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 | 33704 | 06:02 | 81 (19) | 88 (20) | 102 (21) | 103 (22) | 121 (21) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 28195 | 06:21 | 88 (17) | 95 (19) | 99 (16) | 102 (17) | 117 (15) |
| 3 | Jason | 48713 | 06:56 | 83 (25) | 94 (26) | 96 (25) | 110 (25) | 114 (26) |
| 4 | escat49 | 9864 | 07:08 | 88 (7) | 92 (6) | 103 (6) | 106 (6) | 108 (8) |
| 5 | verlaine | 53920 | 07:36 | 83 (26) | 95 (26) | 92 (24) | 105 (26) | 121 (26) |
| 6 | mistigris | 45205 | 07:55 | 81 (20) | 94 (22) | 97 (20) | 110 (21) | 114 (22) |
| 7 | aphis99 | 58042 | 08:42 | 85 (22) | 95 (25) | 98 (25) | 104 (25) | 115 (24) |
| 8 | richard | 33640 | 09:30 | 95 (16) | 92 (17) | 99 (13) | 104 (13) | 116 (10) |
| 9 | Midas | 66075 | 09:34 | 87 (25) | 95 (26) | 101 (26) | 104 (24) | 112 (24) |
| 10 | hilarym | 47680 | 09:48 | 84 (20) | 94 (19) | 104 (17) | 113 (17) | 106 (18) |
| 11 | asaldanha | 61914 | 09:49 | 83 (25) | 100 (25) | 104 (19) | 95 (22) | 117 (24) |
| 12 | chindit | 72984 | 10:40 | 87 (25) | 90 (25) | 96 (22) | 106 (26) | 117 (26) |
| 13 | AlanS | 80384 | 11:21 | 88 (26) | 96 (26) | 98 (26) | 104 (26) | 112 (24) |
| 14 | lickert | 72831 | 11:27 | 86 (24) | 91 (24) | 96 (25) | 109 (22) | 119 (21) |
| 15 | chriswords | 58159 | 11:32 | 83 (20) | 102 (21) | 96 (21) | 109 (15) | 113 (17) |
| 16 | tiggis | 36159 | 12:03 | 80 (12) | 100 (15) | 97 (10) | 104 (13) | 119 (10) |
| 17 | glheard | 64247 | 12:10 | 82 (21) | 97 (20) | 108 (18) | 108 (22) | 104 (17) |
| 18 | robertL | 65702 | 12:26 | 93 (18) | 93 (19) | 101 (21) | 101 (22) | 109 (18) |
| 19 | keriothe_ | 83370 | 12:37 | 81 (22) | 88 (25) | 107 (23) | 104 (26) | 117 (24) |
| 20 | SimonAnthony | 65959 | 12:46 | 90 (22) | 93 (21) | 85 (19) | 118 (16) | 119 (18) |
| 21 | Tom Stubbs | 88754 | 12:58 | 87 (25) | 92 (25) | 102 (26) | 106 (25) | 111 (23) |
| 22 | andy | 43773 | 13:01 | 80 (10) | 93 (15) | 95 (16) | 116 (14) | 112 (11) |
| 23 | p.wild | 90692 | 13:08 | 89 (25) | 100 (25) | 99 (25) | 103 (25) | 106 (25) |
| 24 | neilr | 90491 | 13:13 | 91 (26) | 90 (25) | 96 (25) | 110 (24) | 112 (24) |
| 25 | noidea | 51716 | 13:28 | 90 (17) | 98 (17) | 103 (14) | 103 (14) | 107 (12) |
| 26 | Topical Tim | 86741 | 13:30 | 85 (24) | 89 (25) | 93 (20) | 114 (24) | 116 (24) |
| 27 | jim42078 | 28708 | 13:40 | 84 (10) | 100 (11) | 107 (8) | 105 (7) | 106 (9) |
| 28 | Sheapey | 88969 | 13:51 | 87 (25) | 94 (23) | 91 (22) | 112 (23) | 114 (24) |
| 29 | fshephe | 99149 | 13:53 | 91 (26) | 94 (26) | 100 (26) | 100 (26) | 112 (25) |
| 30 | Silva | 95287 | 14:03 | 90 (26) | 96 (26) | 98 (21) | 103 (26) | 111 (24) |
| 31 | Stavros | 93747 | 14:04 | 85 (26) | 99 (25) | 94 (25) | 101 (23) | 122 (22) |
| 32 | Groucho | 57078 | 14:11 | 91 (20) | 99 (19) | 97 (14) | 106 (15) | 115 (9) |
| 33 | BoxBrownie | 24016 | 14:17 | 84 (7) | 89 (9) | 104 (9) | 104 (6) | 119 (7) |
| 34 | Ben Staveley | 31049 | 14:22 | 84 (9) | 94 (10) | 97 (7) | 106 (12) | 117 (8) |
| 35 | aphasic | 58097 | 14:27 | 85 (17) | 102 (19) | 109 (12) | 95 (14) | 110 (15) |
| 36 | Tibthorpe | 93798 | 15:10 | 84 (25) | 94 (23) | 96 (22) | 108 (22) | 119 (21) |
| 37 | Malcj | 85292 | 15:17 | 82 (20) | 97 (24) | 102 (20) | 100 (21) | 119 (18) |
| 38 | MikeOsborne | 103081 | 15:20 | 85 (25) | 95 (26) | 98 (21) | 108 (24) | 111 (26) |
| 39 | Sue Sweeper | 71979 | 15:22 | 74 (15) | 100 (18) | 87 (19) | 107 (19) | 127 (17) |
| 40 | KenG | 83879 | 15:42 | 82 (20) | 93 (19) | 99 (19) | 104 (21) | 120 (20) |
| 41 | HenryBW | 67502 | 16:04 | 84 (17) | 85 (15) | 94 (16) | 110 (16) | 125 (16) |
| 42 | mikegrocott | 62173 | 16:11 | 81 (8) | 94 (14) | 93 (18) | 105 (17) | 112 (17) |
| 43 | Crucifer | 36938 | 16:12 | 86 (11) | 88 (7) | 95 (11) | 102 (7) | 119 (12) |
| 44 | phthisis | 38197 | 16:19 | 82 (13) | 112 (10) | 101 (11) | 107 (8) | 105 (7) |
| 45 | cyrillic | 103350 | 16:24 | 87 (22) | 84 (23) | 106 (24) | 107 (23) | 113 (23) |
| 46 | David Crooks | 96913 | 16:49 | 82 (21) | 98 (23) | 98 (21) | 106 (20) | 114 (21) |
| 47 | sotira | 72828 | 16:51 | 82 (18) | 95 (18) | 107 (16) | 108 (17) | 110 (13) |
| 48 | OliviaRhineb | 123172 | 18:00 | 83 (26) | 93 (25) | 105 (26) | 108 (26) | 111 (21) |
| 49 | LJCN | 34862 | 18:09 | 85 (9) | 96 (7) | 100 (9) | 92 (8) | 123 (9) |
| 50 | LouWeed | 129804 | 18:10 | 89 (26) | 96 (26) | 100 (26) | 101 (25) | 112 (26) |
| 51 | grape | 57984 | 18:14 | 92 (14) | 92 (16) | 102 (14) | 116 (9) | 105 (10) |
| 52 | robinh | 125811 | 18:23 | 86 (25) | 95 (25) | 104 (25) | 101 (25) | 113 (24) |
| 53 | Squallaby | 117334 | 18:48 | 84 (24) | 92 (22) | 98 (23) | 95 (23) | 131 (22) |
| 54 | Craven | 126958 | 18:53 | 89 (26) | 96 (26) | 103 (25) | 100 (22) | 111 (23) |
| 55 | tapbarker | 122152 | 19:01 | 87 (25) | 98 (23) | 97 (22) | 105 (24) | 111 (23) |
| 56 | Golvellius | 66728 | 19:10 | 76 (16) | 115 (14) | 104 (15) | 91 (14) | 125 (9) |
| 57 | rupe | 51943 | 19:14 | 81 (13) | 90 (12) | 102 (12) | 121 (10) | 116 (8) |
| 58 | RobR | 104185 | 19:17 | 86 (21) | 95 (20) | 96 (23) | 107 (19) | 117 (17) |
| 59 | GMcD | 135776 | 19:20 | 81 (26) | 96 (25) | 98 (25) | 112 (25) | 112 (26) |
| 60 | flounderbout | 38961 | 19:40 | 95 (10) | 98 (11) | 105 (6) | 98 (10) | 110 (6) |
| 61 | annelambirth | 87410 | 19:41 | 88 (20) | 100 (20) | 92 (16) | 103 (16) | 125 (12) |
| 62 | MichelinPoitiers | 61030 | 19:56 | 101 (12) | 99 (18) | 101 (9) | 92 (11) | 104 (11) |
| 63 | Ed freshpot | 117818 | 20:02 | 86 (22) | 94 (22) | 101 (21) | 102 (20) | 113 (23) |
| 64 | Looch | 121182 | 20:11 | 87 (26) | 93 (21) | 100 (20) | 105 (20) | 115 (23) |
| 65 | LuckOfLucien | 52549 | 20:22 | 84 (11) | 88 (11) | 106 (10) | 106 (12) | 117 (9) |
| 66 | pterodactyl | 83674 | 20:30 | 89 (14) | 101 (17) | 102 (15) | 102 (17) | 103 (15) |
| 67 | andrewlake | 132581 | 21:39 | 84 (18) | 97 (26) | 96 (25) | 102 (18) | 115 (25) |
| 68 | gbestanley | 132693 | 21:40 | 88 (24) | 100 (22) | 95 (23) | 105 (22) | 111 (21) |
| 69 | mcjwright | 149032 | 21:47 | 83 (26) | 93 (25) | 96 (24) | 111 (24) | 114 (25) |
| 70 | Pootle | 141464 | 21:49 | 85 (24) | 96 (24) | 95 (22) | 100 (24) | 121 (24) |
| 71 | benedick | 100971 | 21:51 | 88 (21) | 103 (16) | 104 (18) | 90 (17) | 117 (15) |
| 72 | barracuda | 155771 | 22:11 | 85 (25) | 87 (26) | 106 (25) | 99 (25) | 120 (26) |
| 73 | John Arnold | 91468 | 22:25 | 92 (23) | 96 (14) | 95 (14) | 107 (15) | 114 (12) |
| 74 | Solver52 | 163395 | 22:41 | 92 (26) | 95 (26) | 99 (26) | 102 (26) | 109 (26) |
| 75 | george.garlick | 129721 | 23:00 | 91 (24) | 95 (23) | 103 (19) | 98 (18) | 113 (20) |
| 76 | sampson | 102630 | 23:06 | 95 (22) | 98 (20) | 95 (17) | 101 (10) | 114 (15) |
| 77 | Kevin Gregg | 128914 | 23:06 | 84 (25) | 95 (24) | 96 (21) | 116 (20) | 120 (13) |
| 78 | colin2355 | 147163 | 23:21 | 89 (23) | 87 (25) | 93 (22) | 106 (20) | 121 (25) |
| 79 | Zabadak | 95341 | 23:22 | 76 (13) | 90 (12) | 108 (15) | 107 (20) | 106 (18) |
| 80 | brian.mcnamara | 104254 | 23:28 | 83 (15) | 93 (17) | 86 (13) | 108 (20) | 117 (19) |
| 81 | jaraab | 92045 | 23:58 | 86 (19) | 105 (16) | 97 (11) | 89 (13) | 122 (15) |
| 82 | hugh.schofield | 80853 | 24:03 | 102 (11) | 98 (14) | 93 (13) | 89 (15) | 118 (13) |
| 83 | puzzled1 | 42324 | 24:19 | 85 (9) | 113 (7) | 118 (9) | 117 (7) | 64 (7) |
| 84 | rjcassidy | 135859 | 24:52 | 88 (22) | 94 (18) | 106 (16) | 105 (24) | 105 (21) |
| 85 | Speedcop2 | 36008 | 25:00 | 86 (7) | 82 (6) | 110 (9) | 100 (6) | 114 (6) |
| 86 | dec | 99122 | 25:01 | 90 (19) | 94 (15) | 102 (17) | 97 (10) | 117 (15) |
| 87 | goblin | 179743 | 25:10 | 87 (26) | 95 (26) | 96 (26) | 109 (25) | 110 (26) |
| 88 | timbo | 71978 | 25:31 | 84 (13) | 109 (14) | 92 (13) | 106 (11) | 120 (6) |
| 89 | Bert Dove | 56758 | 25:34 | 89 (13) | 106 (9) | 101 (11) | 93 (7) | 118 (7) |
| 90 | endafk | 106620 | 26:07 | 94 (18) | 98 (17) | 89 (16) | 103 (13) | 119 (14) |
| 91 | tonym | 164348 | 26:20 | 91 (21) | 93 (22) | 99 (24) | 102 (25) | 111 (22) |
| 92 | GeorgeTz | 85524 | 26:23 | 91 (16) | 96 (11) | 103 (13) | 95 (11) | 113 (13) |
| 93 | KET | 84523 | 26:34 | 79 (16) | 97 (13) | 93 (9) | 106 (14) | 131 (11) |
| 94 | fudgiebates | 94250 | 27:05 | 85 (18) | 87 (10) | 93 (14) | 122 (12) | 114 (14) |
| 95 | zythum | 123538 | 27:05 | 87 (18) | 95 (18) | 98 (17) | 101 (16) | 118 (17) |
| 96 | Chadwick | 182980 | 27:13 | 80 (22) | 93 (26) | 104 (25) | 106 (25) | 113 (24) |
| 97 | William M | 113569 | 27:50 | 81 (16) | 81 (15) | 93 (14) | 116 (13) | 121 (20) |
| 98 | Agsurfer | 53843 | 28:02 | 103 (12) | 103 (7) | 94 (7) | 89 (9) | 109 (7) |
| 99 | diogenes | 118435 | 28:11 | 86 (16) | 90 (17) | 96 (17) | 105 (15) | 124 (15) |
| 100 | Manveru | 117015 | 28:15 | 85 (22) | 106 (18) | 97 (18) | 107 (8) | 117 (13) |
| 101 | Jagsfan1971 | 58026 | 28:26 | 57 (6) | 105 (8) | 107 (10) | 98 (14) | 123 (6) |
| 102 | jdavidliddell | 85559 | 28:31 | 93 (10) | 93 (14) | 97 (12) | 103 (15) | 115 (9) |
| 103 | Peter Sykes | 118376 | 28:35 | 87 (17) | 94 (16) | 97 (15) | 101 (17) | 122 (14) |
| 104 | James P | 156199 | 28:55 | 71 (22) | 101 (20) | 93 (19) | 118 (19) | 119 (20) |
| 105 | phmfantom | 147500 | 29:15 | 90 (21) | 90 (15) | 99 (21) | 113 (20) | 105 (17) |
| 106 | Mkgnao | 134854 | 29:58 | 90 (20) | 93 (17) | 96 (17) | 93 (12) | 122 (19) |
| 107 | nekabue | 197188 | 30:09 | 79 (23) | 98 (26) | 99 (25) | 100 (22) | 122 (23) |
| 108 | rosselliot | 168263 | 30:28 | 88 (21) | 91 (22) | 109 (21) | 98 (19) | 113 (19) |
| 109 | alwsn8 | 210616 | 30:47 | 82 (25) | 89 (25) | 104 (25) | 106 (25) | 118 (24) |
| 110 | NAPASAI | 76280 | 31:00 | 60 (7) | 97 (9) | 117 (14) | 84 (11) | 118 (10) |
| 111 | Semillon | 154465 | 31:46 | 90 (19) | 84 (18) | 95 (20) | 99 (17) | 134 (17) |
| 112 | koro | 226207 | 32:13 | 92 (26) | 98 (26) | 102 (25) | 100 (25) | 106 (25) |
| 113 | ulaca | 172603 | 32:19 | 82 (20) | 93 (21) | 102 (21) | 104 (18) | 119 (19) |
| 114 | Big Nug | 187544 | 32:33 | 90 (21) | 99 (23) | 97 (22) | 105 (20) | 108 (20) |
| 115 | eniamretrauq | 154615 | 32:37 | 92 (19) | 93 (16) | 96 (17) | 103 (18) | 112 (19) |
| 116 | Paul H. Dear | 74185 | 33:25 | 80 (7) | 88 (11) | 102 (10) | 95 (10) | 131 (9) |
| 117 | klamery4 | 54181 | 33:26 | 87 (8) | 87 (8) | 116 (6) | 102 (8) | 113 (7) |
| 118 | Jeeves | 101246 | 33:44 | 85 (8) | 86 (8) | 106 (13) | 90 (15) | 115 (16) |
| 119 | FelicityTT | 97003 | 34:23 | 89 (13) | 90 (10) | 97 (12) | 112 (11) | 112 (11) |
| 120 | JohnDun | 235629 | 34:26 | 85 (25) | 97 (25) | 91 (26) | 109 (24) | 117 (24) |
| 121 | Tudds | 233907 | 34:29 | 82 (24) | 84 (25) | 107 (24) | 113 (26) | 112 (24) |
| 122 | joss henry | 158464 | 34:45 | 77 (21) | 96 (22) | 120 (17) | 90 (13) | 124 (13) |
| 123 | 1234 | 211299 | 34:52 | 85 (23) | 98 (22) | 94 (21) | 105 (23) | 115 (22) |
| 124 | SlumdogEngineer | 168722 | 36:03 | 85 (20) | 85 (15) | 86 (19) | 101 (17) | 143 (17) |
| 125 | Glyndwr | 141018 | 36:09 | 81 (18) | 102 (18) | 110 (19) | 100 (14) | 116 (6) |
| 126 | Archie | 121833 | 36:15 | 87 (10) | 87 (9) | 97 (19) | 109 (14) | 110 (14) |
| 127 | Crippens1 | 160992 | 36:15 | 80 (17) | 98 (18) | 95 (13) | 98 (17) | 123 (19) |
| 128 | Gussie | 134143 | 38:32 | 78 (11) | 95 (13) | 94 (14) | 112 (13) | 110 (17) |
| 129 | SK42 | 134493 | 38:38 | 88 (15) | 101 (14) | 96 (13) | 100 (10) | 111 (16) |
| 130 | Paulypops | 156911 | 39:37 | 90 (18) | 104 (17) | 96 (19) | 100 (10) | 112 (12) |
| 131 | Waterloo | 172748 | 40:33 | 59 (18) | 57 (15) | 68 (14) | 97 (19) | 225 (15) |
| 132 | Nangle | 127122 | 41:32 | 85 (9) | 93 (11) | 100 (12) | 87 (15) | 126 (14) |
| 133 | Pleasuredome | 199803 | 41:37 | 89 (21) | 97 (20) | 106 (19) | 96 (14) | 113 (16) |
| 134 | Ronnie | 166549 | 43:22 | 95 (19) | 102 (23) | 99 (7) | 100 (17) | 102 (8) |
| 135 | symbenall2 | 210050 | 44:52 | 83 (19) | 90 (20) | 103 (15) | 99 (16) | 126 (18) |
| 136 | Msimmo | 90741 | 47:15 | 95 (10) | 84 (10) | 89 (8) | 122 (8) | 121 (6) |