I like to conceptualize cure light wounds as curing wounds to both body and soul. The spell both heals bruises with divine magic and lifts weary spirits like a kind word or a bit of sage counsel. Makes it feel like something Gandalf might do to subtly pluck up the mood of a homesick hobbit.
I remember these clones from back when. And the drama.
But it's understandable to me that a Holmes clone won't usually get a lot of attention. The Holmes rules are a subset of the LBB + Greyhawk rules plus a handful of idiosyncrasies. You can make a Holmes clone for the sake of preservation or...