| GENRE | The use of green as a category or art, literature or music! (5) |
| TYPE | A category or class with shared characteristics; a device on a coin or a medal; or, little metal blocks bearing letters for printing collectively (4) |
| OSCARS | Film awards that added Best Animated Feature as a category in 2002 (6) |
| THEME | Word for the subject of a discourse; a short exercise or essay; or, a motif in art, literature or music (5) |
| MOODS | Temporary states of mind often described as bad, good or swinging; atmospheres; or, tones pervading works of art, literature, music etc (5) |
| FORM | A long bench; a hare's bed; one's figure or physique; or, structural unity in art, literature or music (4) |
| RIPER | Less green, as a fruit |
| MOSSY | Fuzzy and green, as a rock |
| THEMES | Recurrent motifs pervading works of art, literature or music (6) |
| KITSCH | Vulgar or trashy art, literature or music (6) |
| NAIVE | Green as the greenback one found in the road (5) |
| ACADEMY | An association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science. (7) |
| CRITIC | From the Greek meaning "judge", a professional reviewer of art, drama, food, literature or music; or, a fault-finder in general (6) |
| LOVAT | Green as in tweed (5) |
| ENDOW | Turn green, as Brown? |
| MOLDY | Turning green, as old bread |
| ARTS | The -; modes of expression by means of activities including painting, dance, drama, film-making, literature or music collectively (4) |
| MANNER | A way or method; a style of art, literature, thought, writing etc; or, one's bearing or behaviour (6) |
| PULITZERPRIZE | One of 13 yearly US awards for achievements in journalism, literature or music (8,5) |
| READING | Action of interpreting printed or written words; a narration; knowledge of literature; or, the study of books (7) |
