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Targeted Treatment solution

Filled crossword grid - stage 1

Filled crossword grid - stage 2

Misprints gave PHYSICIAN, while 6 down was to be HEAL THYSELF.  21 and 23 across were ‘healed’ as shown to give MEDICO and DOCTOR.

ACROSS

1             DIRKS; irk in DS

5             SHAGBARK; Ag b in shark

11           ICE-CUBES; ice + cubes

12           ERSE; (P)er se

13           ROWEL; row el; sPur

14           PLEDGE; Pl. edge

15           SURLY; sur(E)ly

17           MPRET; PR in met

19           TRIABLE; ri(g) in table; Hearing

25           OROLOGY; l in OO in orgy

27           ANION; I in anon

30           ASIDE; s in aide(d) bY

33           ARGULI; AR + I lug (rev.)

34           ACKEE; (h)ackee

35           LOUR; U in lor!

36           ALNAGERS; NA in Alger (His)s

37           SHEREEFS; reef in shes

38           LADLE; lad l,e

DOWN

1             DIRAM; marid (rev.)

2             ICON; CO in in

3             REWARM; war in REM

4             SULU; (Z)ulus (rev.)

5             SBIRRI; birr in is (rev.); copS

6             HEAL; e in hal(f)

6             SELF; fl(U)es (rev.)

6             THY; hidden

7             GALLIC; gall ic(E)

8             BEEF; bee f; grIpe

9             ARDEB; de in arb

10           KEENED; kee(p) + anag; Cried

15           SEEL; lees (rev.); blInd

16           ALTO; a l(o)to

18           PORT; 3 mngs.

20           A ONE; a(l)one

21           CORALS; RA in cols

22           DOOLIE; doo(m) lie

23           REIGNS; G in reins

24           OINKED; 0 inked (6) shoAt

26           ORGUE; (m)orgue

28           NEESE; seen (rev.) + e

29           BURR; rub (rev.) + r; Nub

31           DAAL; a in lad (rev.)

32           HERL; her l

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