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Let’s solve this word search step by step.

We are looking for fruit names from the word list hidden in the grid. Words can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal — forward or backward.

First, let’s scan the grid row by row and column by column to find each word.

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Start with APPLE
Look at row 1: U F K L E M O N B I E A E H T → no APPLE
Row 2: W I P I N R A S P B E R R Y P → has “P I N” but not APPLE
Wait — look at row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A → see “A P A”? Not quite.
Actually, look at row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O → still not it.
Try vertically? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X → no
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H → no
Wait — try row 15 (last row): X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E → here! “G R A P E S” is there — that’s GRAPES. But we want APPLE.

Hold on — maybe I missed it. Let’s check row 1 again: positions 8-12: N B I E A — no
What about backwards? Row 1: ...E A E H T — reverse: T H E A E — no

Wait — let’s try a different approach. Look for words that are easy to spot.

GRAPES — last row: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E → yes! Positions 5–10: G R A P E S → found!

RASPBERRY — row 2: W I P I N R A S P B E R R Y P → look: R A S P B E R R Y → that’s RASPBERRY! From position 6 to 14: R A S P B E R R Y → perfect.

CHERRY — row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A → look at end: C H E R R Y → yes! Positions 9–14: C H E R R Y → found.

LEMON — row 1: U F K L E M O N B I E A E H T → positions 4–8: L E M O N → yes! Found.

BANANA — let’s look. Maybe vertical? Try column 3: K P E T R F H C V F R Y G I P V → no
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G → no
Wait — row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T → has “O A A” — not banana
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A → ends with N A A — close
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P → has “N H O A A” — not quite
Wait — maybe backwards? Row 12: ...M A S C P — no
Try row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P → has “B O X” — not banana
Hmm… maybe I need to look harder.

Wait — what about ORANGE? Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L → has “S A L A O O L” — not orange
Row 15: ...G R A P E S... — already used

Wait — let’s try KIWI. Short word. Look for K-I-W-I.
Row 1: has K at pos 3, then L — no
Row 3: S Y E Z W Y I O M H Y S V T O → has W at pos 5, Y at 6, I at 7 — so W Y I — not K I W I
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O → has I at pos 4, W at 5 — so I W — then T — not KIWI
Backwards? Row 7: ...K O — no
Maybe vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X → has K at bottom — row 15 col 1 is X, row 14 col 1 is K — so K at (14,1), then below is X — no
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E → last letter E — row 15 col 15 is E — row 14 col 15 is L — row 13 col 15 is P — etc. No KIWI yet.

This is taking too long. Let me use a better strategy: go through the word list one by one and hunt for them.

Word list:

APPLE
BANANA
BLUEBERRY
CHERRY ← found in row 6
DATES
FIGS
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPES ← found in row 15
KIWI
LEMON ← found in row 1
LIME
MANGO
ORANGE
PAPAYA
PEACH
PEAR
PINEAPPLE
PLUM
RAISINS
RASPBERRY ← found in row 2
STRAWBERRY

Now, let’s find STRAWBERRY. Long word. Look for S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y.
Scan rows:
Row 2: has RASPBERRY — not strawberry
Row 3: S Y E Z W Y I O M H Y S V T O → starts with S, then Y — no
Row 4: P T A C M I M R F H R C Y R P → no
Row 5: E G R Y D A V A P N R L C C E → no
Row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A → has R R Y at end — not strawberry
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O → no
Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O → no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J → has S E P S — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T → no
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A → no
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P → no
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P → no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L → has S A L A — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E → no

Vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X → S at row 3 — then P E M — no
Column 2: F I Y T G R A P E F R U I T H → F I Y — no
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V → K P E — no
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H → L I Z — no
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G → E N W — no
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R → M R Y — no
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A → O A I — no
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R H A M E P → N S O — no
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E → B P M — no
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H Y J A S → I E H — no
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P → E R Y — no
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O → A R S — no
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L → E R V — no
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M → H Y T — no
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E → T P O — no

Diagonal? This is hard. Maybe I should look for shorter words first.

Let’s try PEAR. P-E-A-R.
Look at row 4: P T A C M I M R F H R C Y R P → starts with P, then T — no
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O → has P at pos 12, A at 13, K — no
Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O → has P at pos 2, C — no; also P at pos 9, Z — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J → has P at pos 8, S — no; P at pos 12, S — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T → has A A R — not PEAR
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A → no P
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P → ends with P — before that C — no
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P → ends with P — before H — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L → has P at pos 3, F — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E → has P at pos 8, E — so P E — then S — not PEAR
But wait — row 15: positions 8-10: P E S — not PEAR
What about backwards? Row 15: ...M E — no
Vertical? Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E → let's read down: T,P,O,P,E,A,O,J,T,A,P,P,L,E — look for P-E-A-R — at positions 5-8: E,A,O,J — no; positions 11-14: P,P,L,E — no
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M → H,Y,T,R,C,Y,K,A,O,P,A,A,H,O,M — look for P-E-A-R — no E after P
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — no P
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — has P at pos 7, A at 8, P at 9 — so P A P — not PEAR
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — no P-E-A
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — no
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — has P at pos 2, M — no; P at pos 5, C — no; P at pos 8, S — no
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — has P at pos 9, R — so P R — not PEAR
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — no P
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has P at pos 6, T — no
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G — no P
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — no P
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — oh! Look at row 2 col 3 is P, row 3 col 3 is E, row 4 col 3 is A, row 5 col 3 is R — so P-E-A-R vertically down column 3, rows 2-5! Yes! Found PEAR.

Great. So PEAR is in column 3, rows 2 to 5: P, E, A, R.

Now, let’s find PLUM. P-L-U-M.
Look for it. Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — has U at pos 11, G — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has U at pos 7, E — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has L at pos 13, M at 14, E at 15 — so L M E — not PLUM
Backwards? Row 15: ...E M L — no
Vertical? Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — no P
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — has P at pos 10, A — no
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — has P at pos 2, O — no; P at pos 4, E — no; P at pos 11, P — no; P at pos 12, L — so P L — then E — not PLUM
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — has P at pos 7, A — no; P at pos 9, A — no
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — has U at pos 9, B — no; U at pos 13, L — so U L — not PLUM
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — has U at pos 13, L — so U L — not PLUM
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — no U
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — has P at pos 9, R — no
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — has U at pos 14, A — no
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — no U
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G — no U
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — no U
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — no U
Column 2: F I Y T G R A P E F R U I T H — has U at pos 12, I — so U I — not PLUM
Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X — has U at pos 1, W — no; U at pos 12, M — so U M — not PLUM
Diagonal? Maybe later.

Let’s try MANGO. M-A-N-G-O.
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — starts with M, then U — no
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — has M at pos 8, N at 9, J — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — no M
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has M at pos 14, E — no
Vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X — look at rows 6-10: M,A,N,G,O — yes! Row 6 col 1: M, row 7 col 1: A, row 8 col 1: N, row 9 col 1: G, row 10 col 1: O — so M-A-N-G-O vertically down column 1, rows 6 to 10. Found MANGO.

Good.

Now ORANGE. O-R-A-N-G-E.
Look at row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — starts with O, then F — no
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — no O
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — has O at pos 7, A at 8, A at 9 — so O A A — not ORANGE
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — has O at pos 6, X — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has O at pos 13, O at 14, L — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has O at pos 12, L — no
Vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X — has O at row 10, then Y — no
Column 2: F I Y T G R A P E F R U I T H — no O
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — no O
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — no O
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G — has O at row 10, E — no
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has O at row 13, D — no
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — has O at row 1, A — no; O at row 12, X — no
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — oh! Look: row 3 col 8 is O, row 4 col 8 is R, row 5 col 8 is A, row 6 col 8 is N, row 7 col 8 is G, row 8 col 8 is E — so O-R-A-N-G-E vertically down column 8, rows 3 to 8. Found ORANGE.

Excellent.

Now PINEAPPLE. Long word. P-I-N-E-A-P-P-L-E.
Look for it. Row 2: W I P I N R A S P B E R R Y P — has P I N at start? W I P — not P I N
Positions 3-5: P I N — yes! Then R — not E
So P I N R — not PINEAPPLE
Row 1: U F K L E M O N B I E A E H T — no P
Row 3: S Y E Z W Y I O M H Y S V T O — no P
Row 4: P T A C M I M R F H R C Y R P — starts with P, then T — no
Row 5: E G R Y D A V A P N R L C C E — has P at pos 9, N at 10, R — no
Row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A — has P at pos 5, A — no
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O — has P at pos 12, A — no
Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O — has P at pos 2, C — no; P at pos 9, Z — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — has P at pos 8, S — no; P at pos 12, S — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — no P
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — no P
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — ends with P — before C — no
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — ends with P — before H — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has P at pos 3, F — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has P at pos 8, E — so P E — not PINEAPPLE
Vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X — has P at row 4, E — so P E — then M — not PINEAPPLE
Column 2: F I Y T G R A P E F R U I T H — has P at row 7, E — so P E — then F — no
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — has P at row 2, E — so P E — then A — not PINEAPPLE
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — no P
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G — no P
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has P at row 6, T — no
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — no P
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — has P at row 9, R — no
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — has P at row 2, M — no; P at row 5, C — no; P at row 8, S — no
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — no P
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — no P
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — has P at row 7, A — no; P at row 9, A — no
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — no P
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — has P at row 10, A — no
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — has P at row 2, O — no; P at row 4, E — so P E — then A — not PINEAPPLE
Diagonal? This is tough. Maybe it's not in the grid? But it should be.

Wait — let's look at row 2 again: W I P I N R A S P B E R R Y P
If I take positions 3-11: P I N R A S P B E — not PINEAPPLE
What if it's backwards? Row 2 reversed: P Y R R E B P S A R N I P I W — has P I N at the end? Positions 10-12: N I P — not P I N
Perhaps another row.

Let's try BLUEBERRY. B-L-U-E-B-E-R-R-Y. Very long. Probably not in this grid? Or maybe it is.

This is getting complicated. Perhaps I should list all the words I've found so far and see which are missing.

Found:
- LEMON (row 1, cols 4-8)
- RASPBERRY (row 2, cols 6-14)
- CHERRY (row 6, cols 9-14)
- GRAPES (row 15, cols 5-10)
- PEAR (col 3, rows 2-5)
- MANGO (col 1, rows 6-10)
- ORANGE (col 8, rows 3-8)

Missing from list:
APPLE, BANANA, BLUEBERRY, DATES, FIGS, GRAPEFRUIT, KIWI, LIME, PAPAYA, PEACH, PINEAPPLE, PLUM, RAISINS, STRAWBERRY

That's 14 words left. The grid is 15x15, so possible.

Let's try DATES. D-A-T-E-S.
Look for it. Row 5: E G R Y D A V A P N R L C C E — has D at pos 5, A at 6, V — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has D at pos 6, U — no; also has S at pos 9, A — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has S at pos 10, P — no
Vertical? Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has D at row 14, R — no
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — has T at row 7, Q — no
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — no D
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — has T at row 10, R — no
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — no D
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — no D
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — no D
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — no D
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — has T at row 3, R — no
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — has T at row 1, P — no; T at row 10, A — no
Diagonal? Maybe.

Let's try FIGS. F-I-G-S.
Row 1: U F K L E M O N B I E A E H T — has F at pos 2, K — no
Row 2: W I P I N R A S P B E R R Y P — has I at pos 2, P — no
Row 3: S Y E Z W Y I O M H Y S V T O — has S at pos 1, Y — no; I at pos 7, O — no
Row 4: P T A C M I M R F H R C Y R P — has I at pos 6, M — no; F at pos 9, H — no
Row 5: E G R Y D A V A P N R L C C E — has G at pos 2, R — no
Row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A — has F at pos 3, A — no
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O — has I at pos 4, W — no; G at pos 8, Z — no
Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O — has G at pos 5, B — no; I at pos 13, A — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — has G at pos 1, E — no; S at pos 6, E — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — has F at pos 2, V — no; I at pos 4, O — no
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — has G at pos 5, E — no
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — no F,I,G,S together
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — has I at pos 2, G at 3, I at 4 — so I G I — not FIGS; also G at pos 12, Z — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has F at pos 4, T — no; S at pos 9, A — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has G at pos 5, R — no; S at pos 10, P — no
Vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X — no F
Column 2: F I Y T G R A P E F R U I T H — has F at row 1, I at 2, Y — so F I Y — not FIGS; also F at row 10, R — no
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — has F at row 6, H — no
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — has I at row 2, Z — no; I at row 7, C — no; I at row 13, F — so I F — not FIGS
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G — no F
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has I at row 4, A — no
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — has I at row 3, M — no
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — no F
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — has F at row 4, P — no
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — has I at row 1, E — no
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — no F
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — no F
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — has I at row 8, S — so I S — not FIGS
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — no F
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — no F
Diagonal? For example, from row 13 col 2: I, then row 14 col 3: P — no
Or row 13 col 3: G, row 14 col 4: F — so G F — not FIGS
This is hard.

Perhaps I should look for KIWI again. K-I-W-I.
In row 1: K at pos 3, L — no
Row 3: W at pos 5, Y — no
Row 7: I at pos 4, W at 5, T — so I W T — not K I W I
But if I look at row 7: positions 4-5: I W — then if I go back, position 3 is H — not K
What about row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — has I at pos 2, G — no; I at pos 4, B — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has K at pos 1, T — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — no K
Vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X — has K at row 14, X — no
Column 2: F I Y T G R A P E F R U I T H — has I at row 2, Y — no; I at row 13, T — no
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — has K at row 1, P — so K P — not K I W I
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — has I at row 2, Z — no; I at row 7, C — no; I at row 13, F — no
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G — has W at row 3, M — no
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has I at row 4, A — no
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — has I at row 3, M — no
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — no K
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — no K
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — has I at row 1, E — no
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — no K
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — no K
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — has I at row 8, S — no
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — has K at row 7, A — so K A — not K I W I
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — no K
Diagonal? For example, from row 1 col 3: K, then row 2 col 4: I, row 3 col 5: W, row 4 col 6: I — oh! Let's check:
Row 1 col 3: K
Row 2 col 4: I (row 2: W I P I N... so col 4 is I)
Row 3 col 5: W (row 3: S Y E Z W... so col 5 is W)
Row 4 col 6: I (row 4: P T A C M I... so col 6 is I)
Yes! So K-I-W-I diagonally down-right from (1,3) to (4,6). Found KIWI.

Great.

Now LIME. L-I-M-E.
Look for it. Row 1: L at pos 4, E — so L E — not LIME
Row 3: L not present? Row 3: S Y E Z W Y I O M H Y S V T O — no L
Row 4: P T A C M I M R F H R C Y R P — no L
Row 5: E G R Y D A V A P N R L C C E — has L at pos 12, C — no
Row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A — no L
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O — has L at pos 10, B — no
Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O — no L
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — has L at pos 4, B — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — has L at pos 11, A — no
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — has L at pos 10, B — no
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — no L
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — no L
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has L at pos 11, A — no; L at pos 15, but it's L — before O — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has L at pos 13, M — so L M — not LIME
Vertical? Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — has L at row 1, I at 2, Z — so L I Z — not LIME
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — has L at row 7, Z — no; L at row 10, H — no; L at row 14, U — no
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — has L at row 11, M — so L M — not LIME
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — no L
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — has L at row 15, but it's the last letter — before Z — no
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — no L
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — has L at row 14, E — so L E — not LIME
Diagonal? For example, from row 9 col 4: L, then row 10 col 5: O — no
Or row 7 col 10: L, row 8 col 11: E — so L E — not LIME
Wait — row 15 col 13: L, col 14: M, col 15: E — so L M E — not LIME
But if I look at row 14 col 11: L, row 15 col 12: O — no
Perhaps it's in row 1: positions 4-7: L E M O — not LIME
Another idea: maybe "LIME" is backwards. In row 15: ...P O L M E — if I take L M E — not LIME
Or in column 4: L I Z — if I take L I, then need M E — not there.

Let's try PEACH. P-E-A-C-H.
Look for it. Row 4: P T A C M I M R F H R C Y R P — has P at 1, T — no; also has C at 4, M — no
Row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A — has P at 5, A — so P A — then R — not PEACH
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O — has P at 12, A — so P A — then K — no
Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O — has P at 2, C — so P C — not PEACH; P at 9, Z — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — has P at 8, S — no; P at 12, S — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — no P
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — no P
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — ends with P — before C — so C P — not PEACH
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — ends with P — before H — so H P — not PEACH
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has P at 3, F — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has P at 8, E — so P E — then S — not PEACH
Vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X — has P at row 4, E — so P E — then M — not PEACH
Column 2: F I Y T G R A P E F R U I T H — has P at row 7, E — so P E — then F — no
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — has P at row 2, E — so P E — then A — so P E A — then R — not PEACH (need C H)
At row 2 col 3: P, row 3 col 3: E, row 4 col 3: A, row 5 col 3: R — so P E A R — which is PEAR, already found.
To have PEACH, after A should be C, but it's R.
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — has C at row 4, Y — no; C at row 8, V — no
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G — no P
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has P at row 6, T — no
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — no P
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — has P at row 9, R — no
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — has P at row 2, M — no; P at row 5, C — so P C — not PEACH; P at row 8, S — no
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — no P
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — no P
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — has P at row 7, A — no; P at row 9, A — no
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — no P
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — has P at row 10, A — no
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — has P at row 2, O — no; P at row 4, E — so P E — then A — so P E A — then O — not PEACH
Diagonal? For example, from row 6 col 5: P, row 7 col 6: T — no
Or row 8 col 9: P, row 9 col 10: R — no
This is difficult.

Perhaps I should accept that some words are hard to find and move on, but since this is a puzzle, all words should be there.

Let's try PAPAYA. P-A-P-A-Y-A.
Look for it. Row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A — has P at 5, A at 6, R — so P A R — not PAPAYA
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O — has P at 12, A at 13, K — so P A K — not PAPAYA
Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O — has P at 2, C — no; P at 9, Z — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — has P at 8, S — no; P at 12, S — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — no P
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — no P
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — ends with P — before C — no
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — ends with P — before H — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has P at 3, F — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has P at 8, E — so P E — not PAPAYA
Vertical? Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — has P at row 2, E — no; P at row 14, V — no
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — oh! Look at rows 7-12: row 7 col 12: P, row 8 col 12: A, row 9 col 12: P, row 10 col 12: A, row 11 col 12: Y, row 12 col 12: A — so P-A-P-A-Y-A vertically down column 12, rows 7 to 12. Found PAPAYA.

Yes!

So PAPAYA is in column 12, rows 7 to 12.

Now, let's try PLUM again. P-L-U-M.
Earlier I couldn't find it. Let's look at row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has L at 13, M at 14, E at 15 — so L M E — not PLUM
But if I look at positions 12-15: O L M E — not PLUM
What about row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has L at 11, A — no; L at 15, but it's L — before O — no
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — no L
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — no L
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — has L at 10, B — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — has L at 11, A — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — has L at 4, B — no
Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O — no L
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O — has L at 10, B — no
Row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A — no L
Row 5: E G R Y D A V A P N R L C C E — has L at 12, C — no
Row 4: P T A C M I M R F H R C Y R P — no L
Row 3: S Y E Z W Y I O M H Y S V T O — no L
Row 2: W I P I N R A S P B E R R Y P — no L
Row 1: U F K L E M O N B I E A E H T — has L at 4, E — so L E — not PLUM
Vertical? Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — has L at row 15, but it's the last letter — before Z — no
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — no L
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — has L at row 14, E — so L E — not PLUM
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — no L
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — has L at row 11, M — so L M — not PLUM; L at row 14, U — so L U — then P — not PLUM
At row 14 col 11: L, row 15 col 11: U — so L U — then if I go to col 12, it's P — so L U P — not PLUM
But PLUM is P-L-U-M, so perhaps P at some place, then L, U, M.
In column 11: row 14: L, row 15: U — so if P is above, row 13 col 11: U — not P
Row 12 col 11: M — not P
Row 11 col 11: B — not P
Row 10 col 11: H — not P
Row 9 col 11: R — not P
Row 8 col 11: E — not P
Row 7 col 11: B — not P
Row 6 col 11: E — not P
Row 5 col 11: R — not P
Row 4 col 11: H — not P
Row 3 col 11: Y — not P
Row 2 col 11: E — not P
Row 1 col 11: E — not P
So no P above.
Perhaps it's horizontal in a row I missed.
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — has U at 11, G — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has U at 7, E — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has U? No U in row 15.
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — has U at 2, Y — so U Y — not PLUM
But if I look at positions 2-5: U Y E N — not PLUM
Perhaps "PLUM" is backwards. In row 15: ...L M E — if I take E M L — not PLUM
Or in row 14: ...O O L — not helpful.
Another idea: maybe in column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — has P at row 10, A — no; A at row 11, A — no; H at row 13, O — no
I think I need to give up on PLUM for now and come back.

Let's try RAISINS. R-A-I-S-I-N-S.
Look for it. Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O — has I at 13, A — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — has S at 6, E — no; S at 9, R — no; S at 13, P — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — has I at 4, O — no; I at 13, E — no
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — has R at 2, R — so R R — not RAISINS
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — has S at 13, C — no
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — has I at 2, G — no; I at 4, B — no
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has S at 9, A — so S A — not RAISINS
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has S at 10, P — no
Vertical? Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — oh! Look at rows 7-13: row 7 col 13: A, row 8 col 13: I, row 9 col 13: S, row 10 col 13: I, row 11 col 13: N, row 12 col 13: S, row 13 col 13: Z — so A I S I N S Z — not RAISINS
But if I start from row 6 col 13: R, row 7 col 13: A, row 8 col 13: I, row 9 col 13: S, row 10 col 13: I, row 11 col 13: N, row 12 col 13: S — so R-A-I-S-I-N-S vertically down column 13, rows 6 to 12. Found RAISINS.

Yes! So RAISINS is in column 13, rows 6 to 12.

Good.

Now STRAWBERRY. S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y.
Let's look for it. Earlier I didn't find it.
Perhaps in row 3: S Y E Z W Y I O M H Y S V T O — starts with S, then Y — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — has S at 6, E — no; S at 9, R — so S R — not STRAWBERRY
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — no S
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — no S
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — has S at 13, C — no
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — no S
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has S at 9, A — so S A — not STRAWBERRY
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has S at 10, P — no
Vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X — has S at row 3, P — no
Column 2: F I Y T G R A P E F R U I T H — no S
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — no S
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — no S
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G — no S
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has S at row 9, A — so S A — not STRAWBERRY
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — no S
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — has S at row 2, O — no
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — has S at row 9, T — so S T — then R — so S T R — then A — so S T R A — then N — not W
At row 9 col 9: S, row 10 col 9: T, row 11 col 9: R, row 12 col 9: A, row 13 col 9: N — so S T R A N — not STRAWBERRY (need W after A)
But if I look at row 9 col 9: S, then row 10 col 10: Z — not T
Perhaps diagonal.
From row 3 col 1: S, then row 4 col 2: T, row 5 col 3: R, row 6 col 4: Y — not A
Row 3 col 1: S, row 4 col 2: T, row 5 col 3: R, row 6 col 4: Y — S T R Y — not STRAWBERRY
Another possibility: in row 2: W I P I N R A S P B E R R Y P — has R A S P — not STRAWBERRY
Perhaps it's not in the grid, but it should be.

Let's try BLUEBERRY. B-L-U-E-B-E-R-R-Y. Very long, probably not in this grid size. Or maybe it is.

Perhaps I have made a mistake. Let's count how many words I have found.

Found:
1. LEMON
2. RASPBERRY
3. CHERRY
4. GRAPES
5. PEAR
6. MANGO
7. ORANGE
8. KIWI
9. PAPAYA
10. RAISINS

That's 10. There are 21 words in the list, so 11 more to find.

List: APPLE, BANANA, BLUEBERRY, DATES, FIGS, GRAPEFRUIT, KIWI (found), LIME, MANGO (found), ORANGE (found), PAPAYA (found), PEACH, PEAR (found), PINEAPPLE, PLUM, RAISINS (found), RASPBERRY (found), STRAWBERRY, and also DATES, FIGS, GRAPEFRUIT, BLUEBERRY, APPLE, BANANA.

So missing: APPLE, BANANA, BLUEBERRY, DATES, FIGS, GRAPEFRUIT, LIME, PEACH, PINEAPPLE, PLUM, STRAWBERRY

11 words.

Let's try APPLE again. A-P-P-L-E.
Look for it. Row 1: U F K L E M O N B I E A E H T — has A at pos 12, E — so A E — not APPLE
Row 6: M R F A P A R N C H E R R Y A — has A at 4, P at 5, A at 6 — so A P A — not APPLE
Row 7: A A H I W T T G Z L B P A K O — has A at 1, A at 2, H — no; A at 13, K — no
Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O — has A at 12, I — no; A at 14, O — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — no A
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — has A at 6, A at 7, R — so A A R — not APPLE
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — has A at 14, A at 15 — so A A — not APPLE
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — has A at 8, A at 9, Y — so A A Y — not APPLE
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — no A
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has A at 10, L — no; A at 12, O — no
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has A at 7, P — so A P — then E — so A P E — not APPLE
Vertical? Column 1: U W S P E M A N G O Y M Z K X — has A at row 7, N — no
Column 2: F I Y T G R A P E F R U I T H — has A? No A in column 2
Column 3: K P E A R F H C V V R Y G P V — has A at row 4, R — so A R — not APPLE
Column 4: L I Z C Y A I C V I R E I F H — has A at row 6, I — no
Column 5: E N W M D A W G B O E N B T G — has A at row 6, W — no
Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has A at row 5, P — so A P — then T — not APPLE
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — has A at row 2, I — no; A at row 6, T — no; A at row 10, N — no; A at row 15, but it's A — before U — no
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — has A at row 5, N — no
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — has A at row 12, N — no
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — no A
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — no A
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — has A at row 1, R — no; A at row 8, P — no; A at row 10, P — no; A at row 12, G — no; A at row 14, O — no
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — has A at row 7, I — no
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — has A at row 8, O — no; A at row 11, A — so A A — not APPLE; A at row 12, H — no
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — has A at row 6, O — no; A at row 10, P — no; A at row 12, P — no; A at row 14, L — no; A at row 15, but it's E — before L — no
Diagonal? For example, from row 6 col 6: A, row 7 col 7: T — no
Or row 10 col 6: A, row 11 col 7: N — no
This is frustrating.

Perhaps "APPLE" is in row 1: positions 12-15: A E H T — not APPLE
Or in row 6: positions 4-8: A P A R N — not APPLE
Another idea: maybe it's backwards. In row 15: ...P O L M E — if I take E M L O P — not APPLE
Or in column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — if I read up: E L P P A T J O A E P O P T — has A E P — not APPLE
At the end: L E — not APPLE

Let's try BANANA. B-A-N-A-N-A.
Look for it. Row 8: N P C N G B Q E P Z E A I A O — has B at 6, Q — no
Row 9: G E V L B S E P S R U P S P J — has B at 5, S — no
Row 10: O F V I O A A R T Z L A I E T — no B
Row 11: Y R R M G E N H R L B Y N A A — has B at 11, Y — no
Row 12: M U Y E N H O A A Y M A S C P — no B
Row 13: Z I G I B O X M N J U G Z H P — has B at 5, O — so B O — not BANANA
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — no B
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — no B
Vertical? Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has B at row 8, S — so B S — not BANANA
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — has B at row 7, E — so B E — not BANANA; B at row 10, L — so B L — not BANANA
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — no B
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — no B
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — no B
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — no B
Diagonal? From row 13 col 5: B, row 14 col 6: D — no
Or row 9 col 5: B, row 10 col 6: A, row 11 col 7: N, row 12 col 8: A, row 13 col 9: N, row 14 col 10: A — let's check:
Row 9 col 5: B (row 9: G E V L B... so col 5 is B)
Row 10 col 6: A (row 10: O F V I O A... so col 6 is A)
Row 11 col 7: N (row 11: Y R R M G E N... so col 7 is N)
Row 12 col 8: A (row 12: M U Y E N H O A... so col 8 is A)
Row 13 col 9: N (row 13: Z I G I B O X M N... so col 9 is N)
Row 14 col 10: A (row 14: K T P F T D U E S A... so col 10 is A)
So B-A-N-A-N-A diagonally down-right from (9,5) to (14,10). Found BANANA.

Yes! So BANANA is in diagonal from row 9 col 5 to row 14 col 10.

Great.

Now, let's try DATES. D-A-T-E-S.
Earlier I couldn't find it.
Look at row 5: E G R Y D A V A P N R L C C E — has D at 5, A at 6, V — so D A V — not DATES
Row 14: K T P F T D U E S A L A O O L — has D at 6, U — no; also has S at 9, A — no
But if I look at positions 6-10: D U E S A — not DATES
Row 15: X H V E G R A P E S P O L M E — has S at 10, P — no
Vertical? Column 6: M R Y I A P T B S A G H O D R — has D at row 14, R — no
Column 7: O A I M V A T Q E A N O X U A — has T at row 7, Q — no
Column 8: N S O R A N G E P R L H M E P — no D
Column 9: B P M F P C Z P S T R A N S E — has T at row 10, R — no
Column 10: I E H H N H L Z R L H M U L P — no D
Column 11: E R Y R R E B E U B L M U L P — no D
Column 12: A R S C C R P A P A Y A G A O — no D
Column 13: E R V Y E R A I S I N S Z O L — no D
Column 14: H Y T R C Y K A O P A A H O M — has T at row 3, R — no
Column 15: T P O P E A O J T A P P L E — has T at row 1, P — no; T at row 10, A —