| 100% | ORK | 3 | Green skinned race of Humanoids, belonging to the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000 |
| 44% | SPACEHULK | 9 | Game set in fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000 |
| 36% | TIMELORD | 8 | Fictional ancient race The Doctor belongs to |
| 34% | NAVI | 4 | Tall humanoid with a blue striped skin that is indigenous to the fictional planet Pandora |
| 33% | NABOO | 5 | Fictional lush green planet in the "Star Wars" universe that is home to the native Gungans |
| 32% | MANGABOOS | 9 | Race of vegetable people in the Oz universe |
| 32% | NOBILITY | 8 | Group of people belonging to the noble class |
| 32% | SAMOA | 5 | Part of it belongs to the U.S. |
| 31% | OUR | 3 | Belonging to the two of us |
| 31% | EPIDERMIC | 9 | Of or relating to the skin |
| 30% | BIGBANG | 7 | Theory of the universe, or a hint to the starts of 17-Across and 7-, 10-, 35- and 40-Down |
| 30% | LEMUR | 5 | Primate belonging to the island of Madagascar, Africa |
| 30% | ELOI | 4 | Fictional race of the distant future |
| 29% | EXFOLIATE | 9 | To wear away the top layer of skin |
| 29% | COSMOLOGY | 9 | The science related to the origin of the universe |
| 29% | RAP | 3 | The genre of music that Tupac Shakur belongs to |
| 28% | KIWI | 4 | Fuzzy-skinned tropical product, that adds a pop of green color to the dessert at 37d |
| 28% | XMARKS | 6 | With 40-Across, key to the "map" of this puzzle |
| 28% | SWIFTIES | 8 | Fans of the You Belong to Me singer |
| 28% | SWEDEN | 6 | Country to which the island of Gotland belongs |
| 28% | HAITI | 5 | Nation to which the island of Tortuga belongs |
| 28% | BOHEMIA | 7 | Former kingdom of central Europe that belonged to the Hapsburgs from 1526-1918 |
| 28% | APPROACH | 8 | Type of golf shot that goes to the green |
| 28% | HEMANCAIRN | 10 | Pile of rocks dedicated to "Masters of the Universe"? |
| 28% | WOODWIND | 8 | Section of an orchestra the cor anglais belongs to |
| 28% | UVRAY | 5 | Bit of light that's harmful to the skin |
| 28% | DERMA | 5 | Lead-in to the names of some skin products |
| 28% | MIXEDSALAD | 10 | Green course ... and what the start of each answer to the starred clues is? |
| 28% | ROLLINGINDOUGH | 14 | Wealthy, and a hint to the first word of 20-, 35- and 40-Across |
| 27% | CROOKSHANKS | 11 | Fictional cat from the Harry Potter series that belonged to Hermione Granger |