SOLITAIRE JOTTO
Credit: GAMES Magazine
Dec/Jan, 1990
Will Shortz

The seven clues below will help you identify the five-letter secret word that will solve this puzzle. The number after each clue word indicates how many of its letters, if any, are in the secret word - although it does not identify which letter(s) or the position(s) of the letter(s) in the secret word. A zero after the clue word means none of its letters appear in the secret word.

Note from JA: This puzzle is harder than it looks - at least it was for me.

Secret word: _   _  _   _   _

QUAKE -   2
THEIR -     1
ASKEW -   2
FINAL -     0
OPIUM -    3
WOMAN - 2
TWERP -   1

Answer:

The secret word is MOUSE.