| BHS | Cervids in the wild are the concern of this animal welfare society (1,1,1) |
| PRESSINGMATTERS | Such are the concerns of the print media too... (8,7) |
| RSPCA | Pet welfare society (1,1,1,1,1) |
| THINGS | "Where the Wild - Are" |
| ELK | Colorado has the largest population of this animal in the world, at over 280,000 |
| SOW | You cannot make a silk purse out of the ear of this animal |
| PIG | It was year of this animal in Chinese zodiac (3) |
| EMPIRE | Foreign politician in Ireland is the concern of a queen (6) |
| FREEMASONRY | Loose stonework, the concern of men in lodges |
| FAMILYFIRM | It could be the concern of several generations (6,4) |
| SELFISH | Own flesh is the concern of one who is so disposed (7) |
| RODWELL | Corrie favourite rushed to hospital recently, to the concern of her son David (4,7) |
| GAIL | Corrie favourite rushed to hospital recently, to the concern of her son David (4,7) |
| ARMADILLO | The Andean stringed instrument called the churango was traditionally made from the hard shell of this animal |
| SQUIRREL | In Britain, the Red species of this animal is being wiped out by the Grey species (8) |
| NEWT | An eye of this animal was stirred into the cauldron by the three witches in Macbeth (4) |
| ELEPHANT | Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, has the head of this animal |
| MONKEYBUSINESS | Improper behaviour the concern of a drill, perhaps? |
| FUNNYBUSINESS | Subterfuge the concern of wags? |
| GOAT | Legendary Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has a tattoo of this animal on hear arm as a symbol of her ambition to be the Greatest of All Time 3DUHQWV 'RZQ |
