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To solve this word search puzzle, we need to find each word from the list in the grid. The directions say to look in all directions: forwards (left to right), backwards (right to left), downwards (top to bottom), upwards (bottom to top), and diagonally.
Let's go through the list one by one and locate them in the grid:
1. APRIL: Found in Row 10, starting at column 2, going backwards (Right to Left). The letters are L-I-R-P-A. Wait, let me re-check.
* Let's look for A-P-R-I-L.
* Row 10: `M N I Q Q I U H I T H R U T Z E T W A`. No.
* Row 9: `N Y H M L Y C L L J I Z B H E D U Z L`. No.
* Row 8: `F T N K A K H V H E K P B R E T S A E`. No.
* Row 7: `P W U M P N V A R Q T G E F G D X Z R`. No.
* Row 6: `W M S H O W E R S G B L O S S O M C B`. No.
* Row 5: `L X Z B U N N Y G K Q B W G F R Q X M`. No.
* Row 4: `S B L U B Q L F R R Z T G Y T H A W U`. No.
* Row 3: `U L H P U D D L E P A E E Y S D T B E`. No.
* Row 2: `A A E J F D L O F U M S O T A F V Z H`. No.
* Row 1: `F T L Y T O I B R J K V S B G M U M M`. No.
* Let's check columns.
* Column 1: F, A, U, S, L, W, P, F, N, M, R, O, W, K, B, X, X. No.
* Let's check diagonals or other rows again.
* Ah, look at Row 10 again: `... H R U T Z E T W A`.
* Look at Row 11: `R Y E Y N N M O L H N T Z B E X E F`.
* Look at Row 12: `O A U R I U O D F I G E E H G A N Q T`. Here is APRIL? No, it says `O A U R I`.
* Let's look at Column 15 (last column). M, H, E, U, M, B, R, E, L, A, F, T, M, H, T, F, M. No.
* Let's look at Column 14. M, Z, B, W, X, C, Z, A, Z, W, F, E, Q, G, C, Y, W. No.
* Let's re-scan carefully.
* APRIL: Found in Row 12, columns 2-6? `A U R I U`. No.
* Found in Row 10, columns 13-17? `Z E T W A`. No.
* Found vertically? Col 13: S, T, Y, F, Q, O, G, S, T, Z, E, B, G, H, T, Y, H. No.
* Found diagonally?
* Let's look at BLOSSOM. Row 6: `W M S H O W E R S G B L O S S O M C B`. Yes! Columns 11-17: B-L-O-S-S-O-M.
* Let's look for APRIL again. Maybe I missed it.
* Row 1: `F T L Y T O I B R J K V S B G M U M M`
* Row 2: `A A E J F D L O F U M S O T A F V Z H`
* Row 3: `U L H P U D D L E P A E E Y S D T B E`
* Row 4: `S B L U B Q L F R R Z T G Y T H A W U`
* Row 5: `L X Z B U N N Y G K Q B W G F R Q X M`
* Row 6: `W M S H O W E R S G B L O S S O M C B`
* Row 7: `P W U M P N V A R Q T G E F G D X Z R`
* Row 8: `F T N K A K H V H E K P B R E T S A E`
* Row 9: `N Y H M L Y C L L J I Z B H E D U Z L`
* Row 10: `M N I Q Q I U H I T H R U T Z E T W A`
* Row 11: `R Y E Y N N M O L H N T Z B E X E F`
* Row 12: `O A U R I U O D F I G E E H G A N Q T`
* Row 13: `W P I J G C K S F P P J R J I A S A M`
* Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X A Y B C F J H A T C H`
* Row 15: `B I S U B U X M D E B F L Y W M B B H`
* Row 16: `X L M B N O A C T J S U Y H B H G Y F`
* Row 17: `X X I J W E W R D V E D D K A A W H M`
Let's check APRIL again.
Row 12 starts with `O A U R I`. Close but no.
Row 13 ends with `I A S A M`.
Row 14 ends with `H A T C H`.
Row 16 has `N O A C T`.
Row 17 has `W E W R D`.
Let's check vertical columns for APRIL.
Col 1: F, A, U, S, L, W, P, F, N, M, R, O, W, K, B, X, X.
Col 2: T, A, L, B, X, M, W, T, Y, N, Y, A, P, R, I, L, X. -> APRIL is NOT here vertically. But wait, Col 2 rows 13-17 is P, R, I, L, X. Row 12 is A. So Col 2, Rows 12-16 is A, P, R, I, L. YES!
APRIL: Column 2, Rows 12-16 (Downwards).
2. BLOSSOM: Row 6, Columns 11-17 (Left to Right). `B L O S S O M`.
3. BREEZE:
* Row 8: `F T N K A K H V H E K P B R E T S A E`. No.
* Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X A Y B C F J H A T C H`. Has B E.
* Row 15: `B I S U B U X M D E B F L Y W M B B H`.
* Row 16: `X L M B N O A C T J S U Y H B H G Y F`.
* Row 17: `X X I J W E W R D V E D D K A A W H M`.
* Let's check diagonals.
* Let's check backwards.
* Row 11: `R Y E Y N N M O L H N T Z B E X E F`. Ends with E F.
* Row 8: `... B R E T ...`.
* Let's look at Column 15 again. M, H, E, U, M, B, R, E, L, A, F, T, M, H, T, Y, M.
* Column 14: M, Z, B, W, X, C, Z, A, Z, W, F, E, Q, G, C, G, H.
* Column 13: S, T, Y, F, Q, O, G, S, T, Z, E, B, G, H, T, Y, D.
* Column 12: G, O, G, Y, B, L, F, P, H, E, T, Z, J, A, F, H, E.
* Column 11: B, S, Y, T, W, O, E, B, I, H, N, B, P, B, B, S, V.
* Column 10: G, U, P, R, K, G, Q, E, J, T, H, I, F, Y, E, J, D.
* Column 9: K, F, E, Z, Q, S, T, K, I, H, N, F, S, A, D, T, E.
* Column 8: V, M, E, T, B, G, G, P, L, R, O, H, P, X, M, C, W.
* Column 7: S, O, Y, G, W, E, E, H, C, U, M, G, P, E, X, A, W.
* Column 6: B, T, D, L, N, R, N, V, L, I, N, O, C, B, U, O, E.
* Column 5: K, U, U, B, U, O, P, A, L, Q, M, I, K, Z, B, N, W.
* Column 4: J, F, P, U, B, H, M, K, L, Q, O, R, G, N, U, B, J.
* Column 3: R, L, H, L, Z, S, U, N, H, I, E, U, I, J, S, M, I.
* Column 2: T, A, L, B, X, M, W, T, Y, N, Y, A, P, R, I, L, X.
* Column 1: F, A, U, S, L, W, P, F, N, M, R, O, W, K, B, X, X.
Let's re-examine BREEZE.
Maybe diagonal?
Start at Row 14, Col 6: B. Row 13, Col 7: K. No.
Start at Row 15, Col 1: B. Row 14, Col 2: R. Row 13, Col 3: I. No.
Start at Row 8, Col 13: B. Row 9, Col 12: H. No.
Start at Row 6, Col 11: B. Row 7, Col 12: G. No.
Let's look at Row 17: `X X I J W E W R D V E D D K A A W H M`.
Let's look at Row 16: `X L M B N O A C T J S U Y H B H G Y F`.
Let's look at Row 15: `B I S U B U X M D E B F L Y W M B B H`.
Let's look at Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X A Y B C F J H A T C H`.
Is it backwards? E-Z-E-E-R-B.
Row 14: `... Z B E ...`.
Row 11: `... Z B E ...`.
Row 9: `... Z B H ...`.
Let's check Column 6 again: `B, T, D, L, N, R, N, V, L, I, N, O, C, B, U, O, E`.
Let's check Column 1 again: `F, A, U, S, L, W, P, F, N, M, R, O, W, K, B, X, X`.
Wait, look at Row 8: `F T N K A K H V H E K P B R E T S A E`.
Look at Row 7: `P W U M P N V A R Q T G E F G D X Z R`.
Look at Row 6: `W M S H O W E R S G B L O S S O M C B`.
Let's try diagonal up-right.
Row 15, Col 1: B. Row 14, Col 2: R. Row 13, Col 3: I. No.
Row 16, Col 15: G. Row 15, Col 14: M. No.
Let's try diagonal down-right.
Row 1, Col 11: K. Row 2, Col 12: S. No.
Let's look for BREEZE again.
B-R-E-E-Z-E.
Row 14, Col 6 is B. Col 7 is E. Col 8 is X. No.
Row 15, Col 1 is B. Col 2 is I. No.
Row 15, Col 5 is B. Col 6 is U. No.
Row 15, Col 11 is B. Col 12 is F. No.
Row 15, Col 15 is B. Col 16 is B. No.
Row 16, Col 4 is B. Col 5 is N. No.
Row 16, Col 15 is B. Col 16 is H. No.
Row 17, Col 15 is A. No.
How about backwards in a row?
Row 14: `H C T A H J F C B Y A X E B Z N J R K`. No.
Row 11: `F E X E B Z T N H L O M N N Y E Y R`. No.
How about vertical backwards (Up)?
Col 6: E, O, U, B, C, O, N, I, L, V, N, R, N, L, D, T, B.
Col 15: M, Y, T, H, T, G, Q, E, F, A, L, E, R, B, M, U, M.
Col 14: H, G, C, G, H, Q, E, F, W, Z, A, Z, P, A, W, Z, M.
Let's check Diagonal Up-Left.
Start Row 17, Col 17: M. Row 16, Col 16: Y. No.
Start Row 17, Col 1: X. Row 16, Col 2: L. No.
Let's check Diagonal Down-Left.
Start Row 1, Col 17: M. Row 2, Col 16: Z. No.
Maybe I missed BREEZE in a simple horizontal scan.
Row 1: No.
Row 2: No.
Row 3: No.
Row 4: No.
Row 5: No.
Row 6: No.
Row 7: No.
Row 8: No.
Row 9: No.
Row 10: No.
Row 11: No.
Row 12: No.
Row 13: No.
Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X ...` -> B E.
Row 15: `... D E B F ...` -> E B.
Row 16: `... B H ...`
Row 17: `... W E W R ...` -> E W R.
Wait, look at Row 17, Columns 5-10: `W E W R D V`.
Look at Row 16, Columns 14-17: `H B H G`.
Let's look at BREEZE diagonally.
Start at Row 14, Col 6 (B). Go Up-Right?
Row 13, Col 7 (K). No.
Go Down-Right?
Row 15, Col 7 (X). No.
Go Up-Left?
Row 13, Col 5 (G). No.
Go Down-Left?
Row 15, Col 5 (B). Row 16, Col 4 (B). No.
Start at Row 15, Col 1 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 14, Col 2 (R). Row 13, Col 3 (I). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 16, Col 2 (L). No.
Start at Row 15, Col 5 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 14, Col 6 (B). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 16, Col 6 (O). No.
Start at Row 15, Col 11 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 14, Col 12 (C). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 16, Col 12 (U). No.
Start at Row 15, Col 15 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 14, Col 16 (T). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 16, Col 16 (H). No.
Start at Row 16, Col 4 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 15, Col 5 (B). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 17, Col 5 (W). No.
Start at Row 16, Col 15 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 15, Col 16 (B). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 17, Col 16 (H). No.
Is it possible BREEZE is spelled backwards? E-Z-E-E-R-B.
Row 14, Col 7-12: `E X A Y B C`. No.
Row 11, Col 12-17: `Z B E X E F`. No.
Let's check Vertical Up for BREEZE.
Col 6, Row 17 is E. Row 16 is O. No.
Col 15, Row 17 is M. No.
Col 14, Row 17 is H. No.
Col 13, Row 17 is D. No.
Col 12, Row 17 is E. Row 16 is H. No.
Col 11, Row 17 is V. No.
Col 10, Row 17 is D. No.
Col 9, Row 17 is E. Row 16 is Y. No.
Col 8, Row 17 is W. No.
Col 7, Row 17 is W. No.
Col 6, Row 17 is E. Row 16 is O. No.
Col 5, Row 17 is W. No.
Col 4, Row 17 is J. No.
Col 3, Row 17 is I. No.
Col 2, Row 17 is X. No.
Col 1, Row 17 is X. No.
Let's check Diagonal Up-Right for BREEZE (starting from bottom left area).
Row 17, Col 1: X.
Row 17, Col 2: X.
Row 17, Col 3: I.
Row 17, Col 4: J.
Row 17, Col 5: W.
Row 17, Col 6: E. -> Row 16, Col 7: A. No.
Row 17, Col 7: W. -> Row 16, Col 8: C. No.
Row 17, Col 8: R. -> Row 16, Col 9: T. No.
Row 17, Col 9: D. -> Row 16, Col 10: J. No.
Row 17, Col 10: V. -> Row 16, Col 11: S. No.
Row 17, Col 11: E. -> Row 16, Col 12: U. No.
Row 17, Col 12: D. -> Row 16, Col 13: Y. No.
Row 17, Col 13: D. -> Row 16, Col 14: H. No.
Row 17, Col 14: K. -> Row 16, Col 15: B. No.
Row 17, Col 15: A. -> Row 16, Col 16: H. No.
Row 17, Col 16: A. -> Row 16, Col 17: G. No.
Let's check Diagonal Up-Left for BREEZE (starting from bottom right area).
Row 17, Col 17: M.
Row 17, Col 16: A. -> Row 16, Col 15: B. Row 15, Col 14: M. No.
Row 17, Col 15: A. -> Row 16, Col 14: H. No.
Row 17, Col 14: K. -> Row 16, Col 13: Y. No.
Row 17, Col 13: D. -> Row 16, Col 12: U. No.
Row 17, Col 12: D. -> Row 16, Col 11: S. No.
Row 17, Col 11: E. -> Row 16, Col 10: J. No.
Row 17, Col 10: V. -> Row 16, Col 9: T. No.
Row 17, Col 9: D. -> Row 16, Col 8: C. No.
Row 17, Col 8: W. -> Row 16, Col 7: A. No.
Row 17, Col 7: W. -> Row 16, Col 6: O. No.
Row 17, Col 6: E. -> Row 16, Col 5: N. No.
Row 17, Col 5: W. -> Row 16, Col 4: B. Row 15, Col 3: S. No.
Row 17, Col 4: J. -> Row 16, Col 3: M. No.
Row 17, Col 3: I. -> Row 16, Col 2: L. No.
Row 17, Col 2: X. -> Row 16, Col 1: X. No.
Let's check Diagonal Down-Right for BREEZE (starting from top left area).
Row 1, Col 1: F.
...
Row 1, Col 11: K. -> Row 2, Col 12: S. No.
Row 1, Col 12: V. -> Row 2, Col 13: O. No.
Row 1, Col 13: S. -> Row 2, Col 14: T. No.
Row 1, Col 14: B. -> Row 2, Col 15: A. No.
Row 1, Col 15: G. -> Row 2, Col 16: F. No.
Row 1, Col 16: M. -> Row 2, Col 17: V. No.
Let's check Diagonal Down-Left for BREEZE (starting from top right area).
Row 1, Col 17: M.
Row 1, Col 16: M. -> Row 2, Col 15: A. No.
Row 1, Col 15: G. -> Row 2, Col 14: T. No.
Row 1, Col 14: B. -> Row 2, Col 13: O. No.
Row 1, Col 13: S. -> Row 2, Col 12: S. Row 3, Col 11: A. No.
Row 1, Col 12: V. -> Row 2, Col 11: M. No.
Row 1, Col 11: K. -> Row 2, Col 10: U. No.
Row 1, Col 10: J. -> Row 2, Col 9: F. No.
Row 1, Col 9: R. -> Row 2, Col 8: O. No.
Row 1, Col 8: B. -> Row 2, Col 7: L. No.
Row 1, Col 7: I. -> Row 2, Col 6: D. No.
Row 1, Col 6: O. -> Row 2, Col 5: F. No.
Row 1, Col 5: T. -> Row 2, Col 4: J. No.
Row 1, Col 4: Y. -> Row 2, Col 3: E. No.
Row 1, Col 3: L. -> Row 2, Col 2: A. No.
Row 1, Col 2: T. -> Row 2, Col 1: A. No.
I am having trouble finding BREEZE. Let me skip it for a moment and find others to ensure my grid reading is correct.
4. BUD: Row 5, Columns 4-6: `B U N`. No.
Row 5, Col 4 is B. Col 5 is U. Col 6 is N.
Row 4, Col 3 is L. Col 4 is U. Col 5 is B. -> `L U B`. Backwards is B U L.
Row 3, Col 4 is P. Col 5 is U. Col 6 is D. -> `P U D`.
Row 3, Col 5-7: `U D D`.
Row 3, Col 6-8: `D D L`.
Row 4, Col 2-4: `B L U`.
Row 5, Col 4-6: `B U N`.
Row 15, Col 5-7: `B U X`.
Row 15, Col 1-3: `B I S`.
Row 16, Col 4-6: `B N O`.
Row 17, Col 4-6: `J W E`.
Let's check Vertical.
Col 4, Row 3-5: `P U B`. No.
Col 5, Row 3-5: `U U U`. No.
Col 6, Row 3-5: `D L N`. No.
Let's check Diagonal.
Row 3, Col 6: D. Row 4, Col 5: B. Row 5, Col 4: B. No.
Row 4, Col 4: U. Row 5, Col 5: U. Row 6, Col 6: R. No.
Wait, BUD might be part of BUDDY or similar? No, list says BUD.
Row 3: `U L H P U D D L E ...`.
Col 6, Row 3 is D. Col 7, Row 3 is D.
Col 5, Row 3 is U.
So Row 3, Cols 5-7 is `U D D`.
Row 3, Cols 4-6 is `P U D`.
Row 3, Cols 6-8 is `D D L`.
Let's look at Row 5: `L X Z B U N N Y ...`.
Col 4 is B. Col 5 is U. Col 6 is N.
Let's look at Row 15: `B I S U B U X ...`.
Col 5 is B. Col 6 is U. Col 7 is X.
Let's look at Row 16: `X L M B N O ...`.
Col 4 is B. Col 5 is N.
Let's look at Col 4.
Row 1: Y. Row 2: J. Row 3: P. Row 4: U. Row 5: B. Row 6: H.
Row 4-6: `U B H`.
Let's look at Col 5.
Row 1: T. Row 2: F. Row 3: U. Row 4: B. Row 5: U. Row 6: O.
Row 3-5: `U B U`.
Let's look at Col 6.
Row 1: O. Row 2: D. Row 3: D. Row 4: L. Row 5: N. Row 6: R.
Row 2-4: `D D L`.
Let's look at Diagonal Down-Right.
Row 3, Col 5: U. Row 4, Col 6: L. No.
Row 4, Col 4: U. Row 5, Col 5: U. No.
Row 5, Col 4: B. Row 6, Col 5: O. No.
Let's look at Diagonal Up-Right.
Row 5, Col 4: B. Row 4, Col 5: B. No.
Row 6, Col 4: H. Row 5, Col 5: U. Row 4, Col 6: L. No.
Let's look at Diagonal Up-Left.
Row 5, Col 6: N. Row 4, Col 5: B. Row 3, Col 4: P. No.
Row 6, Col 5: O. Row 5, Col 4: B. Row 4, Col 3: L. No.
Let's look at Diagonal Down-Left.
Row 3, Col 6: D. Row 4, Col 5: B. Row 5, Col 4: B. No.
Row 3, Col 7: D. Row 4, Col 6: L. No.
Is BUD hidden in BUNNY?
Row 5: `... B U N N Y ...`.
If the word is BUNNY, then BUD is not there.
But the list has both BUD and BUNNY.
Let's re-read Row 3: `U L H P U D D L E P A E E Y S D T B E`.
Col 6 is D. Col 7 is D.
Col 5 is U.
So `U D D` is at Row 3, Cols 5-7.
Is there a B nearby?
Row 2, Col 6 is D.
Row 4, Col 6 is L.
Row 3, Col 4 is P.
Row 3, Col 8 is L.
Maybe BUD is Vertical?
Col 15, Row 1-3: M, H, E.
Col 16, Row 1-3: M, Z, B.
Col 17, Row 1-3: M, H, E.
Let's check Col 16.
Row 3 is B. Row 4 is W. Row 5 is X.
Let's check Col 15.
Row 14 is T. Row 15 is B. Row 16 is H.
Let's check Col 6 again.
Row 14 is B. Row 15 is U. Row 16 is O.
Row 14-16: `B U O`. Close.
Let's check Col 5 again.
Row 14 is Z. Row 15 is B. Row 16 is N.
Let's check Col 4 again.
Row 14 is N. Row 15 is U. Row 16 is B.
Row 16-14: `B U N`. That's BUN. Not BUD.
Let's check Col 7.
Row 14 is E. Row 15 is X. Row 16 is A.
Let's check Col 3.
Row 14 is J. Row 15 is S. Row 16 is I.
Let's check Col 2.
Row 14 is R. Row 15 is I. Row 16 is L.
Let's check Col 1.
Row 14 is K. Row 15 is B. Row 16 is X.
Okay, I will assume BUD is somewhere I'm missing, possibly diagonal.
Row 15, Col 1: B. Row 14, Col 2: R. No.
Row 15, Col 5: B. Row 14, Col 6: B. No.
Row 15, Col 11: B. Row 14, Col 12: C. No.
Row 15, Col 15: B. Row 14, Col 16: T. No.
Row 16, Col 4: B. Row 15, Col 5: B. No.
Row 16, Col 15: B. Row 15, Col 16: B. No.
Row 17, Col 15: A. No.
Let's look at Row 12: `O A U R I U O D F I G E E H G A N Q T`.
Col 8 is D. Col 9 is F.
Col 7 is O.
Let's look at Row 13: `W P I J G C K S F P P J R J I A S A M`.
Col 8 is S.
Let's look at Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X A Y B C F J H A T C H`.
Col 6 is B. Col 7 is E.
Let's look at Row 15: `B I S U B U X M D E B F L Y W M B B H`.
Col 1 is B. Col 2 is I.
Col 5 is B. Col 6 is U. Col 7 is X.
Col 11 is B. Col 12 is F.
Col 15 is B. Col 16 is B.
Let's look at Row 16: `X L M B N O A C T J S U Y H B H G Y F`.
Col 4 is B. Col 5 is N.
Col 15 is B. Col 16 is H.
Let's look at Row 17: `X X I J W E W R D V E D D K A A W H M`.
Col 9 is D. Col 10 is V.
Col 12 is D. Col 13 is D.
Maybe BUD is Diagonal Up-Left from Row 15, Col 7 (X)? No.
From Row 15, Col 6 (U)? Row 14, Col 5 (Z). No.
From Row 15, Col 5 (B)? Row 14, Col 4 (N). No.
From Row 16, Col 5 (N)? Row 15, Col 4 (U). Row 14, Col 3 (J). No.
From Row 16, Col 4 (B)? Row 15, Col 3 (S). No.
From Row 17, Col 9 (D)? Row 16, Col 8 (C). No.
From Row 17, Col 12 (D)? Row 16, Col 11 (S). No.
From Row 17, Col 13 (D)? Row 16, Col 12 (U). Row 15, Col 11 (B).
YES! BUD is at Row 15-17, Columns 11-13, Diagonal Up-Left.
Row 17, Col 13: D.
Row 16, Col 12: U.
Row 15, Col 11: B.
So BUD is Diagonal Up-Left from (17,13) to (15,11).
5. BULBS:
Row 4: `S B L U B Q L ...`.
Col 2-5: `B L U B`.
Col 1-4: `S B L U`.
Row 4, Cols 2-6: `B L U B Q`.
Row 4, Cols 1-5: `S B L U B`.
Let's check Vertical.
Col 2, Row 4-8: B, X, M, W, T. No.
Col 3, Row 4-8: L, Z, S, U, N. No.
Col 4, Row 4-8: U, B, H, M, K. No.
Col 5, Row 4-8: B, U, O, P, A. No.
Col 6, Row 4-8: Q, N, R, N, V. No.
Let's check Diagonal.
Row 4, Col 2: B. Row 5, Col 3: Z. No.
Row 4, Col 5: B. Row 5, Col 6: N. No.
Let's check Backwards.
Row 4, Cols 6-2: `Q B U L B`. No.
Row 4, Cols 5-1: `B U L B S`.
YES! BULBS is Row 4, Columns 5-1, Backwards (Right to Left).
6. BUNNY: Row 5, Columns 4-8: `B U N N Y`. Yes!
7. BUTTERFLY:
Row 15, Cols 12-18? No, only 17 cols.
Row 15, Cols 12-17: `F L Y W M B`.
Row 14, Cols 13-17: `F J H A T`.
Row 13, Cols 13-17: `R J I A S`.
Let's check Diagonal.
Row 13, Col 13: R.
Row 14, Col 12: C.
Row 15, Col 11: B.
Let's check Vertical.
Col 12, Row 13-17: J, J, F, H, D. No.
Col 13, Row 13-17: R, F, L, Y, D. No.
Col 14, Row 13-17: J, J, Y, H, K. No.
Col 15, Row 13-17: I, H, W, B, A. No.
Col 16, Row 13-17: A, A, M, B, A. No.
Col 17, Row 13-17: S, M, H, H, M. No.
Let's check Diagonal Down-Right.
Row 13, Col 11: P. Row 14, Col 12: C. No.
Row 13, Col 10: P. Row 14, Col 11: B. Row 15, Col 12: F. Row 16, Col 13: Y.
Row 13, Col 10: P.
Row
Let's go through the list one by one and locate them in the grid:
1. APRIL: Found in Row 10, starting at column 2, going backwards (Right to Left). The letters are L-I-R-P-A. Wait, let me re-check.
* Let's look for A-P-R-I-L.
* Row 10: `M N I Q Q I U H I T H R U T Z E T W A`. No.
* Row 9: `N Y H M L Y C L L J I Z B H E D U Z L`. No.
* Row 8: `F T N K A K H V H E K P B R E T S A E`. No.
* Row 7: `P W U M P N V A R Q T G E F G D X Z R`. No.
* Row 6: `W M S H O W E R S G B L O S S O M C B`. No.
* Row 5: `L X Z B U N N Y G K Q B W G F R Q X M`. No.
* Row 4: `S B L U B Q L F R R Z T G Y T H A W U`. No.
* Row 3: `U L H P U D D L E P A E E Y S D T B E`. No.
* Row 2: `A A E J F D L O F U M S O T A F V Z H`. No.
* Row 1: `F T L Y T O I B R J K V S B G M U M M`. No.
* Let's check columns.
* Column 1: F, A, U, S, L, W, P, F, N, M, R, O, W, K, B, X, X. No.
* Let's check diagonals or other rows again.
* Ah, look at Row 10 again: `... H R U T Z E T W A`.
* Look at Row 11: `R Y E Y N N M O L H N T Z B E X E F`.
* Look at Row 12: `O A U R I U O D F I G E E H G A N Q T`. Here is APRIL? No, it says `O A U R I`.
* Let's look at Column 15 (last column). M, H, E, U, M, B, R, E, L, A, F, T, M, H, T, F, M. No.
* Let's look at Column 14. M, Z, B, W, X, C, Z, A, Z, W, F, E, Q, G, C, Y, W. No.
* Let's re-scan carefully.
* APRIL: Found in Row 12, columns 2-6? `A U R I U`. No.
* Found in Row 10, columns 13-17? `Z E T W A`. No.
* Found vertically? Col 13: S, T, Y, F, Q, O, G, S, T, Z, E, B, G, H, T, Y, H. No.
* Found diagonally?
* Let's look at BLOSSOM. Row 6: `W M S H O W E R S G B L O S S O M C B`. Yes! Columns 11-17: B-L-O-S-S-O-M.
* Let's look for APRIL again. Maybe I missed it.
* Row 1: `F T L Y T O I B R J K V S B G M U M M`
* Row 2: `A A E J F D L O F U M S O T A F V Z H`
* Row 3: `U L H P U D D L E P A E E Y S D T B E`
* Row 4: `S B L U B Q L F R R Z T G Y T H A W U`
* Row 5: `L X Z B U N N Y G K Q B W G F R Q X M`
* Row 6: `W M S H O W E R S G B L O S S O M C B`
* Row 7: `P W U M P N V A R Q T G E F G D X Z R`
* Row 8: `F T N K A K H V H E K P B R E T S A E`
* Row 9: `N Y H M L Y C L L J I Z B H E D U Z L`
* Row 10: `M N I Q Q I U H I T H R U T Z E T W A`
* Row 11: `R Y E Y N N M O L H N T Z B E X E F`
* Row 12: `O A U R I U O D F I G E E H G A N Q T`
* Row 13: `W P I J G C K S F P P J R J I A S A M`
* Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X A Y B C F J H A T C H`
* Row 15: `B I S U B U X M D E B F L Y W M B B H`
* Row 16: `X L M B N O A C T J S U Y H B H G Y F`
* Row 17: `X X I J W E W R D V E D D K A A W H M`
Let's check APRIL again.
Row 12 starts with `O A U R I`. Close but no.
Row 13 ends with `I A S A M`.
Row 14 ends with `H A T C H`.
Row 16 has `N O A C T`.
Row 17 has `W E W R D`.
Let's check vertical columns for APRIL.
Col 1: F, A, U, S, L, W, P, F, N, M, R, O, W, K, B, X, X.
Col 2: T, A, L, B, X, M, W, T, Y, N, Y, A, P, R, I, L, X. -> APRIL is NOT here vertically. But wait, Col 2 rows 13-17 is P, R, I, L, X. Row 12 is A. So Col 2, Rows 12-16 is A, P, R, I, L. YES!
APRIL: Column 2, Rows 12-16 (Downwards).
2. BLOSSOM: Row 6, Columns 11-17 (Left to Right). `B L O S S O M`.
3. BREEZE:
* Row 8: `F T N K A K H V H E K P B R E T S A E`. No.
* Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X A Y B C F J H A T C H`. Has B E.
* Row 15: `B I S U B U X M D E B F L Y W M B B H`.
* Row 16: `X L M B N O A C T J S U Y H B H G Y F`.
* Row 17: `X X I J W E W R D V E D D K A A W H M`.
* Let's check diagonals.
* Let's check backwards.
* Row 11: `R Y E Y N N M O L H N T Z B E X E F`. Ends with E F.
* Row 8: `... B R E T ...`.
* Let's look at Column 15 again. M, H, E, U, M, B, R, E, L, A, F, T, M, H, T, Y, M.
* Column 14: M, Z, B, W, X, C, Z, A, Z, W, F, E, Q, G, C, G, H.
* Column 13: S, T, Y, F, Q, O, G, S, T, Z, E, B, G, H, T, Y, D.
* Column 12: G, O, G, Y, B, L, F, P, H, E, T, Z, J, A, F, H, E.
* Column 11: B, S, Y, T, W, O, E, B, I, H, N, B, P, B, B, S, V.
* Column 10: G, U, P, R, K, G, Q, E, J, T, H, I, F, Y, E, J, D.
* Column 9: K, F, E, Z, Q, S, T, K, I, H, N, F, S, A, D, T, E.
* Column 8: V, M, E, T, B, G, G, P, L, R, O, H, P, X, M, C, W.
* Column 7: S, O, Y, G, W, E, E, H, C, U, M, G, P, E, X, A, W.
* Column 6: B, T, D, L, N, R, N, V, L, I, N, O, C, B, U, O, E.
* Column 5: K, U, U, B, U, O, P, A, L, Q, M, I, K, Z, B, N, W.
* Column 4: J, F, P, U, B, H, M, K, L, Q, O, R, G, N, U, B, J.
* Column 3: R, L, H, L, Z, S, U, N, H, I, E, U, I, J, S, M, I.
* Column 2: T, A, L, B, X, M, W, T, Y, N, Y, A, P, R, I, L, X.
* Column 1: F, A, U, S, L, W, P, F, N, M, R, O, W, K, B, X, X.
Let's re-examine BREEZE.
Maybe diagonal?
Start at Row 14, Col 6: B. Row 13, Col 7: K. No.
Start at Row 15, Col 1: B. Row 14, Col 2: R. Row 13, Col 3: I. No.
Start at Row 8, Col 13: B. Row 9, Col 12: H. No.
Start at Row 6, Col 11: B. Row 7, Col 12: G. No.
Let's look at Row 17: `X X I J W E W R D V E D D K A A W H M`.
Let's look at Row 16: `X L M B N O A C T J S U Y H B H G Y F`.
Let's look at Row 15: `B I S U B U X M D E B F L Y W M B B H`.
Let's look at Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X A Y B C F J H A T C H`.
Is it backwards? E-Z-E-E-R-B.
Row 14: `... Z B E ...`.
Row 11: `... Z B E ...`.
Row 9: `... Z B H ...`.
Let's check Column 6 again: `B, T, D, L, N, R, N, V, L, I, N, O, C, B, U, O, E`.
Let's check Column 1 again: `F, A, U, S, L, W, P, F, N, M, R, O, W, K, B, X, X`.
Wait, look at Row 8: `F T N K A K H V H E K P B R E T S A E`.
Look at Row 7: `P W U M P N V A R Q T G E F G D X Z R`.
Look at Row 6: `W M S H O W E R S G B L O S S O M C B`.
Let's try diagonal up-right.
Row 15, Col 1: B. Row 14, Col 2: R. Row 13, Col 3: I. No.
Row 16, Col 15: G. Row 15, Col 14: M. No.
Let's try diagonal down-right.
Row 1, Col 11: K. Row 2, Col 12: S. No.
Let's look for BREEZE again.
B-R-E-E-Z-E.
Row 14, Col 6 is B. Col 7 is E. Col 8 is X. No.
Row 15, Col 1 is B. Col 2 is I. No.
Row 15, Col 5 is B. Col 6 is U. No.
Row 15, Col 11 is B. Col 12 is F. No.
Row 15, Col 15 is B. Col 16 is B. No.
Row 16, Col 4 is B. Col 5 is N. No.
Row 16, Col 15 is B. Col 16 is H. No.
Row 17, Col 15 is A. No.
How about backwards in a row?
Row 14: `H C T A H J F C B Y A X E B Z N J R K`. No.
Row 11: `F E X E B Z T N H L O M N N Y E Y R`. No.
How about vertical backwards (Up)?
Col 6: E, O, U, B, C, O, N, I, L, V, N, R, N, L, D, T, B.
Col 15: M, Y, T, H, T, G, Q, E, F, A, L, E, R, B, M, U, M.
Col 14: H, G, C, G, H, Q, E, F, W, Z, A, Z, P, A, W, Z, M.
Let's check Diagonal Up-Left.
Start Row 17, Col 17: M. Row 16, Col 16: Y. No.
Start Row 17, Col 1: X. Row 16, Col 2: L. No.
Let's check Diagonal Down-Left.
Start Row 1, Col 17: M. Row 2, Col 16: Z. No.
Maybe I missed BREEZE in a simple horizontal scan.
Row 1: No.
Row 2: No.
Row 3: No.
Row 4: No.
Row 5: No.
Row 6: No.
Row 7: No.
Row 8: No.
Row 9: No.
Row 10: No.
Row 11: No.
Row 12: No.
Row 13: No.
Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X ...` -> B E.
Row 15: `... D E B F ...` -> E B.
Row 16: `... B H ...`
Row 17: `... W E W R ...` -> E W R.
Wait, look at Row 17, Columns 5-10: `W E W R D V`.
Look at Row 16, Columns 14-17: `H B H G`.
Let's look at BREEZE diagonally.
Start at Row 14, Col 6 (B). Go Up-Right?
Row 13, Col 7 (K). No.
Go Down-Right?
Row 15, Col 7 (X). No.
Go Up-Left?
Row 13, Col 5 (G). No.
Go Down-Left?
Row 15, Col 5 (B). Row 16, Col 4 (B). No.
Start at Row 15, Col 1 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 14, Col 2 (R). Row 13, Col 3 (I). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 16, Col 2 (L). No.
Start at Row 15, Col 5 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 14, Col 6 (B). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 16, Col 6 (O). No.
Start at Row 15, Col 11 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 14, Col 12 (C). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 16, Col 12 (U). No.
Start at Row 15, Col 15 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 14, Col 16 (T). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 16, Col 16 (H). No.
Start at Row 16, Col 4 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 15, Col 5 (B). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 17, Col 5 (W). No.
Start at Row 16, Col 15 (B).
Go Up-Right: Row 15, Col 16 (B). No.
Go Down-Right: Row 17, Col 16 (H). No.
Is it possible BREEZE is spelled backwards? E-Z-E-E-R-B.
Row 14, Col 7-12: `E X A Y B C`. No.
Row 11, Col 12-17: `Z B E X E F`. No.
Let's check Vertical Up for BREEZE.
Col 6, Row 17 is E. Row 16 is O. No.
Col 15, Row 17 is M. No.
Col 14, Row 17 is H. No.
Col 13, Row 17 is D. No.
Col 12, Row 17 is E. Row 16 is H. No.
Col 11, Row 17 is V. No.
Col 10, Row 17 is D. No.
Col 9, Row 17 is E. Row 16 is Y. No.
Col 8, Row 17 is W. No.
Col 7, Row 17 is W. No.
Col 6, Row 17 is E. Row 16 is O. No.
Col 5, Row 17 is W. No.
Col 4, Row 17 is J. No.
Col 3, Row 17 is I. No.
Col 2, Row 17 is X. No.
Col 1, Row 17 is X. No.
Let's check Diagonal Up-Right for BREEZE (starting from bottom left area).
Row 17, Col 1: X.
Row 17, Col 2: X.
Row 17, Col 3: I.
Row 17, Col 4: J.
Row 17, Col 5: W.
Row 17, Col 6: E. -> Row 16, Col 7: A. No.
Row 17, Col 7: W. -> Row 16, Col 8: C. No.
Row 17, Col 8: R. -> Row 16, Col 9: T. No.
Row 17, Col 9: D. -> Row 16, Col 10: J. No.
Row 17, Col 10: V. -> Row 16, Col 11: S. No.
Row 17, Col 11: E. -> Row 16, Col 12: U. No.
Row 17, Col 12: D. -> Row 16, Col 13: Y. No.
Row 17, Col 13: D. -> Row 16, Col 14: H. No.
Row 17, Col 14: K. -> Row 16, Col 15: B. No.
Row 17, Col 15: A. -> Row 16, Col 16: H. No.
Row 17, Col 16: A. -> Row 16, Col 17: G. No.
Let's check Diagonal Up-Left for BREEZE (starting from bottom right area).
Row 17, Col 17: M.
Row 17, Col 16: A. -> Row 16, Col 15: B. Row 15, Col 14: M. No.
Row 17, Col 15: A. -> Row 16, Col 14: H. No.
Row 17, Col 14: K. -> Row 16, Col 13: Y. No.
Row 17, Col 13: D. -> Row 16, Col 12: U. No.
Row 17, Col 12: D. -> Row 16, Col 11: S. No.
Row 17, Col 11: E. -> Row 16, Col 10: J. No.
Row 17, Col 10: V. -> Row 16, Col 9: T. No.
Row 17, Col 9: D. -> Row 16, Col 8: C. No.
Row 17, Col 8: W. -> Row 16, Col 7: A. No.
Row 17, Col 7: W. -> Row 16, Col 6: O. No.
Row 17, Col 6: E. -> Row 16, Col 5: N. No.
Row 17, Col 5: W. -> Row 16, Col 4: B. Row 15, Col 3: S. No.
Row 17, Col 4: J. -> Row 16, Col 3: M. No.
Row 17, Col 3: I. -> Row 16, Col 2: L. No.
Row 17, Col 2: X. -> Row 16, Col 1: X. No.
Let's check Diagonal Down-Right for BREEZE (starting from top left area).
Row 1, Col 1: F.
...
Row 1, Col 11: K. -> Row 2, Col 12: S. No.
Row 1, Col 12: V. -> Row 2, Col 13: O. No.
Row 1, Col 13: S. -> Row 2, Col 14: T. No.
Row 1, Col 14: B. -> Row 2, Col 15: A. No.
Row 1, Col 15: G. -> Row 2, Col 16: F. No.
Row 1, Col 16: M. -> Row 2, Col 17: V. No.
Let's check Diagonal Down-Left for BREEZE (starting from top right area).
Row 1, Col 17: M.
Row 1, Col 16: M. -> Row 2, Col 15: A. No.
Row 1, Col 15: G. -> Row 2, Col 14: T. No.
Row 1, Col 14: B. -> Row 2, Col 13: O. No.
Row 1, Col 13: S. -> Row 2, Col 12: S. Row 3, Col 11: A. No.
Row 1, Col 12: V. -> Row 2, Col 11: M. No.
Row 1, Col 11: K. -> Row 2, Col 10: U. No.
Row 1, Col 10: J. -> Row 2, Col 9: F. No.
Row 1, Col 9: R. -> Row 2, Col 8: O. No.
Row 1, Col 8: B. -> Row 2, Col 7: L. No.
Row 1, Col 7: I. -> Row 2, Col 6: D. No.
Row 1, Col 6: O. -> Row 2, Col 5: F. No.
Row 1, Col 5: T. -> Row 2, Col 4: J. No.
Row 1, Col 4: Y. -> Row 2, Col 3: E. No.
Row 1, Col 3: L. -> Row 2, Col 2: A. No.
Row 1, Col 2: T. -> Row 2, Col 1: A. No.
I am having trouble finding BREEZE. Let me skip it for a moment and find others to ensure my grid reading is correct.
4. BUD: Row 5, Columns 4-6: `B U N`. No.
Row 5, Col 4 is B. Col 5 is U. Col 6 is N.
Row 4, Col 3 is L. Col 4 is U. Col 5 is B. -> `L U B`. Backwards is B U L.
Row 3, Col 4 is P. Col 5 is U. Col 6 is D. -> `P U D`.
Row 3, Col 5-7: `U D D`.
Row 3, Col 6-8: `D D L`.
Row 4, Col 2-4: `B L U`.
Row 5, Col 4-6: `B U N`.
Row 15, Col 5-7: `B U X`.
Row 15, Col 1-3: `B I S`.
Row 16, Col 4-6: `B N O`.
Row 17, Col 4-6: `J W E`.
Let's check Vertical.
Col 4, Row 3-5: `P U B`. No.
Col 5, Row 3-5: `U U U`. No.
Col 6, Row 3-5: `D L N`. No.
Let's check Diagonal.
Row 3, Col 6: D. Row 4, Col 5: B. Row 5, Col 4: B. No.
Row 4, Col 4: U. Row 5, Col 5: U. Row 6, Col 6: R. No.
Wait, BUD might be part of BUDDY or similar? No, list says BUD.
Row 3: `U L H P U D D L E ...`.
Col 6, Row 3 is D. Col 7, Row 3 is D.
Col 5, Row 3 is U.
So Row 3, Cols 5-7 is `U D D`.
Row 3, Cols 4-6 is `P U D`.
Row 3, Cols 6-8 is `D D L`.
Let's look at Row 5: `L X Z B U N N Y ...`.
Col 4 is B. Col 5 is U. Col 6 is N.
Let's look at Row 15: `B I S U B U X ...`.
Col 5 is B. Col 6 is U. Col 7 is X.
Let's look at Row 16: `X L M B N O ...`.
Col 4 is B. Col 5 is N.
Let's look at Col 4.
Row 1: Y. Row 2: J. Row 3: P. Row 4: U. Row 5: B. Row 6: H.
Row 4-6: `U B H`.
Let's look at Col 5.
Row 1: T. Row 2: F. Row 3: U. Row 4: B. Row 5: U. Row 6: O.
Row 3-5: `U B U`.
Let's look at Col 6.
Row 1: O. Row 2: D. Row 3: D. Row 4: L. Row 5: N. Row 6: R.
Row 2-4: `D D L`.
Let's look at Diagonal Down-Right.
Row 3, Col 5: U. Row 4, Col 6: L. No.
Row 4, Col 4: U. Row 5, Col 5: U. No.
Row 5, Col 4: B. Row 6, Col 5: O. No.
Let's look at Diagonal Up-Right.
Row 5, Col 4: B. Row 4, Col 5: B. No.
Row 6, Col 4: H. Row 5, Col 5: U. Row 4, Col 6: L. No.
Let's look at Diagonal Up-Left.
Row 5, Col 6: N. Row 4, Col 5: B. Row 3, Col 4: P. No.
Row 6, Col 5: O. Row 5, Col 4: B. Row 4, Col 3: L. No.
Let's look at Diagonal Down-Left.
Row 3, Col 6: D. Row 4, Col 5: B. Row 5, Col 4: B. No.
Row 3, Col 7: D. Row 4, Col 6: L. No.
Is BUD hidden in BUNNY?
Row 5: `... B U N N Y ...`.
If the word is BUNNY, then BUD is not there.
But the list has both BUD and BUNNY.
Let's re-read Row 3: `U L H P U D D L E P A E E Y S D T B E`.
Col 6 is D. Col 7 is D.
Col 5 is U.
So `U D D` is at Row 3, Cols 5-7.
Is there a B nearby?
Row 2, Col 6 is D.
Row 4, Col 6 is L.
Row 3, Col 4 is P.
Row 3, Col 8 is L.
Maybe BUD is Vertical?
Col 15, Row 1-3: M, H, E.
Col 16, Row 1-3: M, Z, B.
Col 17, Row 1-3: M, H, E.
Let's check Col 16.
Row 3 is B. Row 4 is W. Row 5 is X.
Let's check Col 15.
Row 14 is T. Row 15 is B. Row 16 is H.
Let's check Col 6 again.
Row 14 is B. Row 15 is U. Row 16 is O.
Row 14-16: `B U O`. Close.
Let's check Col 5 again.
Row 14 is Z. Row 15 is B. Row 16 is N.
Let's check Col 4 again.
Row 14 is N. Row 15 is U. Row 16 is B.
Row 16-14: `B U N`. That's BUN. Not BUD.
Let's check Col 7.
Row 14 is E. Row 15 is X. Row 16 is A.
Let's check Col 3.
Row 14 is J. Row 15 is S. Row 16 is I.
Let's check Col 2.
Row 14 is R. Row 15 is I. Row 16 is L.
Let's check Col 1.
Row 14 is K. Row 15 is B. Row 16 is X.
Okay, I will assume BUD is somewhere I'm missing, possibly diagonal.
Row 15, Col 1: B. Row 14, Col 2: R. No.
Row 15, Col 5: B. Row 14, Col 6: B. No.
Row 15, Col 11: B. Row 14, Col 12: C. No.
Row 15, Col 15: B. Row 14, Col 16: T. No.
Row 16, Col 4: B. Row 15, Col 5: B. No.
Row 16, Col 15: B. Row 15, Col 16: B. No.
Row 17, Col 15: A. No.
Let's look at Row 12: `O A U R I U O D F I G E E H G A N Q T`.
Col 8 is D. Col 9 is F.
Col 7 is O.
Let's look at Row 13: `W P I J G C K S F P P J R J I A S A M`.
Col 8 is S.
Let's look at Row 14: `K R J N Z B E X A Y B C F J H A T C H`.
Col 6 is B. Col 7 is E.
Let's look at Row 15: `B I S U B U X M D E B F L Y W M B B H`.
Col 1 is B. Col 2 is I.
Col 5 is B. Col 6 is U. Col 7 is X.
Col 11 is B. Col 12 is F.
Col 15 is B. Col 16 is B.
Let's look at Row 16: `X L M B N O A C T J S U Y H B H G Y F`.
Col 4 is B. Col 5 is N.
Col 15 is B. Col 16 is H.
Let's look at Row 17: `X X I J W E W R D V E D D K A A W H M`.
Col 9 is D. Col 10 is V.
Col 12 is D. Col 13 is D.
Maybe BUD is Diagonal Up-Left from Row 15, Col 7 (X)? No.
From Row 15, Col 6 (U)? Row 14, Col 5 (Z). No.
From Row 15, Col 5 (B)? Row 14, Col 4 (N). No.
From Row 16, Col 5 (N)? Row 15, Col 4 (U). Row 14, Col 3 (J). No.
From Row 16, Col 4 (B)? Row 15, Col 3 (S). No.
From Row 17, Col 9 (D)? Row 16, Col 8 (C). No.
From Row 17, Col 12 (D)? Row 16, Col 11 (S). No.
From Row 17, Col 13 (D)? Row 16, Col 12 (U). Row 15, Col 11 (B).
YES! BUD is at Row 15-17, Columns 11-13, Diagonal Up-Left.
Row 17, Col 13: D.
Row 16, Col 12: U.
Row 15, Col 11: B.
So BUD is Diagonal Up-Left from (17,13) to (15,11).
5. BULBS:
Row 4: `S B L U B Q L ...`.
Col 2-5: `B L U B`.
Col 1-4: `S B L U`.
Row 4, Cols 2-6: `B L U B Q`.
Row 4, Cols 1-5: `S B L U B`.
Let's check Vertical.
Col 2, Row 4-8: B, X, M, W, T. No.
Col 3, Row 4-8: L, Z, S, U, N. No.
Col 4, Row 4-8: U, B, H, M, K. No.
Col 5, Row 4-8: B, U, O, P, A. No.
Col 6, Row 4-8: Q, N, R, N, V. No.
Let's check Diagonal.
Row 4, Col 2: B. Row 5, Col 3: Z. No.
Row 4, Col 5: B. Row 5, Col 6: N. No.
Let's check Backwards.
Row 4, Cols 6-2: `Q B U L B`. No.
Row 4, Cols 5-1: `B U L B S`.
YES! BULBS is Row 4, Columns 5-1, Backwards (Right to Left).
6. BUNNY: Row 5, Columns 4-8: `B U N N Y`. Yes!
7. BUTTERFLY:
Row 15, Cols 12-18? No, only 17 cols.
Row 15, Cols 12-17: `F L Y W M B`.
Row 14, Cols 13-17: `F J H A T`.
Row 13, Cols 13-17: `R J I A S`.
Let's check Diagonal.
Row 13, Col 13: R.
Row 14, Col 12: C.
Row 15, Col 11: B.
Let's check Vertical.
Col 12, Row 13-17: J, J, F, H, D. No.
Col 13, Row 13-17: R, F, L, Y, D. No.
Col 14, Row 13-17: J, J, Y, H, K. No.
Col 15, Row 13-17: I, H, W, B, A. No.
Col 16, Row 13-17: A, A, M, B, A. No.
Col 17, Row 13-17: S, M, H, H, M. No.
Let's check Diagonal Down-Right.
Row 13, Col 11: P. Row 14, Col 12: C. No.
Row 13, Col 10: P. Row 14, Col 11: B. Row 15, Col 12: F. Row 16, Col 13: Y.
Row 13, Col 10: P.
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