14) |
| 86 | timbo | 59746 | 26:12 | 83 (10) | 100 (11) | 92 (11) | 109 (8) | 122 (8) |
| 87 | Chadwick | 139838 | 26:29 | 83 (19) | 93 (20) | 99 (21) | 110 (21) | 113 (17) |
| 88 | tonym | 162243 | 26:30 | 90 (21) | 95 (23) | 97 (22) | 105 (24) | 110 (22) |
| 89 | fudgiebates | 91304 | 26:41 | 86 (16) | 89 (9) | 94 (15) | 111 (14) | 116 (13) |
| 90 | GeorgeTz | 76965 | 26:43 | 87 (15) | 97 (9) | 114 (13) | 96 (10) | 104 (11) |
| 91 | zythum | 91101 | 27:06 | 100 (13) | 87 (14) | 95 (13) | 106 (12) | 111 (14) |
| 92 | diogenes | 182496 | 27:54 | 85 (25) | 93 (26) | 95 (24) | 105 (23) | 123 (21) |
| 93 | NAPASAI | 72462 | 28:05 | 65 (7) | 108 (13) | 106 (13) | 87 (9) | 110 (11) |
| 94 | endafk | 76273 | 28:14 | 95 (15) | 91 (12) | 110 (12) | 94 (7) | 109 (9) |
| 95 | jdavidliddell | 107107 | 28:20 | 92 (15) | 96 (16) | 88 (12) | 106 (18) | 116 (12) |
| 96 | Manveru | 101416 | 28:38 | 91 (18) | 108 (17) | 96 (16) | 101 (8) | 106 (10) |
| 97 | Peter Sykes | 139510 | 28:42 | 86 (18) | 95 (19) | 99 (18) | 104 (18) | 113 (18) |
| 98 | phmfantom | 141539 | 29:07 | 89 (20) | 99 (15) | 95 (22) | 112 (21) | 105 (13) |
| 99 | dont_panic | 52134 | 29:57 | 75 (8) | 80 (7) | 107 (7) | 104 (9) | 129 (8) |
| 100 | James P | 154071 | 30:12 | 73 (22) | 97 (17) | 93 (15) | 115 (22) | 119 (19) |
| 101 | nekabue | 194002 | 30:47 | 82 (24) | 105 (25) | 96 (23) | 102 (20) | 114 (23) |
| 102 | alwsn8 | 194047 | 30:48 | 85 (23) | 91 (24) | 97 (23) | 109 (23) | 116 (22) |
| 103 | rosselliot | 140622 | 30:50 | 89 (16) | 94 (18) | 100 (18) | 104 (17) | 111 (17) |
| 104 | stainl665 | 83795 | 31:44 | 90 (7) | 94 (11) | 95 (10) | 105 (14) | 106 (12) |
| 105 | bobbb | 70864 | 31:55 | 81 (7) | 93 (9) | 87 (6) | 110 (12) | 106 (13) |
| 106 | Paul H. Dear | 102632 | 32:16 | 76 (10) | 84 (13) | 99 (12) | 108 (15) | 123 (13) |
| 107 | ulaca | 168263 | 32:36 | 78 (21) | 93 (20) | 102 (19) | 116 (18) | 112 (18) |
| 108 | Semillon | 152238 | 32:57 | 92 (17) | 87 (18) | 94 (16) | 97 (17) | 124 (19) |
| 109 | koro | 200045 | 33:20 | 95 (21) | 97 (24) | 96 (22) | 102 (21) | 106 (22) |
| 110 | Big Nug | 219513 | 33:52 | 100 (23) | 96 (23) | 95 (26) | 102 (23) | 105 (23) |
| 111 | FelicityTT | 111437 | 34:23 | 88 (16) | 99 (10) | 91 (14) | 112 (14) | 114 (10) |
| 112 | Jeeves | 118153 | 35:09 | 77 (9) | 90 (11) | 109 (13) | 101 (15) | 107 (18) |
| 113 | joss henry | 164190 | 35:32 | 78 (21) | 102 (21) | 111 (17) | 102 (15) | 113 (13) |
| 114 | Tudds | 230694 | 35:36 | 80 (24) | 87 (23) | 103 (24) | 124 (24) | 103 (23) |
| 115 | 1234 | 211529 | 35:58 | 90 (22) | 97 (22) | 94 (22) | 108 (22) | 109 (20) |
| 116 | Glyndwr | 143341 | 36:11 | 86 (20) | 99 (18) | 103 (17) | 108 (13) | 116 (8) |
| 117 | JohnDun | 237179 | 36:15 | 79 (24) | 101 (24) | 96 (25) | 110 (22) | 114 (24) |
| 118 | eniamretrauq | 174912 | 36:26 | 84 (19) | 91 (13) | 97 (19) | 110 (20) | 111 (19) |
| 119 | Crippens1 | 184408 | 36:35 | 85 (19) | 96 (23) | 100 (17) | 98 (16) | 119 (19) |
| 120 | MrGrumpy | 87249 | 37:17 | 90 (11) | 103 (8) | 107 (11) | 91 (10) | 110 (9) |
| 121 | SlumdogEngineer | 174181 | 37:42 | 90 (22) | 91 (15) | 98 (16) | 107 (20) | 115 (14) |
| 122 | SK42 | 128742 | 41:15 | 83 (15) | 99 (12) | 102 (13) | 105 (10) | 114 (12) |
| 123 | Nangle | 123950 | 41:19 | 80 (10) | 101 (12) | 94 (13) | 92 (12) | 124 (13) |
| 124 | Gussie | 131435 | 41:19 | 90 (7) | 86 (13) | 93 (12) | 115 (14) | 104 (17) |
| 125 | Paulypops | 146288 | 41:19 | 95 (17) | 100 (16) | 88 (14) | 111 (11) | 110 (11) |
| 126 | Pleasuredome | 179059 | 41:26 | 86 (20) | 97 (19) | 103 (17) | 100 (13) | 119 (13) |
| 127 | Archie | 124877 | 42:28 | 85 (7) | 72 (11) | 87 (14) | 97 (14) | 146 (13) |
| 128 | Ronnie | 157802 | 44:34 | 91 (16) | 102 (19) | 92 (9) | 109 (15) | 101 (10) |
| 129 | symbenall2 | 200578 | 47:45 | 90 (17) | 95 (17) | 94 (14) | 106 (15) | 113 (17) |
| 130 | andrewmr | 219946 | 53:54 | 83 (17) | 81 (18) | 124 (14) | 108 (16) | 111 (13) |