The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Yellow, Black, Red, or Dead
2. Smokey's home
3. Peace offering, symbolically
4. Wizard's home
5. Classic sailor's jacket
6. Gold standard for used car prices
7. In near-perfect shape
8. Popular dessert, but it won't open the door

Answers:

1. Sea
2. Forest
3. Olive branch
4. Emerald City
5. Pea coat
6. Kelly Blue Book
7. Mint condition
8. Key lime pie

What the answers have in common:

Each answer contains a word that is a shade of green.

Credit: NY Times Crossword
Elizabeth C. Gorski
WEARING O' THE GREEN