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 | 101 | 02:09 | 94 (20) | 100 (18) | 100 (22) | 100 (20) | 106 (21) |
| 2 | Jason | 113 | 02:28 | 87 (22) | 98 (23) | 103 (23) | 104 (22) | 104 (23) |
| 3 | Paul Gilbert | 117 | 02:28 | 101 (23) | 104 (22) | 97 (23) | 100 (24) | 96 (25) |
| 4 | verlaine | 124 | 02:35 | 98 (23) | 101 (25) | 95 (26) | 98 (24) | 105 (26) |
| 5 | mistigris | 116 | 02:38 | 96 (21) | 95 (25) | 99 (22) | 101 (25) | 106 (23) |
| 6 | hilarym | 115 | 02:41 | 95 (22) | 99 (24) | 100 (25) | 103 (22) | 103 (22) |
| 7 | cmjhutton | 115 | 02:44 | 95 (25) | 100 (24) | 99 (23) | 98 (20) | 106 (23) |
| 8 | aphis99 | 120 | 02:48 | 98 (24) | 96 (25) | 95 (22) | 105 (24) | 103 (25) |
| 9 | Flimmy flammy | 122 | 03:05 | 94 (26) | 101 (23) | 103 (23) | 99 (26) | 102 (24) |
| 10 | richard | 115 | 03:36 | 96 (24) | 103 (23) | 93 (21) | 100 (23) | 103 (24) |
| 11 | Topical Tim | 116 | 03:38 | 100 (24) | 97 (22) | 97 (25) | 101 (23) | 104 (22) |
| 12 | markdobell | 127 | 03:46 | 98 (25) | 93 (26) | 99 (25) | 106 (26) | 101 (25) |
| 13 | Heyesey | 101 | 03:48 | 88 (19) | 99 (20) | 99 (21) | 102 (20) | 109 (21) |
| 14 | Kinghedger | 65 | 03:51 | 96 (11) | 91 (12) | 100 (15) | 106 (14) | 103 (13) |
| 15 | glheard | 92 | 03:57 | 97 (26) | 95 (18) | 91 (14) | 107 (17) | 108 (17) |
| 16 | lickert | 121 | 04:11 | 98 (23) | 99 (26) | 98 (24) | 100 (23) | 103 (25) |
| 17 | philjordan1147 | 108 | 04:14 | 97 (22) | 97 (18) | 94 (23) | 104 (24) | 104 (21) |
| 18 | chindit | 121 | 04:15 | 96 (25) | 103 (24) | 94 (25) | 101 (25) | 104 (22) |
| 19 | AlanS | 107 | 04:20 | 94 (20) | 97 (20) | 101 (23) | 104 (24) | 101 (20) |
| 20 | tilbee | 106 | 04:21 | 98 (21) | 101 (22) | 97 (22) | 104 (20) | 98 (21) |
| 21 | MikeOsborne | 113 | 04:22 | 88 (23) | 101 (23) | 99 (22) | 104 (24) | 106 (21) |
| 22 | patrickcates | 42 | 04:26 | 98 (10) | 90 (8) | 98 (9) | 112 (8) | 101 (7) |
| 23 | nina s | 61 | 04:26 | 100 (12) | 90 (13) | 92 (8) | 104 (14) | 108 (14) |
| 24 | Roscoe | 98 | 04:26 | 98 (19) | 95 (19) | 98 (21) | 107 (20) | 99 (19) |
| 25 | tiggis | 68 | 04:27 | 96 (14) | 90 (13) | 104 (13) | 102 (15) | 105 (13) |
| 26 | lucyg43484 | 117 | 04:27 | 93 (22) | 98 (25) | 101 (25) | 102 (24) | 104 (21) |
| 27 | trux | 41 | 04:28 | 96 (9) | 98 (13) | 100 (7) | 108 (6) | 100 (6) |
| 28 | Tom Stubbs | 122 | 04:30 | 96 (25) | 98 (25) | 94 (24) | 107 (23) | 104 (25) |
| 29 | scrabbler | 37 | 04:37 | 92 (7) | 99 (9) | 101 (7) | 95 (7) | 111 (7) |
| 30 | canismiser | 96 | 04:40 | 87 (19) | 102 (19) | 102 (20) | 104 (18) | 102 (20) |
| 31 | alexh | 107 | 04:41 | 96 (23) | 101 (23) | 101 (18) | 101 (20) | 100 (23) |
| 32 | Jim Willis | 74 | 04:42 | 96 (11) | 90 (13) | 104 (16) | 102 (15) | 103 (19) |
| 33 | Umpire | 113 | 04:43 | 98 (22) | 96 (23) | 98 (21) | 98 (24) | 108 (23) |
| 34 | pitcaithlie | 81 | 04:46 | 90 (19) | 100 (19) | 94 (17) | 110 (14) | 109 (12) |
| 35 | denislaw | 44 | 04:47 | 89 (7) | 105 (7) | 96 (12) | 104 (10) | 103 (8) |
| 36 | Ed freshpot | 106 | 04:47 | 95 (22) | 96 (22) | 97 (21) | 105 (20) | 105 (21) |
| 37 | andrewlake | 115 | 04:47 | 95 (24) | 98 (20) | 100 (24) | 100 (23) | 105 (24) |
| 38 | LouWeed | 116 | 04:48 | 95 (23) | 102 (25) | 97 (21) | 95 (23) | 107 (24) |
| 39 | March | 117 | 04:48 | 97 (24) | 95 (21) | 100 (23) | 96 (24) | 108 (25) |
| 40 | Ease This Jam | 75 | 04:49 | 97 (16) | 103 (12) | 97 (17) | 105 (15) | 95 (15) |
| 41 | Honggui | 98 | 04:50 | 101 (22) | 94 (18) | 96 (23) | 103 (21) | 106 (14) |
| 42 | andy | 106 | 04:50 | 96 (20) | 100 (22) | 100 (22) | 95 (20) | 105 (22) |
| 43 | Liari | 64 | 04:54 | 88 (15) | 106 (12) | 100 (13) | 102 (10) | 105 (14) |
| 44 | MK76 | 88 | 04:57 | 95 (23) | 101 (17) | 98 (16) | 106 (17) | 100 (15) |
| 45 | Zander | 100 | 05:01 | 97 (19) | 96 (22) | 96 (20) | 101 (20) | 108 (19) |
| 46 | 7dPenguin | 112 | 05:04 | 100 (22) | 97 (23) | 100 (23) | 100 (23) | 100 (21) |
| 47 | annbrew | 51 | 05:08 | 100 (6) | 105 (15) | 96 (15) | 93 (8) | 101 (7) |
| 48 | Squallaby | 117 | 05:08 | 94 (25) | 99 (24) | 100 (24) | 102 (22) | 105 (22) |
| 49 | neilr | 108 | 05:09 | 94 (22) | 95 (20) | 98 (24) | 106 (22) | 105 (20) |
| 50 | andy_knott | 45 | 05:14 | 97 (9) | 100 (10) | 99 (10) | 100 (9) | 102 (7) |
| 51 | Tibthorpe | 116 | 05:15 | 98 (22) | 97 (23) | 98 (25) | 102 (22) | 103 (24) |
| 52 | footballblue | 42 | 05:17 | 80 (9) | 101 (9) | 107 (10) | 104 (8) | 106 (6) |
| 53 | Penfold_61 | 65 | 05:17 | 97 (13) | 98 (10) | 95 (16) | 108 (11) | 100 (15) |
| 54 | Aly Duncan | 73 | 05:17 | 95 (20) | 95 (16) | 105 (15) | 100 (12) | 108 (10) |
| 55 | daulbs | 105 | 05:19 | 90 (22) | 101 (22) | 93 (20) | 112 (23) | 102 (18) |
| 56 | ChuckB | 79 | 05:21 | 99 (11) | 96 (19) | 99 (17) | 103 (17) | 100 (15) |
| 57 | esmeralda | 99 | 05:23 | 89 (24) | 102 (18) | 103 (18) | 97 (21) | 111 (18) |
| 58 | mw7000 | 59 | 05:25 | 88 (14) | 95 (9) | 99 (15) | 111 (13) | 108 (8) |
| 59 | fshephe | 107 | 05:25 | 94 (22) | 101 (20) | 97 (22) | 101 (21) | 105 (22) |
| 60 | jimpen | 60 | 05:27 | 96 (9) | 93 (10) | 96 (15) | 100 (11) | 108 (15) |
| 61 | george.plumbly | 102 | 05:29 | 97 (20) | 98 (22) | 99 (18) | 103 (20) | 101 (22) |
| 62 | KET | 74 | 05:31 | 96 (18) | 93 (16) | 100 (13) | 104 (11) | 109 (16) |
| 63 | Rabbitoh | 97 | 05:31 | 100 (19) | 101 (18) | 102 (21) | 97 (19) | 98 (20) |
| 64 | AndyR | 74 | 05:35 | 91 (14) | 101 (16) | 102 (16) | 101 (15) | 102 (13) |
| 65 | Paul Hammond | 68 | 05:40 | 95 (17) | 96 (11) | 102 (11) | 101 (14) | 103 (15) |
| 66 | Finzi | 117 | 05:41 | 96 (26) | 96 (22) | 97 (23) | 104 (23) | 105 (23) |
| 67 | Looch | 117 | 05:47 | 94 (24) | 96 (22) | 99 (23) | 102 (25) | 105 (23) |
| 68 | Dzhigit | 66 | 05:51 | 98 (15) | 98 (11) | 96 (13) | 96 (14) | 109 (13) |
| 69 | McBeak | 68 | 05:51 | 90 (13) | 104 (14) | 100 (15) | 100 (15) | 104 (11) |
| 70 | cath23 | 89 | 05:51 | 97 (17) | 92 (16) | 97 (19) | 106 (20) | 105 (17) |
| 71 | Shabbo | 81 | 05:52 | 100 (17) | 94 (13) | 101 (17) | 97 (18) | 104 (16) |
| 72 | Carol | 90 | 05:54 | 88 (15) | 95 (18) | 98 (19) | 102 (18) | 112 (20) |
| 73 | Kevin Gregg | 78 | 05:57 | 100 (18) | 98 (16) | 97 (16) | 97 (13) | 105 (15) |
| 74 | PGooden | 64 | 05:59 | 96 (9) | 96 (15) | 103 (17) | 111 (11) | 91 (12) |
| 75 | Rosron | 63 | 06:00 | 98 (13) | 98 (9) | 94 (12) | 101 (14) | 106 (15) |
| 76 | Crossiant | 110 | 06:01 | 97 (20) | 93 (22) | 96 (23) | 105 (24) | 106 (21) |
| 77 | GMcD | 106 | 06:02 | 91 (21) | 100 (21) | 98 (20) | 106 (21) | 103 (23) |
| 78 | hopkinb | 36 | 06:03 | 78 (7) | 92 (8) | 109 (8) | 108 (6) | 112 (7) |
| 79 | Tudds | 101 | 06:05 | 92 (19) | 92 (16) | 101 (23) | 105 (23) | 105 (20) |
| 80 | DunPangolin | 77 | 06:06 | 93 (16) | 99 (20) | 97 (16) | 102 (11) | 109 (14) |
| 81 | Jeremy Weissmann | 52 | 06:08 | 91 (13) | 100 (9) | 105 (8) | 107 (10) | 98 (12) |
| 82 | ilan | 73 | 06:11 | 91 (18) | 105 (10) | 95 (14) | 102 (12) | 107 (19) |
| 83 | earlylight | 61 | 06:17 | 95 (13) | 99 (12) | 95 (11) | 98 (12) | 110 (13) |
| 84 | jimwetzler | 58 | 06:20 | 82 (9) | 107 (11) | 98 (13) | 101 (11) | 105 (14) |
| 85 | robinh | 87 | 06:21 | 93 (14) | 101 (16) | 97 (18) | 103 (21) | 102 (18) |
| 86 | paul.whitehouse69 | 71 | 06:25 | 97 (12) | 92 (10) | 100 (17) | 100 (17) | 105 (15) |
| 87 | Gussie | 35 | 06:27 | 92 (7) | 97 (7) | 86 (7) | 116 (7) | 107 (7) |
| 88 | James P | 92 | 06:27 | 94 (18) | 108 (17) | 91 (20) | 105 (16) | 103 (21) |
| 89 | julian_w | 51 | 06:30 | 104 (8) | 97 (10) | 102 (9) | 96 (13) | 100 (11) |
| 90 | uvofiz | 92 | 06:32 | 90 (19) | 107 (17) | 97 (19) | 104 (16) | 101 (21) |
| 91 | Mike Harper | 73 | 06:33 | 92 (15) | 96 (15) | 100 (12) | 111 (15) | 99 (16) |
| 92 | jon | 65 | 06:42 | 91 (11) | 93 (12) | 100 (6) | 102 (18) | 106 (18) |
| 93 | FraserH | 39 | 06:47 | 93 (9) | 104 (8) | 97 (6) | 99 (10) | 106 (6) |
| 94 | alastair52 | 45 | 06:50 | 94 (10) | 89 (9) | 109 (7) | 103 (10) | 106 (9) |
| 95 | Puzzleplease | 80 | 06:50 | 89 (15) | 100 (14) | 98 (16) | 108 (18) | 101 (17) |
| 96 | Edprof | 50 | 06:51 | 98 (8) | 104 (11) | 94 (12) | 90 (7) | 107 (12) |
| 97 | DianeRS | 50 | 06:53 | 83 (11) | 105 (12) | 98 (8) | 101 (9) | 111 (10) |
| 98 | ratterz | 66 | 06:55 | 101 (12) | 99 (16) | 92 (10) | 110 (11) | 98 (17) |
| 99 | maisiemae | 56 | 06:57 | 96 (13) | 102 (7) | 93 (16) | 110 (9) | 103 (11) |
| 100 | endafk | 70 | 06:57 | 93 (16) | 91 (12) | 90 (11) | 103 (16) | 116 (15) |
| 101 | Viscomte | 52 | 06:59 | 90 (11) | 97 (10) | 106 (8) | 111 (12) | 94 (11) |
| 102 | John Arnold | 52 | 06:59 | 92 (12) | 101 (10) | 94 (12) | 108 (7) | 107 (11) |
| 103 | Riche | 41 | 07:00 | 84 (7) | 112 (7) | 99 (8) | 92 (7) | 106 (12) |
| 104 | cheryllayne | 45 | 07:03 | 79 (9) | 131 (11) | 96 (8) | 92 (10) | 89 (7) |
| 105 | Corymbia | 62 | 07:03 | 90 (14) | 104 (12) | 98 (11) | 97 (12) | 109 (13) |
| 106 | ChrisBrea | 58 | 07:04 | 90 (11) | 105 (13) | 92 (14) | 102 (9) | 110 (11) |
| 107 | ulaca | 40 | 07:18 | 81 (6) | 109 (7) | 92 (9) | 107 (6) | 106 (12) |
| 108 | barracuda | 58 | 07:21 | 95 (10) | 94 (11) | 98 (13) | 98 (11) | 111 (13) |
| 109 | gsriordan52 | 55 | 07:38 | 94 (8) | 106 (11) | 91 (11) | 101 (13) | 104 (12) |
| 110 | Sheen | 40 | 07:39 | 93 (6) | 108 (8) | 79 (8) | 98 (8) | 114 (10) |
| 111 | mattindoha | 40 | 07:55 | 92 (9) | 101 (8) | 99 (7) | 98 (8) | 108 (8) |
| 112 | TomHerbert | 43 | 08:00 | 84 (7) | 112 (8) | 103 (10) | 97 (8) | 99 (10) |
| 113 | goblin | 40 | 08:29 | 91 (7) | 100 (8) | 92 (9) | 109 (6) | 106 (10) |