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