| 100% | GENDERGAP | 9 | Issue of concern to feminists |
| 73% | AGISM | 5 | Issue of concern to the AARP: Var. |
| 56% | APIAN | 5 | Of concern to beekeepers |
| 56% | RENAL | 5 | Of concern to nephrologists |
| 55% | CLIMATIC | 8 | Of concern to the Weather Channel |
| 54% | CROPYIELD | 9 | Statistic of concern to farmers |
| 54% | SSA | 3 | Org. of concern to AARP |
| 54% | NIELSENS | 8 | Numbers of concern to showrunners |
| 54% | INTERNETLAW | 11 | Code of concern to users |
| 53% | NSA | 3 | Org. of concern to Edward Snowden |
| 53% | SAUCERS | 7 | Sightings of concern to ufologists, briefly |
| 53% | SSA | 3 | Org. of concern to the AARP |
| 53% | EARS | 4 | Body parts of concern to audiologists |
| 53% | OZONE | 5 | Atmospheric gas of concern to Gore |
| 53% | BONELOSS | 8 | Gradual process of concern to periodontists |
| 53% | CLASSSIZE | 9 | Number of concern to a teacher |
| 53% | EYE | 3 | Organ of concern to an ophthalmologist |
| 52% | BEGINNINGSALARY | 15 | Figure of concern to a job applicant |
| 52% | MPG | 3 | Fig. of concern to a car buyer |
| 52% | IRS | 3 | Org. of concern to H&R Block |
| 52% | PEDIGREES | 9 | Ancestral lines of concern to dog breeders |
| 52% | CLAUSES | 7 | Things of concern to grammarians and negotiators |
| 51% | AQI | 3 | Environmental datum of concern to asthmatics, for short |
| 51% | DINGO | 5 | Animal of concern to an Australian sheep rancher |
| 49% | CODE | 4 | Something of concern to a building developer … or software developer |
| 48% | HOTPOTATO | 9 | Issue to steer clear of |
| 46% | HEAROUT | 7 | Listen to the concerns of |
| 44% | WOMYN | 5 | Half of humanity, to some feminists |
| 44% | WHATSTHEMATTER | 14 | Question of concern, with a hint to 20-, 25- and 43-Across |
| 43% | WOKE | 4 | Aware of and concerned about societal issues, say |