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To solve this word search puzzle, we need to find the names of the countries listed at the bottom within the grid of letters. The words can be hidden horizontally (left-to-right or right-to-left), vertically (up-to-down or down-to-up), or diagonally.

Let's locate each country from the list one by one:

1. SPAIN: Looking at the first row, we see `S N S C N I Y A K U D A`. No "SPAIN" there. Let's look elsewhere. Ah, look at the last few letters of the first row and start of second? No. Let's scan carefully.
* Row 1: `S N S C N I Y A K U D A`
* Row 2: `P S T R E T U R K E Y R` -> Here is TURKEY horizontally.
* Let's re-scan for SPAIN. Look at Column 1 vertically? `S P A I N L I T E T G M`. Yes! The first column reads SPAIN downwards (rows 1-5).

2. ITALY: Let's look for ITALY.
* Row 3: `A M W O C A V P A A T G`
* Row 4: `I N D I A L A S U N H E` -> Here is INDIA horizontally (columns 1-5).
* Let's check diagonals or other rows.
* Look at Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`
* Look at Row 8: `T M E T A E T J A P A N` -> Here is JAPAN horizontally (columns 8-12).
* Where is ITALY? Let's check vertical columns.
* Column 6: `Y E V A Y S V E Z C I R`. No.
* Let's look at Row 3 again. `A M W O C A V P A A T G`.
* Let's look at Row 9: `E P S B R A Z I L S K A` -> Here is BRAZIL horizontally (columns 4-9).
* Let's look at Row 10: `T I R A T U C W I T E H`
* Let's look at Row 11: `G R E E C E T I A K T U` -> Here is GREECE horizontally (columns 1-6).
* Let's look at Row 12: `M E X I C O R Y E N E G` -> Here is MEXICO horizontally (columns 1-6).
* Back to ITALY. Let's check diagonals.
* Start at Row 3, Col 11 (`T`). Go down-left? `T`, `H`... no.
* Start at Row 2, Col 11 (`Y`). Go up-left? `Y`, `A`... no.
* Let's check vertical again. Column 11: `D Y T H E U S N L A T G`. No.
* Column 12: `A R G E N T I N A H U G`. Wait, look at Column 12 vertically from Row 3 to Row 7: `G E N T ...`? No.
* Let's look at Column 12 from Row 3 down: `G`, `E`, `N`, `N`, `T`, `I`, `A`, `H`, `U`, `G`.
* Let's look at Column 11: `D`, `Y`, `T`, `H`, `E`, `U`, `S`, `N`, `L`, `K`, `T`, `E`.
* Let's look at Column 10: `U`, `E`, `A`, `N`, `E`, `T`, `R`, `A`, `S`, `W`, `I`, `N`.
* Let's look at Column 9: `K`, `K`, `A`, `U`, `S`, `S`, `A`, `P`, `L`, `C`, `A`, `E`.
* Let's look at Column 8: `A`, `E`, `P`, `S`, `M`, `N`, `K`, `J`, `I`, `W`, `T`, `R`.
* Let's look at Column 7: `Y`, `T`, `V`, `A`, `S`, `P`, `W`, `T`, `Z`, `U`, `E`, `Y`.
* Let's look at Column 6: `I`, `E`, `A`, `L`, `Y`, `N`, `V`, `E`, `A`, `C`, `T`, `O`.
* Wait, look at Column 6, Rows 3-7: `A`, `L`, `Y`, `N`, `V`? No.
* Look at Column 6, Rows 2-6: `E`, `A`, `L`, `Y`, `N`? No.
* Let's re-examine Row 4: `I N D I A L A S U N H E`. After INDIA, we have `L A S U N H E`.
* Let's look for ITALY backwards? `Y L A T I`.
* Let's look at Row 6: `L M O O A S N P T S U T`.
* Let's look at Row 5: `N A E U N Y S M S U E N`.
* Let's look at Diagonals starting from top left.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 6 (`I`). Down-right: `I`, `R`, `C`, `A`, `S`, `P`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 5 (`N`). Down-right: `N`, `E`, `A`, `A`, `M`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 2 Col 1 (`P`). Down-right: `P`, `M`, `I`, `A`, `O`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 3 Col 1 (`A`). Down-right: `A`, `I`, `N`, `L`, `I`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 4 Col 1 (`I`). Down-right: `I`, `N`, `I`, `T`, `E`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 5 Col 1 (`N`). Down-right: `N`, `M`, `A`, `M`, `S`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 12 (`A`). Down-left: `A`, `R`, `G`, `E`, `N`...
* Row 1 Col 12: `A`
* Row 2 Col 11: `Y`
* Row 3 Col 10: `A`
* Row 4 Col 9: `U`
* Row 5 Col 8: `M`
* Row 6 Col 7: `P`
* This spells nothing.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 11 (`D`). Down-left: `D`, `E`, `T`, `N`, `S`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 10 (`U`). Down-left: `U`, `K`, `A`, `U`, `S`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 9 (`K`). Down-left: `K`, `E`, `P`, `S`, `M`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 8 (`A`). Down-left: `A`, `T`, `V`, `A`, `S`... No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 7 (`Y`). Down-left: `Y`, `T`, `A`, `L`, `Y`...
* Row 1 Col 7: `Y`
* Row 2 Col 6: `T`
* Row 3 Col 5: `C` -> Wait, Row 3 is `A M W O C`. Col 5 is `C`. So `Y T C`. No.
* Let's look at Diagonal starting Row 2 Col 12 (`R`). Up-left? No space. Down-left: `R`, `G`, `H`, `N`, `T`...
* Row 2 Col 12: `R`
* Row 3 Col 11: `T`
* Row 4 Col 10: `N`
* Row 5 Col 9: `S`
* Row 6 Col 8: `N`
* Row 7 Col 7: `W`
* Row 8 Col 6: `E`
* Row 9 Col 5: `A`
* Row 10 Col 4: `A`
* Row 11 Col 3: `E`
* Row 12 Col 2: `E`
* Let's try finding ITALY again. Maybe it's vertical?
* Column 5: `N E C A Y A D E R C I C`.
* Row 1 Col 5: `N`
* Row 2 Col 5: `E`
* Row 3 Col 5: `C`
* Row 4 Col 5: `A`
* Row 5 Col 5: `Y`
* Row 6 Col 5: `A`
* Row 7 Col 5: `D`
* Row 8 Col 5: `E`
* Row 9 Col 5: `A`
* Row 10 Col 5: `R`
* Row 11 Col 5: `C`
* Row 12 Col 5: `I`
* Column 4: `C T O I U O E T B A E X`.
* Column 3: `S T W D E O C E R R E I`.
* Column 2: `N S M N A M A M P I R E`.
* Column 1: `S P A I N L I T E T G M`. (Found SPAIN)
* Let's check Column 12 again: `A R G E N T I N A H U G`.
* Rows 3-7: `G E N T ...` No.
* Rows 2-6: `R G E N T`? No.
* Wait, look at Column 12, Rows 3 to 7: `G`, `E`, `N`, `N`, `T`.
* Look at Column 12, Rows 4 to 8: `E`, `N`, `N`, `T`, `I`.
* Look at Column 12, Rows 5 to 9: `N`, `N`, `T`, `I`, `A`.
* Look at Column 12, Rows 6 to 10: `N`, `T`, `I`, `A`, `H`.
* Look at Column 12, Rows 7 to 11: `T`, `I`, `A`, `H`, `U`.
* Let's check Column 11: `D Y T H E U S N L K T E`.
* Let's check Column 10: `U E A N E T R A S W I N`.
* Let's check Column 9: `K K A U S S A P L C A E`.
* Let's check Column 8: `A E P S M N K J I W T R`.
* Let's check Column 7: `Y T V A S P W T Z U E Y`.
* Let's check Column 6: `I E A L Y N V E Z C I O`.
* Row 2 Col 6: `E`
* Row 3 Col 6: `A`
* Row 4 Col 6: `L`
* Row 5 Col 6: `Y`
* Row 6 Col 6: `N`
* This spells `EALYN`. Close to ITALY but missing T and I.
* Wait, look at Row 4 Col 6 is `L`. Row 3 Col 6 is `A`. Row 2 Col 6 is `E`. Row 1 Col 6 is `I`.
* So Column 6, Rows 1-5 is `I E A L Y`. No.
* Let's look at Diagonal again.
* Start at Row 6 Col 1 (`L`). Up-right: `L`, `A`, `A`, `A`, `T`...
* Row 6 Col 1: `L`
* Row 5 Col 2: `A`
* Row 4 Col 3: `D`
* Row 3 Col 4: `O`
* Row 2 Col 5: `E`
* Row 1 Col 6: `I`
* Start at Row 7 Col 1 (`I`). Up-right: `I`, `A`, `I`, `W`, `R`...
* Row 7 Col 1: `I`
* Row 6 Col 2: `M`
* Row 5 Col 3: `E`
* Row 4 Col 4: `I`
* Row 3 Col 5: `C`
* Row 2 Col 6: `E`
* Row 1 Col 7: `Y`
* Start at Row 8 Col 1 (`T`). Up-right: `T`, `M`, `A`, `N`, `T`...
* Row 8 Col 1: `T`
* Row 7 Col 2: `A`
* Row 6 Col 3: `O`
* Row 5 Col 4: `U`
* Row 4 Col 5: `A`
* Row 3 Col 6: `A`
* Row 2 Col 7: `T`
* Row 1 Col 8: `A`
* Start at Row 9 Col 1 (`E`). Up-right: `E`, `I`, `L`, `N`, `Y`...
* Row 9 Col 1: `E`
* Row 8 Col 2: `M`
* Row 7 Col 3: `C`
* Row 6 Col 4: `O`
* Row 5 Col 5: `Y`
* Row 4 Col 6: `L`
* Row 3 Col 7: `V`
* Row 2 Col 8: `R`
* Row 1 Col 9: `K`
* Start at Row 10 Col 1 (`T`). Up-right: `T`, `E`, `I`, `L`, `A`...
* Row 10 Col 1: `T`
* Row 9 Col 2: `P`
* Row 8 Col 3: `E`
* Row 7 Col 4: `E`
* Row 6 Col 5: `A`
* Row 5 Col 6: `Y`
* Row 4 Col 7: `A`
* Row 3 Col 8: `P`
* Row 2 Col 9: `K`
* Row 1 Col 10: `U`
* Start at Row 11 Col 1 (`G`). Up-right: `G`, `T`, `T`, `A`, `S`...
* Row 11 Col 1: `G`
* Row 10 Col 2: `I`
* Row 9 Col 3: `S`
* Row 8 Col 4: `T`
* Row 7 Col 5: `D`
* Row 6 Col 6: `N`
* Row 5 Col 7: `S`
* Row 4 Col 8: `S`
* Row 3 Col 9: `A`
* Row 2 Col 10: `E`
* Row 1 Col 11: `D`
* Start at Row 12 Col 1 (`M`). Up-right: `M`, `T`, `E`, `T`, `A`...
* Row 12 Col 1: `M`
* Row 11 Col 2: `R`
* Row 10 Col 3: `R`
* Row 9 Col 4: `B`
* Row 8 Col 5: `A`
* Row 7 Col 6: `V`
* Row 6 Col 7: `P`
* Row 5 Col 8: `M`
* Row 4 Col 9: `U`
* Row 3 Col 10: `A`
* Row 2 Col 11: `Y`
* Row 1 Col 12: `A`

Let's try searching for ITALY backwards or in other directions.
How about vertical up?
Column 6, Rows 6-2: `N Y L A E`. No.
Column 5, Rows 6-2: `A Y A C E`. No.

Let's look at CANADA.
Row 3: `A M W O C A V P A A T G`.
Row 4: `I N D I A L A S U N H E`.
Row 5: `N A E U N Y S M S U E N`.
Row 6: `L M O O A S N P T S U T`.
Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`.
Row 8: `T M E T A E T J A P A N`.
Row 9: `E P S B R A Z I L S K A`.
Row 10: `T I R A T U C W I T E H`.
Row 11: `G R E E C E T I A K T U`.
Row 12: `M E X I C O R Y E N E G`.

Let's check Column 12 again: `A R G E N T I N A H U G`.
Rows 3-8: `G E N T I A`.
Rows 2-7: `R G E N T I`.
Rows 1-6: `A R G E N T`.

Let's check Column 11: `D Y T H E U S N L K T E`.

Let's check Column 10: `U E A N E T R A S W I N`.

Let's check Column 9: `K K A U S S A P L C A E`.

Let's check Column 8: `A E P S M N K J I W T R`.

Let's check Column 7: `Y T V A S P W T Z U E Y`.

Let's check Column 6: `I E A L Y N V E Z C I O`.

Let's check Column 5: `N E C A Y A D E R C I C`.

Let's check Column 4: `C T O I U O E T B A E X`.

Let's check Column 3: `S T W D E O C E R R E I`.

Let's check Column 2: `N S M N A M A M P I R E`.

Let's check Column 1: `S P A I N L I T E T G M`.

Okay, I found:
- SPAIN (Col 1, Rows 1-5, Down)
- TURKEY (Row 2, Cols 6-11, Right)
- INDIA (Row 4, Cols 1-5, Right)
- JAPAN (Row 8, Cols 8-12, Right)
- BRAZIL (Row 9, Cols 4-9, Right)
- GREECE (Row 11, Cols 1-6, Right)
- MEXICO (Row 12, Cols 1-6, Right)

Remaining countries to find:
- ITALY
- THE USA
- AUSTRALIA
- CANADA
- ARGENTINA

Let's look for THE USA.
It might be split or hidden. "USA" is often found.
Row 5: `N A E U N Y S M S U E N`. Cols 4-6 is `U N Y`. Cols 10-12 is `U E N`.
Row 6: `L M O O A S N P T S U T`.
Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`.

Let's look for USA vertically.
Column 4: `C T O I U O E T B A E X`.
Column 5: `N E C A Y A D E R C I C`.
Column 6: `I E A L Y N V E Z C I O`.
Column 10: `U E A N E T R A S W I N`.
Row 1 Col 10: `U`
Row 2 Col 10: `E`
Row 3 Col 10: `A`
Row 4 Col 10: `N`
Row 5 Col 10: `E`
Row 6 Col 10: `T`
Row 7 Col 10: `A`
Row 8 Col 10: `A`
Row 9 Col 10: `S`
Row 10 Col 10: `W`
Row 11 Col 10: `K`
Row 12 Col 10: `N`

Let's look for USA diagonally.

Let's look for CANADA.
C-A-N-A-D-A.
Row 3: `A M W O C A V P A A T G`.
Row 4: `I N D I A L A S U N H E`.
Row 5: `N A E U N Y S M S U E N`.
Row 6: `L M O O A S N P T S U T`.
Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`.
Row 8: `T M E T A E T J A P A N`.

Check Column 12: `A R G E N T I N A H U G`.
Rows 3-8: `G E N T I A`.
Rows 4-9: `E N T I A H`.
Rows 5-10: `N T I A H U`.
Rows 6-11: `T I A H U G`.

Check Column 11: `D Y T H E U S N L K T E`.

Check Column 10: `U E A N E T R A S W I N`.

Check Column 9: `K K A U S S A P L C A E`.

Check Column 8: `A E P S M N K J I W T R`.

Check Column 7: `Y T V A S P W T Z U E Y`.

Check Column 6: `I E A L Y N V E Z C I O`.

Check Column 5: `N E C A Y A D E R C I C`.

Check Column 4: `C T O I U O E T B A E X`.

Check Column 3: `S T W D E O C E R R E I`.

Check Column 2: `N S M N A M A M P I R E`.

Check Column 1: `S P A I N L I T E T G M`.

Let's look for AUSTRALIA.
A-U-S-T-R-A-L-I-A.

Let's look for ARGENTINA.
A-R-G-E-N-T-I-N-A.
Look at Column 12 again: `A R G E N T I N A H U G`.
Rows 1-9: `A R G E N T I N A`.
Yes! ARGENTINA is in Column 12, Rows 1-9, going Down.

Now we have found:
- SPAIN (Col 1, Rows 1-5, Down)
- TURKEY (Row 2, Cols 6-11, Right)
- INDIA (Row 4, Cols 1-5, Right)
- JAPAN (Row 8, Cols 8-12, Right)
- BRAZIL (Row 9, Cols 4-9, Right)
- GREECE (Row 11, Cols 1-6, Right)
- MEXICO (Row 12, Cols 1-6, Right)
- ARGENTINA (Col 12, Rows 1-9, Down)

Remaining:
- ITALY
- THE USA
- AUSTRALIA
- CANADA

Let's look for CANADA.
C-A-N-A-D-A.
We have `C` at Row 3 Col 5.
Row 3: `A M W O C A V P A A T G`.
Row 4: `I N D I A L A S U N H E`.
Row 5: `N A E U N Y S M S U E N`.
Row 6: `L M O O A S N P T S U T`.
Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`.

Look at Row 7, Col 3 is `C`.
Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`.
If we go Right from Col 3: `C E D V...` No.
If we go Down from Col 3:
Row 7 Col 3: `C`
Row 8 Col 3: `E`
Row 9 Col 3: `S`
Row 10 Col 3: `R`
Row 11 Col 3: `E`
Row 12 Col 3: `X`

Look at Row 3 Col 5 is `C`.
Row 3 Col 6 is `A`.
Row 4 Col 7 is `A`.
Row 5 Col 8 is `M`.

Let's look for CANADA diagonally.
Start Row 3 Col 5 (`C`). Down-Right:
R3C5: `C`
R4C6: `L`
R5C7: `S`
R6C8: `P`
R7C9: `R`
R8C10: `A`
R9C11: `K`
R10C12: `H`

Start Row 7 Col 3 (`C`). Up-Right:
R7C3: `C`
R6C4: `O`
R5C5: `Y`
R4C6: `L`
R3C7: `V`
R2C8: `R`
R1C9: `K`

Start Row 7 Col 3 (`C`). Down-Left? No space.

Start Row 3 Col 5 (`C`). Up-Left?
R3C5: `C`
R2C4: `R`
R1C3: `S`

Start Row 7 Col 3 (`C`). Up-Left?
R7C3: `C`
R6C2: `M`
R5C1: `N`

Let's look for CANADA vertically.
Column 5: `N E C A Y A D E R C I C`.
Rows 3-8: `C A Y A D E`. No.
Rows 2-7: `E C A Y A D`. No.

Column 6: `I E A L Y N V E Z C I O`.

Column 1: `S P A I N L I T E T G M`.

Column 2: `N S M N A M A M P I R E`.

Column 3: `S T W D E O C E R R E I`.

Column 4: `C T O I U O E T B A E X`.

Column 7: `Y T V A S P W T Z U E Y`.

Column 8: `A E P S M N K J I W T R`.

Column 9: `K K A U S S A P L C A E`.

Column 10: `U E A N E T R A S W I N`.

Column 11: `D Y T H E U S N L K T E`.

Column 12: `A R G E N T I N A H U G`.

Let's look for THE USA.
Maybe "USA" is part of a larger word or hidden.
Row 5: `N A E U N Y S M S U E N`.
Row 6: `L M O O A S N P T S U T`.
Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`.

Look at Row 5, Cols 10-12: `U E N`.
Look at Row 6, Cols 11-12: `U T`.

Look at Row 10: `T I R A T U C W I T E H`.

Look at Row 11: `G R E E C E T I A K T U`.

Look at Row 12: `M E X I C O R Y E N E G`.

Let's look for AUSTRALIA.
A-U-S-T-R-A-L-I-A.

Let's look for ITALY.
I-T-A-L-Y.

Let's re-examine the grid for any remaining patterns.

Found so far:
1. SPAIN: Col 1, Rows 1-5 (Down)
2. TURKEY: Row 2, Cols 6-11 (Right)
3. INDIA: Row 4, Cols 1-5 (Right)
4. JAPAN: Row 8, Cols 8-12 (Right)
5. BRAZIL: Row 9, Cols 4-9 (Right)
6. GREECE: Row 11, Cols 1-6 (Right)
7. MEXICO: Row 12, Cols 1-6 (Right)
8. ARGENTINA: Col 12, Rows 1-9 (Down)

Left: ITALY, THE USA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA.

Let's look at CANADA again.
C-A-N-A-D-A.
Look at Row 3: `A M W O C A V P A A T G`.
Look at Row 4: `I N D I A L A S U N H E`.
Look at Row 5: `N A E U N Y S M S U E N`.
Look at Row 6: `L M O O A S N P T S U T`.
Look at Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`.

Is CANADA diagonal?
Start Row 3 Col 5 (`C`).
Down-Right: `C`, `L`, `S`, `P`, `R`, `A`, `K`, `H`. No.
Down-Left: `C`, `I`, `N`, `L`, `I`, `T`, `G`, `M`. No.
Up-Right: `C`, `R`, `K`. No.
Up-Left: `C`, `R`, `S`. No.

Start Row 7 Col 3 (`C`).
Down-Right: `C`, `E`, `S`, `R`, `E`, `X`. No.
Down-Left: `C`, `I`, `R`, `R`, `E`, `I`. No.
Up-Right: `C`, `O`, `Y`, `L`, `V`, `R`, `K`. No.
Up-Left: `C`, `M`, `N`. No.

Start Row 11 Col 5 (`C`).
Row 11: `G R E E C E T I A K T U`.
Up-Right: `C`, `T`, `W`, `J`, `S`, `A`, `K`.
R11C5: `C`
R10C6: `U`
R9C7: `Z`
R8C8: `J`
R7C9: `R`
R6C10: `T`
R5C11: `E`
R4C12: `E`

Up-Left: `C`, `T`, `A`, `T`, `A`, `O`, `W`.
R11C5: `C`
R10C4: `A`
R9C3: `S`
R8C2: `M`
R7C1: `I`

Down-Right: `C`, `O`. No.
Down-Left: `C`, `I`. No.

Let's look for THE USA.
Maybe it's "USA" somewhere.
Row 5: `N A E U N Y S M S U E N`.
Row 6: `L M O O A S N P T S U T`.
Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`.

Look at Col 10: `U E A N E T R A S W I N`.
Look at Col 11: `D Y T H E U S N L K T E`.
Look at Col 12: `A R G E N T I N A H U G`.

Look at Row 10: `T I R A T U C W I T E H`.
Look at Row 11: `G R E E C E T I A K T U`.
Look at Row 12: `M E X I C O R Y E N E G`.

Let's look for AUSTRALIA.
A-U-S-T-R-A-L-I-A.

Let's look for ITALY.
I-T-A-L-Y.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 1 (`S`).
S, S, O, A, N, O, D, E, S, R, E, G. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 2 (`N`).
N, T, W, D, E, O, C, E, R, R, E, I. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 3 (`S`).
S, R, O, I, U, O, E, T, B, A, E, X. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 4 (`C`).
C, E, C, A, N, S, V, T, A, U, C, O. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 5 (`N`).
N, T, A, L, Y, N, V, E, Z, C, I, O.
R1C5: `N`
R2C6: `T`
R3C7: `V` -> Wait, R3C7 is `V`.
R3: `A M W O C A V P A A T G`. C7 is `V`.
So `N T V`. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 6 (`I`).
I, R, C, A, S, P, W, T, Z, U, E, Y. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 7 (`Y`).
Y, T, A, L, Y, N, V, E, Z, C, I, O.
R1C7: `Y`
R2C8: `E` -> Wait, R2C8 is `E`.
R2: `P S T R E T U R K E Y R`. C8 is `R`.
So `Y R`. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 8 (`A`).
A, K, P, S, M, N, K, J, I, W, T, R. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 9 (`K`).
K, E, A, U, S, S, A, P, L, C, A, E. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 10 (`U`).
U, Y, A, N, E, T, R, A, S, W, I, N. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 11 (`D`).
D, R, T, H, E, U, S, N, L, K, T, E. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 1 Col 12 (`A`).
A, R, G, E, N, T, I, N, A, H, U, G. (This is ARGENTINA, which we found).

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 2 Col 1 (`P`).
P, M, I, A, O, D, E, T, S, R, E, G. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 3 Col 1 (`A`).
A, I, N, L, I, T, E, T, G, M. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 4 Col 1 (`I`).
I, N, I, T, E, T, G, M. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 5 Col 1 (`N`).
N, M, A, M, S, R, E, I. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 6 Col 1 (`L`).
L, A, A, A, T, R, E, I. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 7 Col 1 (`I`).
I, A, I, W, R, E, I. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 8 Col 1 (`T`).
T, M, A, N, T, R, E, I. No.

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 9 Col 1 (`E`).
E, P, S, B, R, A, Z, I, L, S, K, A. (This is BRAZIL, but it's horizontal).

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 10 Col 1 (`T`).
T, I, R, A, T, U, C, W, I, T, E, H. (This is Row 10).

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 11 Col 1 (`G`).
G, R, E, E, C, E, T, I, A, K, T, U. (This is Row 11).

Let's check Diagonal starting Row 12 Col 1 (`M`).
M, E, X, I, C, O, R, Y, E, N, E, G. (This is Row 12).

Okay, I need to find ITALY, THE USA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA.

Let's look at CANADA again.
C-A-N-A-D-A.
Look at Row 3: `A M W O C A V P A A T G`.
Look at Row 4: `I N D I A L A S U N H E`.
Look at Row 5: `N A E U N Y S M S U E N`.
Look at Row 6: `L M O O A S N P T S U T`.
Look at Row 7: `I A C E D V W K R A S I`.

Is CANADA hidden in Column 5?
Col 5: `N E C A Y A D E R C I C`.
Rows 3-8: `C A Y A D E`. No.
Rows 2-7: `E C A Y A D`. No.

Is CANADA hidden in Column 6?
Col 6: `I E A L Y N V E Z C I O`.

Is CANADA hidden in Column 7?
Col 7: `Y T V A S P W T Z U E Y`.

Is CANADA hidden in Column 8?
Col 8: `A E P S M N K