| SELFISHNESS | Concern for one's own profit or pleasure |
| SELFISH | Concerned mainly with personal profit or pleasure (7) |
| EGOISM | Over-concern for one's own wellbeing (6) |
| SELFREGARD | Concern for one's own interest (4,6) |
| COOLERS | Mocktails, refreshers or spritzers with fruit juice, berries, twists of lemon zest etc; Eskys or iceboxes/ chests used for camping, picnics or pleasure trips; or, refrigerators (7) |
| HOTAIR | It's a concern for one making cuts holding onto good books or is that just empty words? (3,3) |
| TIMECRUNCH | Concern for one facing a deadline |
| FATS | Concern for one trying to lose |
| BEDSORE | Concern for one who's laid up |
| JINGOISM | James Ring's concern for one school with chauvinist philosophy (8) |
| SODIUM | Concern for one with hypertension |
| ETA | Concern for one catching a connection, briefly |
| SPEEDTRAP | Concern for one in the fast lane? |
| GIFT | Concern for one keeping their mind on the present? |
| GARDENING | Growing concern for one involved in plot? |
| SWEETS | Word for beloveds, darlings or dears; bonbons, candies, confects, sticky puddings, sugarplums and the like; cordials or wines flavoured with syrup; or, the delights or pleasures of something, such as |
| RIANT | Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness. |
| COMMUNITYSPIRIT | A feeling of involvement in and concern for one's local area (9,6) |
| MARKETGARDENING | Advertise growing concern for one of those involved in plot? Sounds like a plum job! (6,9) |
| TIDE | Found over in Crete dithering and it's a concern for one working on tender? (4) |
