We all need fruit and nuts for a well balanced diet. The following clues need fruit and nuts to become complete words. I'll give you clues for the complete words, you supply the appropriate fruit or nut.

-1._ _ L I _ _ _ (Sea Bird)

-2._ _ _KI_G -- O_ _ (Going on strike-2 words)

-3. _ _ _ _ P L _ (Wrestle)

-4.Qua_ _ _ _ _ D (4 legged creature)

-5._ _ _ _ EST (least likely to win a beauty contest.)

-6.S _ R _ _ _ _ _ -- _ _ -- P A R A D I S _ (Old song Title-3 words)

-7._ _ _ D E_ C _ (Shrewdness)

-8.FLO _ _ -- M _ _ A _ _ R (Department store worker-2 words)

-9._ E B _ _ _ (Argument)

-10.CHI _ _ -- _ _ _ _ _ EBURGER (Fast food option-2 words)

-11._ N _ H _ _ M A _ (TV "talking head")

12.PHI _ _ _ _ _ (Biblical Personage) l---n

-13._ _ _ _ TESSEN _ _ (Best example))

14._ _ _ _ _ C I _ Y (Talkiness) l--u-t

15.P _ _ _ - F R _ _ _ (Tree leaf-2 words) p--m fr--d

2 - walnut

morning !

3. Grape (grapple) Hi Curly

Bernie

Good morning. Good ones.

8. Orange

11. acorn

6. Tangerine (Stranger in Paradise)
Morning curly

Thanks. Hey Gerry.

1. pecan (pelican)

Morning curly,

13. quince (quintessence)

Thanks. Hi Gail.

9 - debate

Oui.

10. lichees

Thanks Marian.

4. Drupe (a fruit previously unknown to me).

Merci K.

5. UGLIest

7. prune (PRUdeNcE)

Thanks.

14. loquat (loquacity)

Never heard of that one!

12. lemon

15. almond

15. almond (palm frond)

Thanks.