| SAWBONES | Informal term for a doctor or surgeon (8) |
| IMMOLATE | I am a doctor - or I was - put on the altar (8) |
| BONES | Dice or dominoes; bobbins for lace-making; osseous structures collectively forming a skeleton; or, a nickname for a doctor or "pill" (5) |
| ROUND | A circular biscuit, piece of dough/ pastry etc; a slice of bread or one sandwich; a dance in a ring; a series of calls made by a doctor or a postie; or, an outburst of applause (5) |
| LOCUMTENENS | Stand- in, especially for a doctor or a member of the clergy; Latin, ' one holding a place' (5,6) |
| CASE | Matter for a doctor or a detective |
| TENENS | Stand-in, especially for a doctor or cleric; from medieval Latin, 'one holding a place' (6) |
| LOCUM | Stand-in, especially for a doctor or cleric; from medieval Latin, 'one holding a place' (5) |
| MOOR | Piece of land for a doctor or Othello (4) |
| LAB | ___ coat (outer garment for a doctor or pharmacist) |
| LIC | Necessity for a doctor or taxi driver: Abbr. |
| PRIVATEPRACTICE | Self-employment, as for a doctor or lawyer |
| OPERATOR | Machinist -- or surgeon? (8) |
| ADVICE | Counsel; the skilled opinion of a doctor or a lawyer; or, a notice of a financial transaction (6) |
| PRESCRIPTION | Written instruction from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist stating the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a patient (12) |
| CASELOAD | Amount of work that a lawyer, doctor or social worker has to do (8) |
| CASEBOOK | Doctor's or lawyer's record |
| CHECKUP | Routine examination or inspection, especially one carried out by a doctor or dentist |
| PRACTICES | Businesses of a doctor or lawyer (9) |
| MEDIC | A doctor or medical orderly (5) |
