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 | 112 | 02:09 | 95 (23) | 96 (20) | 99 (24) | 100 (22) | 107 (23) |
| 2 | Paul Gilbert | 120 | 02:25 | 102 (24) | 104 (22) | 93 (23) | 99 (25) | 99 (26) |
| 3 | Jason | 113 | 02:27 | 87 (23) | 99 (21) | 96 (24) | 109 (22) | 108 (23) |
| 4 | verlaine | 121 | 02:33 | 99 (24) | 98 (23) | 91 (25) | 100 (24) | 108 (25) |
| 5 | mistigris | 116 | 02:39 | 93 (24) | 98 (23) | 100 (22) | 98 (23) | 107 (24) |
| 6 | hilarym | 116 | 02:41 | 94 (23) | 98 (22) | 102 (24) | 101 (23) | 103 (24) |
| 7 | cmjhutton | 116 | 02:42 | 95 (25) | 102 (23) | 99 (24) | 94 (21) | 107 (23) |
| 8 | aphis99 | 121 | 02:47 | 101 (25) | 96 (25) | 93 (22) | 105 (25) | 102 (24) |
| 9 | Flimmy flammy | 121 | 03:02 | 98 (26) | 100 (24) | 100 (22) | 95 (26) | 107 (23) |
| 10 | richard | 115 | 03:37 | 96 (23) | 104 (23) | 93 (22) | 101 (23) | 102 (24) |
| 11 | Topical Tim | 116 | 03:37 | 100 (24) | 99 (21) | 94 (24) | 100 (23) | 106 (24) |
| 12 | Peter Lewiston | 52 | 03:40 | 98 (11) | 121 (10) | 84 (10) | 94 (11) | 102 (10) |
| 13 | Kinghedger | 55 | 03:49 | 97 (9) | 92 (10) | 100 (13) | 106 (12) | 101 (11) |
| 14 | markdobell | 127 | 03:50 | 98 (25) | 93 (26) | 100 (25) | 105 (25) | 101 (26) |
| 15 | glheard | 89 | 04:00 | 94 (26) | 102 (17) | 93 (15) | 105 (18) | 106 (13) |
| 16 | lickert | 124 | 04:10 | 98 (24) | 96 (26) | 99 (24) | 101 (25) | 104 (25) |
| 17 | chindit | 116 | 04:11 | 99 (24) | 99 (24) | 97 (23) | 100 (23) | 102 (22) |
| 18 | philjordan1147 | 109 | 04:13 | 96 (22) | 98 (18) | 94 (22) | 104 (23) | 104 (24) |
| 19 | AlanS | 110 | 04:17 | 94 (22) | 100 (20) | 102 (23) | 100 (24) | 102 (21) |
| 20 | MikeOsborne | 117 | 04:18 | 90 (23) | 103 (23) | 96 (24) | 105 (24) | 103 (23) |
| 21 | tilbee | 114 | 04:19 | 90 (23) | 103 (25) | 101 (24) | 102 (21) | 101 (21) |
| 22 | nina s | 47 | 04:22 | 104 (9) | 88 (11) | 96 (6) | 104 (11) | 105 (10) |
| 23 | Roscoe | 95 | 04:26 | 98 (18) | 95 (19) | 99 (21) | 106 (19) | 98 (18) |
| 24 | tiggis | 66 | 04:27 | 94 (14) | 89 (11) | 109 (12) | 100 (15) | 103 (14) |
| 25 | lucyg43484 | 117 | 04:27 | 94 (21) | 94 (25) | 100 (24) | 102 (25) | 108 (22) |
| 26 | Tom Stubbs | 125 | 04:35 | 94 (25) | 98 (26) | 94 (24) | 102 (24) | 108 (26) |
| 27 | patrickcates | 34 | 04:36 | 102 (7) | 89 (6) | 96 (8) | 112 (7) | 98 (6) |
| 28 | Jim Willis | 66 | 04:37 | 97 (11) | 92 (12) | 102 (13) | 103 (14) | 100 (16) |
| 29 | andrewlake | 116 | 04:38 | 94 (23) | 102 (22) | 100 (24) | 98 (23) | 103 (24) |
| 30 | scrabbler | 59 | 04:39 | 90 (11) | 103 (14) | 100 (12) | 93 (10) | 108 (12) |
| 31 | canismiser | 97 | 04:42 | 89 (19) | 106 (20) | 100 (20) | 104 (18) | 100 (20) |
| 32 | andy | 109 | 04:42 | 97 (21) | 100 (22) | 98 (22) | 96 (22) | 106 (22) |
| 33 | LouWeed | 119 | 04:43 | 94 (25) | 104 (25) | 96 (21) | 97 (24) | 106 (24) |
| 34 | wwalker50 | 53 | 04:44 | 96 (13) | 102 (12) | 93 (11) | 90 (8) | 118 (9) |
| 35 | March | 117 | 04:44 | 99 (24) | 98 (21) | 96 (24) | 98 (23) | 105 (25) |
| 36 | denislaw | 45 | 04:46 | 90 (7) | 104 (8) | 95 (12) | 103 (11) | 105 (7) |
| 37 | alexh | 106 | 04:46 | 97 (23) | 100 (22) | 104 (20) | 99 (19) | 99 (22) |
| 38 | pitcaithlie | 82 | 04:47 | 89 (18) | 97 (19) | 96 (17) | 107 (14) | 112 (14) |
| 39 | Ease This Jam | 93 | 04:49 | 94 (20) | 105 (16) | 98 (21) | 106 (17) | 96 (19) |
| 40 | Ed freshpot | 112 | 04:49 | 97 (23) | 97 (24) | 98 (23) | 104 (22) | 101 (20) |
| 41 | Honggui | 106 | 04:51 | 100 (23) | 96 (19) | 95 (24) | 102 (22) | 105 (18) |
| 42 | michaelbell53 | 45 | 04:52 | 98 (12) | 108 (9) | 95 (6) | 95 (12) | 104 (6) |
| 43 | MK76 | 87 | 04:52 | 97 (22) | 101 (16) | 99 (17) | 104 (16) | 98 (16) |
| 44 | Umpire | 113 | 04:52 | 97 (24) | 94 (21) | 101 (21) | 100 (25) | 106 (22) |
| 45 | 7dPenguin | 110 | 04:59 | 100 (20) | 98 (22) | 99 (24) | 100 (24) | 100 (20) |
| 46 | Zander | 94 | 05:01 | 94 (19) | 96 (20) | 96 (18) | 104 (20) | 107 (17) |
| 47 | Squallaby | 115 | 05:06 | 96 (25) | 101 (22) | 94 (25) | 101 (21) | 107 (22) |
| 48 | neilr | 109 | 05:07 | 96 (23) | 97 (21) | 97 (24) | 103 (22) | 107 (19) |
| 49 | Tibthorpe | 110 | 05:08 | 99 (21) | 96 (22) | 99 (24) | 99 (20) | 104 (23) |
| 50 | annbrew | 55 | 05:09 | 97 (8) | 103 (14) | 95 (15) | 101 (10) | 103 (8) |
| 51 | Liari | 70 | 05:09 | 89 (15) | 107 (13) | 101 (13) | 101 (14) | 101 (15) |
| 52 | andy_knott | 53 | 05:12 | 95 (12) | 100 (12) | 101 (9) | 99 (11) | 105 (9) |
| 53 | footballblue | 50 | 05:15 | 81 (12) | 106 (11) | 103 (11) | 103 (9) | 111 (7) |
| 54 | Penfold_61 | 56 | 05:17 | 100 (12) | 91 (7) | 94 (15) | 110 (9) | 103 (13) |
| 55 | esmeralda | 98 | 05:18 | 95 (23) | 100 (19) | 96 (17) | 102 (20) | 105 (19) |
| 56 | Aly Duncan | 78 | 05:20 | 94 (21) | 93 (14) | 108 (16) | 96 (13) | 107 (14) |
| 57 | daulbs | 88 | 05:20 | 87 (20) | 108 (20) | 91 (16) | 115 (18) | 94 (14) |
| 58 | fshephe | 104 | 05:20 | 96 (21) | 102 (20) | 96 (22) | 100 (21) | 104 (20) |
| 59 | mw7000 | 55 | 05:22 | 82 (13) | 93 (8) | 100 (13) | 113 (14) | 110 (7) |
| 60 | ChuckB | 74 | 05:22 | 96 (11) | 99 (18) | 101 (17) | 102 (15) | 99 (13) |
| 61 | Rabbitoh | 97 | 05:25 | 100 (18) | 103 (19) | 95 (19) | 98 (19) | 103 (22) |
| 62 | jimpen | 81 | 05:26 | 94 (14) | 96 (14) | 97 (19) | 98 (14) | 108 (20) |
| 63 | george.plumbly | 99 | 05:26 | 99 (18) | 98 (22) | 97 (18) | 103 (21) | 101 (20) |
| 64 | KET | 71 | 05:29 | 95 (18) | 90 (14) | 100 (13) | 103 (10) | 111 (16) |
| 65 | AndyR | 83 | 05:34 | 90 (15) | 101 (18) | 104 (19) | 100 (16) | 102 (15) |
| 66 | Finzi | 119 | 05:38 | 94 (26) | 98 (23) | 98 (23) | 102 (25) | 106 (22) |
| 67 | Shabbo | 81 | 05:40 | 103 (17) | 98 (12) | 99 (17) | 95 (20) | 105 (15) |
| 68 | Paul Hammond | 72 | 05:41 | 95 (18) | 95 (11) | 101 (12) | 103 (16) | 102 (15) |
| 69 | Looch | 116 | 05:42 | 95 (24) | 96 (21) | 101 (24) | 102 (25) | 105 (22) |
| 70 | Kevin Gregg | 81 | 05:45 | 97 (19) | 100 (17) | 98 (16) | 99 (13) | 104 (16) |
| 71 | cath23 | 97 | 05:49 | 98 (20) | 96 (17) | 97 (21) | 104 (19) | 103 (20) |
| 72 | Carol | 97 | 05:53 | 89 (16) | 98 (21) | 96 (18) | 101 (20) | 111 (22) |
| 73 | PGooden | 60 | 05:54 | 96 (9) | 102 (14) | 99 (15) | 110 (10) | 91 (12) |
| 74 | SlumdogEngineer | 52 | 05:55 | 98 (10) | 95 (11) | 96 (14) | 110 (8) | 104 (9) |
| 75 | Dzhigit | 52 | 05:55 | 102 (11) | 99 (9) | 94 (10) | 96 (11) | 106 (11) |
| 76 | Crossiant | 103 | 05:55 | 97 (21) | 97 (19) | 98 (21) | 103 (22) | 101 (20) |
| 77 | Jeremy Weissmann | 45 | 05:58 | 94 (11) | 106 (9) | 99 (6) | 103 (8) | 98 (11) |
| 78 | McBeak | 64 | 06:02 | 86 (10) | 102 (17) | 104 (14) | 99 (14) | 102 (9) |
| 79 | DunPangolin | 84 | 06:03 | 91 (16) | 103 (20) | 97 (18) | 101 (13) | 106 (17) |
| 80 | Rosron | 72 | 06:05 | 98 (13) | 101 (12) | 94 (15) | 98 (17) | 106 (15) |
| 81 | Tudds | 92 | 06:05 | 92 (18) | 96 (13) | 100 (22) | 105 (21) | 103 (18) |
| 82 | GMcD | 106 | 06:05 | 91 (21) | 101 (22) | 93 (20) | 110 (21) | 101 (22) |
| 83 | earlylight | 70 | 06:08 | 94 (14) | 97 (16) | 100 (12) | 100 (14) | 106 (14) |
| 84 | ilan | 68 | 06:10 | 91 (17) | 106 (7) | 94 (12) | 102 (13) | 106 (19) |
| 85 | James P | 88 | 06:15 | 94 (16) | 113 (15) | 91 (19) | 103 (17) | 99 (21) |
| 86 | robinh | 88 | 06:16 | 93 (14) | 102 (18) | 95 (18) | 101 (20) | 104 (18) |
| 87 | jimwetzler | 60 | 06:17 | 84 (9) | 101 (10) | 97 (12) | 104 (14) | 107 (15) |
| 88 | Aloysius | 38 | 06:18 | 93 (8) | 98 (8) | 96 (7) | 111 (9) | 96 (6) |
| 89 | Mike Harper | 66 | 06:23 | 96 (15) | 98 (15) | 96 (10) | 115 (11) | 95 (15) |
| 90 | paul.whitehouse69 | 71 | 06:25 | 94 (14) | 89 (8) | 101 (18) | 104 (15) | 104 (16) |
| 91 | uvofiz | 91 | 06:26 | 94 (17) | 104 (17) | 98 (18) | 102 (18) | 101 (21) |
| 92 | alastair52 | 39 | 06:30 | 106 (7) | 87 (8) | 104 (8) | 98 (9) | 104 (7) |
| 93 | Gussie | 38 | 06:31 | 93 (8) | 97 (7) | 83 (7) | 123 (9) | 96 (7) |
| 94 | julian_w | 50 | 06:32 | 105 (10) | 97 (9) | 102 (8) | 98 (12) | 98 (11) |
| 95 | jon | 63 | 06:37 | 92 (11) | 98 (13) | 102 (6) | 101 (18) | 103 (15) |
| 96 | Puzzleplease | 70 | 06:38 | 90 (15) | 96 (12) | 97 (15) | 113 (14) | 101 (14) |
| 97 | John Arnold | 47 | 06:39 | 97 (10) | 105 (11) | 91 (9) | 104 (8) | 101 (9) |
| 98 | maisiemae | 49 | 06:41 | 100 (9) | 99 (6) | 94 (16) | 106 (9) | 102 (9) |
| 99 | Edprof | 55 | 06:43 | 98 (11) | 101 (13) | 92 (10) | 94 (9) | 109 (12) |
| 100 | endafk | 66 | 06:43 | 95 (14) | 98 (14) | 96 (10) | 101 (15) | 108 (13) |
| 101 | Corymbia | 58 | 06:46 | 92 (13) | 106 (11) | 93 (11) | 99 (11) | 108 (12) |
| 102 | DianeRS | 46 | 06:48 | 87 (11) | 104 (11) | 100 (7) | 107 (7) | 102 (10) |
| 103 | FraserH | 49 | 06:55 | 91 (11) | 103 (12) | 96 (7) | 101 (11) | 108 (8) |
| 104 | ChrisBrea | 50 | 06:57 | 93 (12) | 110 (12) | 92 (12) | 96 (6) | 108 (8) |
| 105 | ratterz | 69 | 06:58 | 101 (12) | 99 (17) | 93 (13) | 107 (13) | 98 (14) |
| 106 | barracuda | 54 | 06:59 | 102 (8) | 94 (11) | 94 (11) | 96 (11) | 110 (13) |
| 107 | benedick | 41 | 07:03 | 102 (6) | 103 (11) | 100 (8) | 98 (7) | 95 (9) |
| 108 | TomHerbert | 40 | 07:37 | 92 (7) | 116 (7) | 98 (8) | 97 (9) | 98 (9) |