the uk has struck a deal to join a trans pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together australia, brunei, canada, chile, japan, malaysia, mexico, new zealand, peru, singapore and vietnam account for 13% of global gdp. the pact called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership aims to cut or reduce 95% of import charges or tariffs. but some will be retained to protect sensitive domestic areas. the initial gains for britain will only be marginal, as it already has free trade deals with 9 of the 11 countries involved, and the government s own estimates show being in the bloc will only add 0.08% to the size of the uk s economy. joining me now is marco forgione, dg of the institute of export and international trade. how big a win is this for britain? victoria, this is a huge achievement to the uk. there are three areas we need to look at whenjudging are three areas we need to look at when judging what s been approved. the first is the e
and authors are credited, but can you really make a living or even a business out of it? the american crossword puzzle tournament is hosted by will shortz, the new york times crossword puzzle editor whojoins me now. thank you so much forjoining me. how have you found this? is this lucrative? it me. how have you found this? is this lucrative? this lucrative? it is, it can be if you this lucrative? it is, it can be if you are this lucrative? it is, it can be if you are an this lucrative? it is, it can be if you are an editor. it| this lucrative? it is, it can i be if you are an editor. it is very hard to make your living from creating puzzles. we get about 200 submissions a week so we accept only. we can only accept seven days with, so three of 4%. it is very hard to make your living from creating puzzles. make your living from creating uzzles. ., ., ., make your living from creating uzzles. ., , puzzles. how good i obey, the ones that puzzles. how good i obey, the ones that c
there are plenty of aggressive competitions that could serve as alternatives. they ll work your brain, but they won t cause permanent damage. we re talking about tournaments like the national scrabble championship, the world chess championship, and the american crossword puzzle tournament, which was documented in the movie word play where even famous athletes chimed in about the tough nature of puzzling. well work every time i go out on the mound, i want to finish the game. it only happens occasionally. those games are really special. puzzles can be the same way. you can go through it to a certain point and bring if help from behind you to help close it out. those days are fun too. sometimes we ll go through as a group and try to plow through it as fast as we can. whoever is doing the writing doesn t even get to look at the clues. three people are leaning over your shoulder, firing out answers. joining me for a fun take on alternative competitions is the crossword puzzle editor f
best job ever out there. it s great. i love playing with words. absolutely. i don t think a lot of people understand how sundays can be super not just a super bowl day, but a super sunday because a lot of people wait for that crossword puzzle to come out. how big is the competitive world of crossword puzzle competition, if you will. yeah, well, this year s championship is march 7th and 9th in brooklyn. it s an average person, if they can solve the new york times sunday crossword at all. you re just average if you can solve it? is that what you re saying? i would say above. the reigning champion can do it in average six to eight minutes. really? that quickly. we had a teaser about one of the words on there, so we definitely need to get to that. there are a couple things i want to ask you about. when it comes to sundays and puzzles and throughout the week as well, which is the hardest day? the hardest day is actually saturday. monday is the easiest.