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 | 37854 | 06:00 | 81 (22) | 91 (21) | 102 (25) | 104 (23) | 116 (24) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 31735 | 06:27 | 90 (20) | 96 (19) | 102 (18) | 99 (19) | 113 (16) |
| 3 | Jason | 52068 | 07:06 | 85 (26) | 95 (27) | 103 (26) | 101 (26) | 114 (27) |
| 4 | verlaine | 56590 | 07:36 | 87 (27) | 97 (27) | 94 (26) | 103 (27) | 117 (27) |
| 5 | mistigris | 50574 | 07:52 | 83 (22) | 95 (25) | 101 (23) | 106 (23) | 113 (24) |
| 6 | aphis99 | 59812 | 08:44 | 87 (24) | 95 (25) | 96 (25) | 99 (26) | 121 (24) |
| 7 | Midas | 68275 | 09:38 | 90 (26) | 93 (27) | 101 (26) | 102 (24) | 113 (25) |
| 8 | richard | 33711 | 09:41 | 95 (15) | 90 (18) | 105 (13) | 104 (13) | 112 (9) |
| 9 | asaldanha | 61884 | 09:43 | 83 (23) | 99 (25) | 104 (23) | 91 (22) | 120 (23) |
| 10 | hilarym | 53269 | 09:51 | 82 (21) | 93 (20) | 104 (19) | 110 (20) | 110 (20) |
| 11 | thebarnets | 46575 | 10:04 | 95 (20) | 93 (21) | 106 (18) | 120 (14) | 87 (14) |
| 12 | boulemiche | 27240 | 10:05 | 95 (14) | 99 (13) | 95 (12) | 108 (9) | 109 (7) |
| 13 | lili | 15265 | 10:10 | 98 (8) | 85 (6) | 118 (6) | 88 (8) | 111 (7) |
| 14 | chindit | 77522 | 10:30 | 89 (26) | 91 (26) | 100 (27) | 102 (27) | 115 (27) |
| 15 | robertL | 61887 | 11:12 | 91 (19) | 102 (20) | 104 (21) | 100 (24) | 100 (18) |
| 16 | AlanS | 82842 | 11:19 | 88 (26) | 98 (27) | 103 (27) | 100 (27) | 110 (25) |
| 17 | chriswords | 59815 | 11:35 | 85 (19) | 101 (21) | 96 (22) | 108 (18) | 110 (16) |
| 18 | tiggis | 32980 | 11:41 | 82 (12) | 98 (13) | 97 (9) | 108 (12) | 115 (11) |
| 19 | glheard | 62291 | 11:55 | 88 (22) | 97 (20) | 100 (18) | 110 (21) | 105 (16) |
| 20 | lickert | 79750 | 11:58 | 92 (25) | 91 (24) | 97 (26) | 107 (25) | 111 (21) |
| 21 | keriothe_ | 86461 | 12:45 | 86 (23) | 88 (25) | 105 (25) | 104 (24) | 113 (26) |
| 22 | Tom Stubbs | 91874 | 12:52 | 88 (26) | 93 (26) | 102 (26) | 106 (26) | 109 (25) |
| 23 | andy | 32664 | 12:57 | 81 (9) | 87 (12) | 104 (12) | 117 (11) | 108 (8) |
| 24 | SimonAnthony | 69727 | 13:12 | 88 (23) | 97 (21) | 85 (18) | 106 (17) | 125 (19) |
| 25 | noidea | 55571 | 13:13 | 94 (18) | 101 (17) | 103 (16) | 96 (14) | 104 (15) |
| 26 | p.wild | 95986 | 13:19 | 89 (26) | 101 (26) | 99 (26) | 103 (26) | 106 (26) |
| 27 | neilr | 96507 | 13:24 | 92 (27) | 90 (26) | 98 (26) | 106 (26) | 111 (25) |
| 28 | Topical Tim | 89775 | 13:36 | 84 (25) | 90 (26) | 95 (21) | 110 (24) | 119 (24) |
| 29 | Silva | 98493 | 13:40 | 96 (27) | 98 (27) | 100 (26) | 98 (27) | 107 (23) |
| 30 | Sheapey | 91732 | 13:46 | 89 (25) | 92 (23) | 94 (24) | 110 (23) | 112 (26) |
| 31 | fshephe | 102648 | 13:54 | 93 (27) | 96 (27) | 98 (26) | 99 (27) | 112 (26) |
| 32 | jim42078 | 29245 | 13:55 | 84 (8) | 101 (12) | 108 (6) | 98 (8) | 105 (11) |
| 33 | Groucho | 52798 | 13:58 | 92 (19) | 97 (17) | 96 (14) | 105 (14) | 119 (9) |
| 34 | aphasic | 58141 | 14:15 | 84 (17) | 101 (18) | 101 (15) | 100 (14) | 113 (14) |
| 35 | Ben Staveley | 30322 | 14:26 | 85 (8) | 92 (10) | 99 (6) | 106 (13) | 112 (8) |
| 36 | Stavros | 98841 | 14:34 | 86 (27) | 101 (25) | 95 (26) | 101 (23) | 117 (22) |
| 37 | Tibthorpe | 97593 | 15:20 | 87 (25) | 93 (23) | 93 (23) | 109 (23) | 117 (22) |
| 38 | Malcj | 93450 | 15:34 | 82 (22) | 98 (25) | 100 (21) | 100 (22) | 120 (20) |
| 39 | mikegrocott | 67417 | 15:36 | 85 (11) | 95 (14) | 95 (20) | 103 (19) | 112 (18) |
| 40 | Sue Sweeper | 75098 | 15:38 | 79 (16) | 99 (18) | 92 (20) | 101 (21) | 130 (15) |
| 41 | MikeOsborne | 104460 | 15:41 | 88 (25) | 96 (25) | 95 (22) | 106 (24) | 112 (25) |
| 42 | HenryBW | 72719 | 15:56 | 83 (18) | 85 (16) | 98 (18) | 107 (18) | 126 (16) |
| 43 | KenG | 75224 | 16:04 | 85 (17) | 93 (18) | 102 (16) | 100 (19) | 118 (18) |
| 44 | cyrillic | 103843 | 16:19 | 88 (22) | 84 (23) | 108 (25) | 105 (24) | 111 (22) |
| 45 | phthisis | 35960 | 16:38 | 82 (12) | 115 (9) | 102 (10) | 105 (8) | 103 (7) |
| 46 | sotira | 89879 | 16:49 | 83 (23) | 97 (21) | 104 (20) | 112 (19) | 107 (16) |
| 47 | David Crooks | 108283 | 17:01 | 82 (23) | 98 (25) | 98 (23) | 103 (22) | 117 (23) |
| 48 | OliviaRhineb | 127000 | 18:05 | 84 (26) | 94 (26) | 106 (26) | 105 (27) | 110 (22) |
| 49 | LouWeed | 134536 | 18:13 | 91 (27) | 98 (27) | 99 (27) | 99 (26) | 111 (26) |
| 50 | robinh | 128229 | 18:15 | 89 (25) | 99 (26) | 100 (25) | 100 (26) | 111 (25) |
| 51 | Golvellius | 49789 | 18:26 | 79 (13) | 116 (11) | 106 (12) | 85 (10) | 119 (9) |
| 52 | Squallaby | 120858 | 18:49 | 87 (25) | 91 (22) | 96 (23) | 100 (24) | 125 (23) |
| 53 | RobR | 92903 | 18:52 | 92 (21) | 99 (18) | 92 (23) | 108 (17) | 116 (13) |
| 54 | Craven | 131339 | 18:52 | 91 (27) | 100 (27) | 101 (26) | 100 (24) | 106 (22) |
| 55 | grape | 68138 | 18:55 | 96 (16) | 91 (19) | 97 (15) | 132 (9) | 98 (11) |
| 56 | tapbarker | 127342 | 19:07 | 91 (26) | 97 (24) | 98 (24) | 101 (24) | 112 (23) |
| 57 | GMcD | 140343 | 19:19 | 83 (27) | 98 (26) | 98 (26) | 115 (25) | 106 (27) |
| 58 | rupe | 59186 | 19:20 | 85 (14) | 91 (11) | 105 (14) | 111 (12) | 107 (10) |
| 59 | annelambirth | 95379 | 19:37 | 91 (22) | 103 (21) | 90 (17) | 103 (16) | 115 (15) |
| 60 | Looch | 125282 | 20:04 | 86 (26) | 96 (21) | 101 (21) | 104 (22) | 111 (24) |
| 61 | LuckOfLucien | 70001 | 20:06 | 81 (14) | 91 (16) | 105 (13) | 105 (15) | 125 (10) |
| 62 | Ed freshpot | 123607 | 20:23 | 88 (22) | 97 (23) | 96 (22) | 101 (21) | 115 (23) |
| 63 | MichelinPoitiers | 75423 | 20:36 | 97 (14) | 99 (18) | 102 (12) | 96 (13) | 104 (14) |
| 64 | pterodactyl | 87079 | 21:20 | 94 (13) | 99 (18) | 97 (17) | 100 (16) | 108 (14) |
| 65 | gbestanley | 125764 | 21:23 | 90 (25) | 98 (20) | 97 (22) | 106 (22) | 109 (19) |
| 66 | andrewlake | 143121 | 21:29 | 78 (22) | 102 (27) | 95 (26) | 100 (22) | 121 (24) |
| 67 | barracuda | 157662 | 22:04 | 86 (26) | 89 (27) | 107 (25) | 95 (25) | 121 (26) |
| 68 | mcjwright | 155480 | 22:08 | 86 (27) | 92 (25) | 101 (25) | 107 (25) | 114 (25) |
| 69 | benedick | 102391 | 22:09 | 89 (20) | 97 (16) | 110 (18) | 91 (19) | 117 (14) |
| 70 | Pootle | 118429 | 22:10 | 87 (20) | 96 (20) | 97 (19) | 97 (20) | 121 (20) |
| 71 | John Arnold | 87697 | 22:29 | 96 (23) | 94 (12) | 93 (14) | 103 (14) | 115 (12) |
| 72 | sampson | 104718 | 22:39 | 96 (25) | 96 (17) | 97 (18) | 99 (12) | 113 (15) |
| 73 | colin2355 | 143383 | 22:45 | 90 (24) | 93 (25) | 89 (23) | 104 (18) | 122 (25) |
| 74 | Zabadak | 113445 | 22:46 | 81 (18) | 94 (16) | 109 (17) | 103 (21) | 108 (21) |
| 75 | Kevin Gregg | 129133 | 22:53 | 87 (25) | 98 (24) | 95 (21) | 113 (19) | 114 (15) |
| 76 | cath23 | 36029 | 23:05 | 81 (7) | 91 (7) | 94 (7) | 120 (8) | 108 (7) |
| 77 | george.garlick | 130739 | 23:41 | 90 (23) | 101 (22) | 102 (19) | 93 (19) | 114 (19) |
| 78 | brian.mcnamara | 104917 | 23:57 | 83 (15) | 96 (18) | 86 (14) | 111 (17) | 115 (19) |
| 79 | jaraab | 98419 | 24:07 | 87 (18) | 104 (16) | 98 (14) | 90 (15) | 121 (15) |
| 80 | puzzled1 | 43638 | 24:14 | 88 (8) | 108 (8) | 116 (9) | 112 (8) | 65 (7) |
| 81 | rjcassidy | 139074 | 24:55 | 87 (21) | 95 (18) | 103 (16) | 105 (25) | 107 (23) |
| 82 | Speedcop2 | 36008 | 25:00 | 86 (7) | 82 (6) | 110 (9) | 100 (6) | 114 (6) |
| 83 | dec | 102350 | 25:05 | 92 (20) | 98 (13) | 102 (18) | 89 (12) | 116 (15) |
| 84 | goblin | 186728 | 25:18 | 88 (27) | 98 (26) | 96 (27) | 106 (26) | 109 (27) |
| 85 | hugh.schofield | 68612 | 25:24 | 106 (9) | 98 (13) | 92 (10) | 88 (13) | 120 (10) |
| 86 | Bert Dove | 50555 | 25:31 | 94 (12) | 105 (8) | 96 (11) | 94 (6) | 118 (6) |
| 87 | timbo | 78081 | 26:01 | 85 (12) | 104 (15) | 92 (13) | 102 (11) | 119 (9) |
| 88 | endafk | 78388 | 26:07 | 100 (14) | 97 (14) | 87 (13) | 96 (9) | 124 (10) |
| 89 | KET | 78058 | 26:33 | 82 (13) | 91 (12) | 92 (8) | 108 (12) | 120 (14) |
| 90 | tonym | 172625 | 26:38 | 89 (22) | 94 (24) | 100 (23) | 102 (25) | 111 (24) |
| 91 | GeorgeTz | 84885 | 26:41 | 88 (16) | 99 (11) | 106 (14) | 92 (10) | 114 (12) |
| 92 | Chadwick | 155955 | 26:47 | 84 (20) | 93 (22) | 102 (23) | 103 (22) | 115 (20) |
| 93 | fudgiebates | 103587 | 27:24 | 88 (17) | 91 (11) | 93 (15) | 114 (15) | 110 (15) |
| 94 | zythum | 104979 | 27:46 | 92 (16) | 93 (15) | 97 (15) | 102 (13) | 116 (14) |
| 95 | diogenes | 150614 | 28:12 | 85 (21) | 94 (22) | 94 (20) | 101 (19) | 130 (17) |
| 96 | jdavidliddell | 98350 | 28:15 | 93 (12) | 91 (16) | 95 (12) | 104 (18) | 120 (10) |
| 97 | Manveru | 119734 | 28:30 | 90 (21) | 107 (18) | 98 (18) | 96 (10) | 109 (13) |
| 98 | phmfantom | 137338 | 28:36 | 92 (21) | 94 (14) | 94 (21) | 109 (20) | 111 (14) |
| 99 | Jagsfan1971 | 58595 | 28:43 | 71 (7) | 104 (8) | 104 (10) | 100 (13) | 118 (6) |
| 100 | Peter Sykes | 134876 | 28:49 | 85 (19) | 95 (18) | 99 (17) | 100 (17) | 121 (17) |
| 101 | James P | 157341 | 29:47 | 72 (23) | 103 (18) | 89 (17) | 116 (20) | 121 (20) |
| 102 | NAPASAI | 90139 | 30:02 | 63 (8) | 104 (12) | 114 (17) | 84 (11) | 110 (12) |
| 103 | Mkgnao | 99860 | 30:15 | 94 (16) | 90 (13) | 101 (13) | 83 (8) | 120 (15) |
| 104 | nekabue | 199991 | 30:18 | 83 (24) | 103 (27) | 101 (25) | 94 (20) | 115 (24) |
| 105 | rosselliot | 151452 | 30:24 | 87 (19) | 93 (20) | 103 (18) | 99 (17) | 117 (19) |
| 106 | alwsn8 | 200824 | 30:42 | 83 (24) | 93 (25) | 103 (24) | 102 (23) | 118 (23) |
| 107 | ulaca | 177774 | 32:12 | 79 (21) | 91 (21) | 103 (20) | 106 (19) | 119 (21) |
| 108 | Semillon | 155287 | 32:21 | 94 (18) | 89 (18) | 95 (18) | 88 (17) | 129 (19) |
| 109 | stainl665 | 74239 | 32:33 | 119 (6) | 90 (9) | 90 (9) | 99 (12) | 105 (12) |
| 110 | Big Nug | 215325 | 32:37 | 91 (24) | 102 (25) | 95 (26) | 104 (22) | 107 (23) |
| 111 | Paul H. Dear | 92558 | 32:49 | 81 (9) | 87 (12) | 102 (11) | 104 (14) | 120 (11) |
| 112 | koro | 225171 | 33:12 | 93 (25) | 100 (25) | 100 (24) | 100 (24) | 105 (25) |
| 113 | Jeeves | 108654 | 33:32 | 80 (10) | 97 (10) | 106 (13) | 93 (15) | 114 (16) |
| 114 | Tudds | 227531 | 33:33 | 82 (25) | 90 (24) | 102 (25) | 113 (25) | 110 (24) |
| 115 | eniamretrauq | 168540 | 33:50 | 89 (19) | 92 (17) | 97 (18) | 101 (19) | 116 (20) |
| 116 | joss henry | 156202 | 34:15 | 77 (21) | 99 (21) | 115 (18) | 94 (14) | 125 (12) |
| 117 | FelicityTT | 98803 | 34:18 | 88 (15) | 96 (10) | 89 (11) | 112 (12) | 118 (10) |
| 118 | SlumdogEngineer | 154770 | 34:51 | 97 (21) | 83 (13) | 88 (17) | 105 (19) | 125 (14) |
| 119 | JohnDun | 234951 | 34:57 | 84 (25) | 100 (25) | 93 (26) | 107 (22) | 116 (24) |
| 120 | MrGrumpy | 77335 | 35:48 | 94 (9) | 105 (8) | 99 (11) | 90 (11) | 120 (7) |
| 121 | 1234 | 226275 | 35:55 | 85 (24) | 99 (24) | 93 (23) | 105 (24) | 119 (20) |
| 122 | Glyndwr | 146190 | 36:21 | 86 (20) | 103 (19) | 107 (19) | 100 (13) | 114 (6) |
| 123 | Crippens1 | 179382 | 36:27 | 83 (20) | 98 (22) | 95 (15) | 99 (16) | 122 (19) |
| 124 | Archie | 114311 | 37:21 | 95 (8) | 81 (9) | 98 (16) | 100 (14) | 114 (14) |
| 125 | Paulypops | 144177 | 40:02 | 95 (17) | 104 (15) | 92 (17) | 99 (10) | 113 (11) |
| 126 | SK42 | 135499 | 40:19 | 85 (15) | 102 (14) | 98 (13) | 96 (9) | 114 (15) |
| 127 | Pleasuredome | 196942 | 41:32 | 88 (21) | 95 (19) | 104 (19) | 95 (14) | 118 (16) |
| 128 | Gussie | 135052 | 41:40 | 83 (9) | 95 (13) | 87 (13) | 116 (12) | 109 (17) |
| 129 | Nangle | 128108 | 41:51 | 85 (10) | 104 (12) | 94 (14) | 82 (12) | 127 (13) |
| 130 | Ronnie | 161345 | 44:05 | 91 (16) | 102 (22) | 87 (8) | 106 (17) | 107 (8) |
| 131 | symbenall2 | 204004 | 46:34 | 87 (19) | 97 (18) | 98 (14) | 100 (15) | 117 (17) |
| 132 | andrewmr | 217342 | 51:01 | 89 (17) | 89 (17) | 92 (17) | 111 (16) | 122 (14) |