Qwertyuiop

This puzzles was originally posted on the NY Times games forum

1. HONOLULU (Category 5)
2. MMM-MMM-MMM-MMM (Category 3)
3. POLK (Category 6)
4. VASSAR (Category 4)
5. JUNEAU (Category 2)
6. QUIPPER (Category 1)
7. PETER WEIR (Category 1)
8. STAGGERS (Category 4)
9. SALADA (Category 2)
10. MCMXCV (Category 3)
11. DESERT (Category 6)
12. MONOPOLY (Category 5)

Bonus parapgraph:As far as the number of words in the top row, I asked a WRITER friend to put down her PUTTER and PRETTY PYRITE POTTERY, and gave her the PROPERTY of the poser. Never a QUITTER (but a darn good TIPPER), she gave me several words the REQUIRE only letters from the top row, and asked me to RETYPE them here. Her OUTPUT: several TIP-TOP answers including WETTER and PURITY.

(All-cap words consist solely of letters in the home row.)

©2001 gregbrume.net. All rights reserved.