Crossword puzzle clue "it's green and tender"

It's green and tender

Green eggs and ham purveyor, in "Green Eggs and Ham"

1961 Patsy Cline song whose lyrics reference the Alamo and "Lips so sweet and tender like petals falling apart"

Jackson Browne "Tender is the night, and the ___ of the neon light"

Lighter and tender

"This note is legal tender for all ___, public and private" (words on U.S. bills)

Screenwriting Oscar winner for "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Tender Mercies"

Tender and mild