Like a yellow banana vis-à-vis a green one NYT crossword answer is:
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A yellow banana is ripe and ready to eat, while a green banana is not yet ripe and needs to be left to ripen before it can be enjoyed. The color of a banana is a good indicator of its ripeness, and a yellow banana is a sign that it is ready to be eaten.