The solution to last week's puzzle!

A) bump
B) If we are marked to die
C) eg
D) gangway
E) lass
F) E
G) rug
H) focus
I) is
J) Neal Stephenson
K) dun
L) I
M) New Mutants
N)gum
O) NC
P) espy
Q) Where is the life that late I led
R) procrastination
S) a watched pot never boils
T) to a blind man
U) hug
V) was
W) Al Capp
X) yap
Y) Staffordshire bull terrier

and the first letters read: Biegler Finding new pathways.

It seems we sculpt new brain pathways well into adult life and maybe right up until stumps. The research has spawned a slew of brain training games popular among habitual carkey losers and others eager to fend off cognitive decrepitude.