MIME;18 pathilkaL in-tha MIME;n kuRippukaLukku iru muRRilum vERu vithamana karuththukkaL van-thuLLana. oruvar "in-tha kuRippukaL kuzappaththaiyE kotuththana" enRaar. innoruvar "wonderful MIME. I enjoyed solving it" enRaar. maRRoruvar "different from previous MIME;s in conception. some of the clues were very interesting" enRuLLaar. ithilirun-thu anaivaraiyum thirupthi patuththuvathu evvaLavu katinam enRu purin-thathu. immaathiri pOttikaLai iru vakai patuththalaam: kELvikaL katinam; kuRippukaL chulapam kELvikaL chulapam; kuRippukaL katinam (kuzappam !!!) (kavanikka ; iraNtumE chulapamaakavO, katinamaakavO irun-thaal athu etupataathu) ennaip pOnRa chOmpERikku iraNtaavathu vakai pOtti n-ataththuvathE chulapamaaka irun-thathu. chiRithu kUrn-ththu kavaniththaal, (mElOttamaaka kavaniththaalE pOthum): mOthirak kaiyaalE kuttuppattathum theriyum. kIzE vizun-thum mIchaiyil maN ottavillai enRu 'tEkkaa' kotuththathum puriyum. ippOthu pathilkaLukku varalaam: 1. kalaimaanin inam kotuththa vizi aata vizi vazi aachaikaL vazin-thOta maathavi illaamal kOvalan kaNNaki kathai n-atakkumaa, n-atakkaththaan mutiyumaa paatal : maathavi pon mayilaaL thOkai viriththaaL ... patam : iru malarkaL kaNEchan n-atiththa patam. jeminiyin itaththil chivaaji. palar chariyaaka kURinar. oruvarE pUmpuhaarukku pOnavar. 2. oru n-Ulil aatukiRa Unjchal pOnRathati n-aaLum maaRukiRa un manam... peNkaL thaan n-atanamaata vENtumaa? thanathu kuRRaththai maRan-tha (maRaiththa) in-tha chakalakalaavallavarum n-anRaaka aatuvaar paatal : vaarththai thavaRi vittaay kaNNammaa (ennati mInaakshi, n-I chonnathu ennaachchu) patam : iLamai UnjchalaatukiRathu ithuvum oru chulapamaana paatal. aanalum oruvar paattum parathamum 'chivakaami aata van-thaal';kku pOyvittaar. 3. paatuvaan, athaRkavar aatuvaar, pala n-Eram... paavam, kirushNa paramaathmaavaaka irun-thaal enna, pIppI shaNmukachun-tharamaaka irun-thaal enna kaathal enRu van-thu vittaal kaathalikku kaaththirukka thaan vENtum. athu thaan thalai ezuththu ! paatal : kaaththiruppaan kamalakkaNNaan patam : uththama puththiran mUvarukku thatumaaRRam. majority in-tha paattai kaNtu pitiththu vittanar. 4. thangka paathangkaL achaiyum thvani en-than pUjaikku kOvil maNi kiraamaththu Director;kku n-aattiyaththai paRRi onRum theriyaathu enpathaal thaan in-tha patam OtavillaiyO ? paatal : veLLich chalangkaikaL koNta kalaimakaL patam : kaathal Oviyam ithuvum oru chulapamaana paatal. thatumaaRiya oruvarum pataththiRku pOy paattai kOttai vittaar. 5. kaathal ennai kaathalikkavillai ... n-aayakanukku thaNNi atiththaalthaan ippatiyellaam parathan-aattiyam aatavarumO ? paatal : thakita thathimi, thakita thathimi, than-thaanaa, ithaya oliyin jathiyil enathu thillaanaa patam : chalangkai oli anaivarum kaNtu pitiththu vittanar. chapaash. 6. paal pOla kaLLum uNtu, n-iRaththaalE reNtum oNNu n-aNpanaa, pakaivanaa in-tha kuLiril paatinaalaavathu puriyumaa paatal : unakkenna mElE n-inRaay O n-an-thalaalaa patam : chimlaa Speshal kOttai vittavar oruvarE. chattam pataththil varum 'oru n-aNpanin kathai';kku pOyvittaar. (ithil thaan thrillE irukku. chulapamaana paattu, kuzappi vitum kuRippu...) 7. un-than paattukku n-aan aata vENtaamaa ??? miruthangka chakravarththi ippati kUta ichaiththirukkiRaarO ? paatal : maRain-thirun-thu paarkkum marumam enna patam : thillaanaa mOhanaampaaL ithuvum oru chulapamaana paatal. (pinnar varum kuzappaththiRku munnOti ?) 8. mIttum kaiyil n-aan Or vINai... kOkilaavai peN paarththavar mINtum ippati maaRa vaayppuLLathO paatal : n-aan chiriththaal thIpaavaLi patam : n-aayakan n-aan n-inaiththapati illaamal, palar kuzampiyathu ithilE thaan. kuRRappaththirikaiyum ithaRkuththaan patikkappattathu 9. unakkum enakkum purin-tha varaiyil puriyattum thacharathanai pOl vaaza n-inaiththavar iraNtaavathu poNtaatti van-thavutanEyE chaptha n-aatiyum atangki vittaarE ? enna thalaivaa "ippO enna cheyvIngka" ; pEchchu mUchchE kaaNum? paatal : maappiLLaikku maaman manathu, maamanukkO kaaman manathu patam : n-eRRikkaN maththima rakaththai chErn-thathu. oruvar manmathalIlai;kku pOnaar. oruvar pataththai kURinaar. enna irun-thaalum thalaivar patam. 10. vaay pEchavE vaarththaiyillai, vali thIra vaziyillaiyE rOjaavin raajaa mukaththil mukam paarkka ippati alaiyalaamaa ? paatal : kaNNaaLanE, enathu kaNNai n-ERROtu kaaNavillai patam : paampE ithaiyum oruvar kOttai vittathE mahaa athichayam 11. thanimaiyE iLamaiyin chOthanai ... enna chan-thiramauLi chaar, ungka poNNu ippati kaaliyaana arangkaththile vayalin vechchuNtu thaatikkaaranOta aataraaLE? konjcham kaNtichchu vaikkappataathO ? paatal : kavithai kELungkaL, karuvil piRan-thathu raakam patam : punnakai mannan iruvar kOttai vittanar, athuvum pataththiRku van-thu vittu, paatalaiyE thavaRavittanar. 12. ennaaLumE n-aan, unathu matiyin malarE, en kaNNilE uLLaatum maNiyE enna thEvar makan ? patappitippil mazai chIn paarththuvittu maRupatiyum paaNiyil, poNtaattiyOta paathrUmil aataRIyaLE. mINtum kOvalanaa ? paatal : ponnaana mEni, ullaacham koNtaatum raaNi patam : mINtum kOkilaa n-aan n-inaiththapati illaamal, palar chariyaana vitaiyaLiththanar. 13. kaiyarukil iLamai thatumaaRa, thennai iLan-Irin pathamaaka athu eppatingka, oru ottu thaatiyOta machchamum ottiNtaa yaaraalayum kaNtu pitikka mutiyaathaa? main-aa villanaala? athula oru vichEsham, aataRa reNtu pErum thamizakaththin munnaaL muthalvarkaL. paatal : aatalutan paatalai kEttu rachippathilE thaan chukam, chukam, chukam... patam : kutiyirun-tha kOvil ithaRkum oru chapaash. n-URu chathavikitham chari. kuzampiyavan n-aanE. 14. oruththi Baa;vaam, oruththi Maa;vaam, iraNtum chErn-thaakka ... aahaa, enna oru thaththuvam. KB chaar, viththiyaachamaana kathaiyai chaathaaraNamaa cholRa n-Ingka oru chaathaaraNamaana kathaiyai viththiyaachamaa cholla chingkai pOy ippati kashtappattirukka vENtaam !! paatal : inimai n-iRain-tha ulakam irukku... patam : n-inaiththaalE inikkum ithu mika chulapamaana paatal. kuzappamaRRa kuRippu ! 15. maRan-thiruppOmE kavalai maRan-thiruppOmE, kOpam van-thaal konjcham oththi vaippOmE in-tha aattaththai, ivarutaiya aattaththai vivarikka vaarththaikaL illai. chaaSthrIyamaaka illaavittaalum, in-tha n-eLivum, vaLaivum T.raajEn-tharin machchinikkum kitaiyaathu.MIME ; 18 (2 0f 2) paatal : pEttai raap, chaithaappEttai, kurOmpEttai, raaNippEttai, pEttai raap patam : kaathalan oruvar thavaRavittathE aachchariyam. 16. ERaatha mEtai ingku iLamaanum ERi aataatha chathiraattam unakkaaka aati ennaa pirathar thEvaaram, vIrappana putikka engka kEptan help vENumaa ? avuru oNtiyaaLaa koNaan-thu chEththutuvaaru, poRavu kaapan-thu paNRathula thaan kOtta vitRuvaaru paatal : aattamaa, thErOttamaa... patam : kEptan pirapaakaran katinamaana paatal enRu n-aan n-inaiththathaRku maaRaaka palarum chariyaaka vitaiyaLiththa maRRum oru paatal. 17. ItERum illaatha kalaich chEvaiyil thaniyitam koNta unaikkaNtu ippUmiyil raajaa aaNaiyittaal atipaNiyaathavarum uNtO paatal : aataatha manamum uNtO, n-ataiyalangkaaramum azaku chingkaaramum kaNtu patam : mannaathi mannan iruvarai 'aracha kattaLai'kku anuppiya kuRippu. 18. kaaNavillai thalaivanai kaayavillai thalaiyaNai ithu ennaapaa kathaiyaakkuthu. Recurchion maathiri pEr vechchukunu in-thammaa ippati polampuRaangka. in-tha pompaLangkaLE pataa tEnjcharupaa (thaaykulam mannikkavum!!!) paatal : thEr koNtu van-thavan yaarenRu chollati thOzi patam : enakkuL oruvan en n-inaippukku maaRaaka palarum kaNtupitiththa paatalkaLil ithuvum onRu. 19. aattaththai rachikkavillai aaLaiththaan rachikkuthu n-iRaiya rachikarkaLukku in-tha kalainjrin kuRRachchaattu porun-thum ??? paatal : azakaana poNNu n-aan, athukkEththa kaNNu thaan patam : alipaapaavum n-aaRpathu thirutarkaLum maRRum oru chapaash. n-URu chathavikitham etuththa maRRum oru paatal. 20. n-aan aatum aattam paarungkaL n-ikarEthu kURungkaL ENtI ponnammaa Ek thujE kEliyE n-I paaththiyaa ? paatal : iLamai ithO, ithO, inimai ithO, ithO patam : chakalakalaa vallavan mika chulapamaana paatal. ithuvum n-URu chathavikitham. 21. vaachamullai n-aan, an-thi vaanmEkam n-aan evvaLO thatavai chonnaalum thirumpa, thirumpa an-tha "n-aan", "enathu";ngkarathu n-ampa makkaLukku pOkavE pOkaathu paatal : aachai athikam vechchu patam : maRupatiyum chulapam enRu n-aan n-inaththEn. oruvarE thavaRavittaar. 22. chiththira n-aattiyam n-iththamum kaattitum... ennathaan irun-thaalum thalaivarOta century;yai maRakka mutiyumaa paatal : aatal kalaiyE thEvan than-thathu patam : raakavEn-thirar ithu muRRilum maRu rakam. katinam enRu n-aan n-inakka, mUvarE thavaRavittanar. athilum oruvar thalaivarukkum vaaththiyaarukkum uLLa viththiyaachaththai maRan-thaar. 23. n-IrURRu paayaatha n-ilam pOla n-aaLum en mEni tharichaaka kitakkiRathE poNNu ippati azaRatha paakka en-tha appanaala poRukka mutiyum. athaan in-tha appan "thaNNi"yilayE muzukittaan paatal : azaku malar aata patam : vaithEki kaaththirun-thaaL anaivarukkum therin-tha mika chulapamaana paatal. 24. maati vIttu jannal kUta chattai pOttirukku chEri vIttu chinna puLLa ammaNamaayirukku ennaa kavinjrE enna cholla varIngka, oNNumE puriyalaiyE. ithukkum n-aakEchvararin puLLaiyOta arangkERRaththukkum enna champan-tham ? paatal : vaazum varai pOraatu, vazi uNtu enRE paatu patam : paatum vaanampaati en mukaththil kari pUchuvathu pOla amain-tha paatal. vittavar oruvarE. 25. jilu jilu jilu ena n-aanE jakaththai aziththituvEnE ippati pOtti pOttaal vaazavaa mutiyum paatal : kaNNum kaNNum kalan-thu chon-tham koNtaatuthO patam : vanjchik kOttai vaalipan aahaa, n-aan eNNiyapati amain-tha oru paatal. anaivarukkum theriyum. aanaal chariyaana pathil ezuthiyavar n-aalvarE. (pinnar pOtti n-ataththa vaayppu kitaiththaal ithu pOl anaiththu paatalkaLum thErvu cheyya muyala vENtum!) 26. maanaata mayilaata oyilaata, mangkaiyivaL n-atanamaata ippati ellaaththaiyum aata vittuttu, appuRam, oNNukkoNNu viththiyaachamEyillannu raajaava kozappittIngkaLE paatal : maRain-thirun-thu paarkkum marumam enna patam : thillaanaa mOhanaampaaL maththima rakaththai chErn-ththa paatal. uNmai cholla vENtumaanaal ennai maNNai kavva vaiththa paatal. 27. n-aanaaka maaRa ippO n-inaikkuthammaa manachu engka Uru paattukkaararukku eppavum cheNpakam n-inaippu thaan paatal : maangkuyilE pUngkuyilE chEthi oNNu kELu patam : karakaattakkaaran in-tha kuRippu iruvarai mattumE kuzappi, vERu paattiRku (cheNpakamE, cheNpakamE) koNtu chenRathu 28. ennOtu n-I van-thu mOthaathE thalaivaa, ethu aaNtavan cholli cheyyaRIngka, ethu n-IngkaLaa cheyyiRIngkannu puriyavE maattEngkuthu, konjm chollungkaLEn paatal : pUmaalai paattup paatuthu patam : thangka makan palarum aRin-tha chulapamaana paatalil ithuvum onRu. 29. puthiya thampuraavai mIttich chenRaaL athu enna oru maayamO theriyala, n-aalu vari thamizila ezuthi kotuththaa ivar oru paattaavE patichituRaar. ithu manithar uNarn-thu koLLa kUtiya vishayamE illai, athaiyum thaaNti .... paatal : chalangkai ittaaL oru maathu patam : maithili ennai kaathali in-tha paatalai poRuththavarai oru n-alla kavithaiyai paattaakkiya perumai SPB;yaiyE chErum. aanaalum iruvar 'uyiruLLavarai ushaa'viRku chenRanar. 30. n-I aNikiRa aataiyil oru n-Ulena thinam n-aan irun-thita aayiram paavalarum kaaviyaththil kURa mutiyaatha in-tha azakai ippatiththaan chikappu rOjaakkaL pOl rachikka vENtumO paatal : pU malarn-thita n-atamitu ponmayilE patam : tik tik tik n-alla paatalaaka irun-thu palarum n-inaivu vaiththirun-thathu athichayamE. atuththa MIME;ai Avaludan ethirpArkkum n-allichchEri n-ataraajan