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 | 93 | 02:09 | 93 (21) | 102 (18) | 101 (19) | 99 (16) | 105 (19) |
| 2 | Jason | 118 | 02:28 | 87 (23) | 97 (24) | 108 (24) | 100 (23) | 105 (24) |
| 3 | Paul Gilbert | 118 | 02:30 | 99 (24) | 103 (22) | 96 (23) | 101 (25) | 101 (24) |
| 4 | mistigris | 115 | 02:35 | 92 (21) | 96 (26) | 100 (22) | 101 (25) | 107 (21) |
| 5 | verlaine | 122 | 02:38 | 93 (23) | 105 (25) | 95 (25) | 97 (24) | 106 (25) |
| 6 | hilarym | 112 | 02:43 | 95 (22) | 102 (23) | 98 (24) | 100 (21) | 103 (22) |
| 7 | cmjhutton | 111 | 02:44 | 97 (24) | 102 (23) | 100 (22) | 93 (19) | 106 (23) |
| 8 | aphis99 | 119 | 02:47 | 94 (24) | 98 (25) | 95 (22) | 107 (24) | 104 (24) |
| 9 | Flimmy flammy | 121 | 03:04 | 95 (25) | 101 (23) | 101 (23) | 100 (26) | 101 (24) |
| 10 | richard | 107 | 03:33 | 96 (22) | 99 (21) | 94 (21) | 102 (21) | 105 (22) |
| 11 | Topical Tim | 116 | 03:40 | 99 (25) | 98 (22) | 101 (24) | 99 (23) | 103 (22) |
| 12 | markdobell | 127 | 03:43 | 97 (25) | 96 (26) | 100 (26) | 105 (26) | 100 (24) |
| 13 | Heyesey | 111 | 03:46 | 91 (21) | 92 (22) | 103 (23) | 100 (22) | 109 (23) |
| 14 | Kinghedger | 73 | 03:55 | 97 (13) | 94 (14) | 98 (16) | 106 (17) | 101 (13) |
| 15 | glheard | 97 | 03:56 | 97 (26) | 95 (19) | 91 (17) | 107 (17) | 109 (18) |
| 16 | lickert | 121 | 04:11 | 98 (22) | 100 (25) | 97 (24) | 100 (24) | 101 (26) |
| 17 | philjordan1147 | 109 | 04:12 | 94 (22) | 100 (18) | 94 (24) | 104 (24) | 107 (21) |
| 18 | chriss | 50 | 04:13 | 94 (11) | 99 (12) | 109 (11) | 88 (7) | 104 (9) |
| 19 | patrickcates | 50 | 04:14 | 96 (12) | 94 (9) | 98 (11) | 104 (11) | 105 (7) |
| 20 | chindit | 119 | 04:14 | 94 (24) | 104 (24) | 97 (25) | 99 (24) | 106 (22) |
| 21 | MikeOsborne | 113 | 04:21 | 91 (23) | 99 (24) | 96 (21) | 103 (24) | 108 (21) |
| 22 | AlanS | 108 | 04:22 | 93 (19) | 97 (22) | 101 (24) | 103 (23) | 103 (20) |
| 23 | tilbee | 107 | 04:25 | 98 (22) | 103 (21) | 96 (22) | 103 (21) | 98 (21) |
| 24 | Roscoe | 109 | 04:25 | 98 (22) | 100 (22) | 94 (22) | 106 (21) | 101 (22) |
| 25 | tiggis | 60 | 04:29 | 99 (13) | 88 (10) | 102 (11) | 107 (14) | 98 (12) |
| 26 | trux | 44 | 04:30 | 94 (8) | 97 (13) | 99 (9) | 104 (7) | 107 (7) |
| 27 | lucyg43484 | 115 | 04:30 | 95 (22) | 99 (25) | 98 (25) | 101 (24) | 107 (19) |
| 28 | Tom Stubbs | 121 | 04:31 | 95 (25) | 99 (25) | 95 (24) | 104 (22) | 106 (25) |
| 29 | Umpire | 112 | 04:38 | 94 (22) | 97 (22) | 98 (22) | 98 (23) | 109 (23) |
| 30 | canismiser | 94 | 04:39 | 89 (19) | 106 (20) | 98 (19) | 99 (18) | 106 (18) |
| 31 | alexh | 97 | 04:43 | 95 (20) | 101 (20) | 99 (17) | 101 (19) | 100 (21) |
| 32 | Ed freshpot | 98 | 04:46 | 95 (20) | 94 (20) | 99 (19) | 105 (18) | 105 (21) |
| 33 | Liari | 69 | 04:47 | 88 (16) | 100 (12) | 103 (14) | 99 (12) | 108 (15) |
| 34 | LouWeed | 118 | 04:47 | 94 (23) | 104 (25) | 98 (22) | 95 (23) | 106 (25) |
| 35 | Jim Willis | 73 | 04:48 | 95 (11) | 93 (15) | 104 (17) | 100 (12) | 103 (18) |
| 36 | andrewlake | 116 | 04:48 | 94 (24) | 101 (21) | 98 (23) | 98 (24) | 106 (24) |
| 37 | March | 118 | 04:48 | 97 (25) | 96 (22) | 99 (23) | 97 (24) | 109 (24) |
| 38 | nina s | 78 | 04:49 | 91 (15) | 90 (16) | 97 (12) | 101 (18) | 116 (17) |
| 39 | pitcaithlie | 75 | 04:51 | 87 (17) | 102 (18) | 100 (16) | 106 (14) | 107 (10) |
| 40 | MK76 | 84 | 04:51 | 95 (21) | 102 (16) | 96 (15) | 105 (14) | 102 (18) |
| 41 | andy | 105 | 04:51 | 97 (21) | 98 (21) | 98 (22) | 94 (19) | 109 (22) |
| 42 | denislaw | 39 | 04:52 | 87 (8) | 105 (6) | 98 (11) | 104 (8) | 107 (6) |
| 43 | Honggui | 98 | 04:55 | 99 (21) | 94 (19) | 98 (23) | 101 (20) | 107 (15) |
| 44 | Zander | 104 | 05:06 | 96 (20) | 96 (22) | 95 (20) | 99 (22) | 112 (20) |
| 45 | 7dPenguin | 109 | 05:07 | 100 (22) | 96 (22) | 98 (21) | 101 (22) | 102 (22) |
| 46 | Ease This Jam | 70 | 05:08 | 87 (15) | 126 (10) | 92 (16) | 104 (14) | 99 (15) |
| 47 | Squallaby | 116 | 05:08 | 96 (24) | 101 (24) | 99 (23) | 100 (23) | 102 (22) |
| 48 | neilr | 109 | 05:09 | 95 (22) | 98 (21) | 96 (24) | 105 (21) | 104 (21) |
| 49 | footballblue | 40 | 05:10 | 79 (10) | 101 (9) | 109 (9) | 109 (6) | 106 (6) |
| 50 | Aly Duncan | 71 | 05:13 | 98 (19) | 92 (15) | 100 (14) | 102 (13) | 109 (10) |
| 51 | andy_knott | 42 | 05:15 | 99 (9) | 102 (9) | 99 (8) | 96 (10) | 102 (6) |
| 52 | Penfold_61 | 70 | 05:17 | 96 (14) | 99 (11) | 99 (15) | 101 (13) | 102 (17) |
| 53 | Tibthorpe | 117 | 05:17 | 99 (24) | 99 (24) | 98 (24) | 100 (22) | 102 (23) |
| 54 | daulbs | 108 | 05:19 | 89 (23) | 101 (23) | 91 (20) | 111 (24) | 105 (18) |
| 55 | ChuckB | 81 | 05:22 | 97 (12) | 96 (20) | 97 (17) | 104 (17) | 103 (15) |
| 56 | fshephe | 108 | 05:25 | 95 (22) | 101 (21) | 97 (21) | 100 (21) | 104 (23) |
| 57 | george.plumbly | 102 | 05:26 | 94 (20) | 103 (23) | 97 (18) | 103 (19) | 101 (22) |
| 58 | Dekkers | 38 | 05:27 | 95 (9) | 100 (8) | 105 (7) | 100 (7) | 99 (7) |
| 59 | jimpen | 45 | 05:27 | 97 (6) | 89 (8) | 99 (11) | 100 (9) | 109 (11) |
| 60 | esmeralda | 103 | 05:28 | 92 (24) | 102 (20) | 101 (19) | 93 (21) | 112 (19) |
| 61 | mw7000 | 58 | 05:29 | 85 (13) | 96 (8) | 99 (16) | 116 (13) | 103 (8) |
| 62 | KET | 85 | 05:31 | 95 (19) | 96 (19) | 96 (16) | 101 (15) | 112 (16) |
| 63 | Rabbitoh | 101 | 05:31 | 92 (20) | 107 (19) | 104 (22) | 98 (20) | 96 (20) |
| 64 | AndyR | 59 | 05:35 | 94 (11) | 100 (13) | 99 (13) | 100 (12) | 104 (10) |
| 65 | Paul Hammond | 65 | 05:39 | 96 (15) | 98 (11) | 102 (11) | 100 (14) | 102 (14) |
| 66 | Finzi | 117 | 05:43 | 96 (26) | 97 (22) | 96 (23) | 103 (23) | 106 (23) |
| 67 | cath23 | 76 | 05:48 | 96 (15) | 90 (13) | 100 (16) | 107 (17) | 104 (15) |
| 68 | Looch | 120 | 05:50 | 94 (24) | 99 (23) | 99 (24) | 100 (25) | 106 (24) |
| 69 | Rosron | 56 | 05:53 | 98 (13) | 91 (6) | 97 (12) | 105 (12) | 103 (13) |
| 70 | McBeak | 79 | 05:54 | 88 (16) | 104 (17) | 104 (18) | 101 (18) | 97 (10) |
| 71 | Dzhigit | 79 | 05:55 | 100 (17) | 101 (13) | 95 (15) | 95 (18) | 107 (16) |
| 72 | Carol | 83 | 05:55 | 88 (16) | 95 (16) | 101 (15) | 100 (17) | 112 (19) |
| 73 | Crossiant | 109 | 05:57 | 98 (19) | 91 (22) | 95 (23) | 104 (24) | 109 (21) |
| 74 | Kevin Gregg | 77 | 05:58 | 97 (21) | 98 (15) | 104 (16) | 92 (11) | 106 (14) |
| 75 | Shabbo | 78 | 06:00 | 99 (16) | 93 (12) | 99 (15) | 95 (17) | 110 (18) |
| 76 | Tudds | 104 | 06:00 | 92 (21) | 95 (18) | 99 (23) | 106 (23) | 105 (19) |
| 77 | DunPangolin | 77 | 06:02 | 92 (17) | 99 (18) | 98 (17) | 104 (12) | 108 (13) |
| 78 | PGooden | 65 | 06:04 | 94 (9) | 95 (14) | 100 (18) | 109 (11) | 100 (13) |
| 79 | GMcD | 105 | 06:07 | 92 (19) | 99 (21) | 99 (21) | 105 (21) | 101 (23) |
| 80 | Jeremy Weissmann | 55 | 06:11 | 95 (15) | 100 (10) | 101 (8) | 108 (11) | 97 (11) |
| 81 | ilan | 81 | 06:12 | 88 (18) | 108 (12) | 100 (17) | 99 (13) | 105 (21) |
| 82 | jimwetzler | 58 | 06:19 | 86 (12) | 106 (11) | 96 (11) | 101 (12) | 108 (12) |
| 83 | SlumdogEngineer | 49 | 06:21 | 87 (8) | 96 (9) | 95 (15) | 103 (6) | 116 (11) |
| 84 | hopkinb | 48 | 06:24 | 80 (9) | 95 (10) | 106 (11) | 104 (7) | 110 (11) |
| 85 | paul.whitehouse69 | 71 | 06:28 | 97 (12) | 99 (10) | 98 (17) | 96 (17) | 106 (15) |
| 86 | robinh | 90 | 06:31 | 89 (17) | 101 (15) | 101 (20) | 102 (20) | 103 (18) |
| 87 | earlylight | 65 | 06:33 | 89 (14) | 99 (14) | 99 (12) | 99 (12) | 113 (13) |
| 88 | julian_w | 62 | 06:34 | 102 (9) | 96 (13) | 103 (12) | 94 (14) | 105 (14) |
| 89 | Michael Dove | 36 | 06:35 | 90 (7) | 87 (7) | 104 (8) | 113 (7) | 103 (7) |
| 90 | uvofiz | 92 | 06:38 | 93 (18) | 107 (18) | 96 (20) | 100 (14) | 102 (22) |
| 91 | James P | 96 | 06:39 | 94 (18) | 101 (19) | 96 (22) | 105 (17) | 103 (20) |
| 92 | Nangle | 49 | 06:43 | 84 (10) | 107 (10) | 101 (7) | 98 (11) | 108 (11) |
| 93 | ratterz | 61 | 06:49 | 100 (11) | 98 (14) | 92 (9) | 114 (9) | 97 (18) |
| 94 | Mike Harper | 82 | 06:50 | 99 (16) | 100 (18) | 92 (14) | 107 (16) | 99 (18) |
| 95 | Viscomte | 62 | 06:51 | 91 (15) | 96 (11) | 103 (11) | 110 (14) | 97 (11) |
| 96 | jon | 70 | 06:55 | 93 (13) | 98 (14) | 108 (7) | 97 (18) | 105 (18) |
| 97 | Edprof | 51 | 06:57 | 101 (7) | 100 (11) | 92 (13) | 93 (7) | 110 (13) |
| 98 | Puzzleplease | 89 | 06:57 | 90 (17) | 100 (16) | 99 (17) | 107 (19) | 101 (20) |
| 99 | alastair52 | 48 | 07:00 | 92 (10) | 95 (10) | 105 (8) | 103 (11) | 103 (9) |
| 100 | endafk | 75 | 07:03 | 93 (17) | 92 (13) | 91 (13) | 102 (17) | 117 (15) |
| 101 | 1234 | 41 | 07:04 | 95 (9) | 93 (10) | 100 (7) | 97 (6) | 112 (9) |
| 102 | maisiemae | 62 | 07:06 | 91 (11) | 116 (9) | 89 (18) | 106 (11) | 103 (13) |
| 103 | Dvynys | 48 | 07:07 | 96 (6) | 109 (10) | 96 (13) | 89 (6) | 103 (13) |
| 104 | John Arnold | 59 | 07:08 | 92 (13) | 107 (10) | 91 (15) | 101 (10) | 113 (11) |
| 105 | Riche | 53 | 07:09 | 89 (11) | 108 (10) | 100 (11) | 97 (10) | 104 (11) |
| 106 | DianeRS | 53 | 07:10 | 86 (10) | 106 (11) | 99 (10) | 96 (12) | 110 (10) |
| 107 | benedick | 43 | 07:14 | 99 (9) | 101 (12) | 99 (7) | 100 (7) | 99 (8) |
| 108 | nigel | 46 | 07:29 | 73 (9) | 92 (11) | 130 (8) | 93 (6) | 110 (12) |
| 109 | ChrisBrea | 66 | 07:32 | 96 (12) | 105 (13) | 94 (16) | 96 (11) | 107 (14) |
| 110 | Corymbia | 61 | 07:33 | 94 (14) | 105 (13) | 95 (11) | 92 (11) | 111 (12) |
| 111 | barracuda | 64 | 07:36 | 95 (11) | 89 (13) | 103 (14) | 98 (12) | 111 (14) |
| 112 | ulaca | 46 | 07:44 | 76 (6) | 107 (9) | 94 (9) | 106 (10) | 104 (12) |
| 113 | gsriordan52 | 61 | 07:44 | 90 (10) | 109 (13) | 90 (10) | 100 (15) | 103 (13) |
| 114 | plett11 | 55 | 07:50 | 93 (12) | 93 (8) | 107 (11) | 98 (15) | 108 (9) |
| 115 | cheryllayne | 58 | 07:51 | 81 (12) | 138 (13) | 92 (11) | 90 (13) | 92 (9) |
| 116 | mattindoha | 52 | 08:03 | 92 (11) | 105 (9) | 102 (9) | 95 (12) | 106 (11) |
| 117 | TomHerbert | 49 | 08:06 | 94 (9) | 102 (9) | 105 (12) | 102 (9) | 93 (10) |
| 118 | crosswordian | 46 | 08:08 | 91 (7) | 110 (10) | 100 (8) | 94 (13) | 103 (8) |
| 119 | Deezzaa | 46 | 08:09 | 97 (11) | 110 (9) | 81 (11) | 98 (7) | 118 (8) |
| 120 | Sheen | 47 | 08:20 | 96 (9) | 117 (8) | 79 (9) | 96 (9) | 109 (12) |
| 121 | Templar Redux | 44 | 08:21 | 99 (9) | 104 (10) | 87 (8) | 102 (8) | 104 (9) |
| 122 | goblin | 52 | 08:35 | 92 (10) | 104 (10) | 96 (11) | 102 (9) | 104 (12) |
| 123 | vinyl12345 | 37 | 09:06 | 93 (6) | 102 (8) | 100 (7) | 91 (10) | 116 (6) |
| 124 | Mkgnao | 41 | 09:21 | 96 (6) | 103 (10) | 95 (8) | 102 (9) | 100 (8) |