| Focused intently | 16 |
| Burned midnight oil | 19 |
| Went carefully (over) | 21 |
| Studied, with ''over'' | 38 |
| Studied with care | 17 |
| Studied in depth | 16 |
| Studied closely, with "over" | 38 |
| Studied closely (over) | 22 |
| Studied closely | 15 |
| Scrutinized, with ''over'' | 42 |
| Reflected on, with "over" | 35 |
| Read studiously | 15 |
| Read intently, with "over" | 36 |
| Read intently (with "over") | 37 |
| Read intently (with ''over'') | 45 |
| Read intently | 13 |
| Pondered intently | 17 |
| Meditated, with "over" | 32 |
| Meditated intently | 18 |
| Like human skin | 15 |
| Gazed earnestly | 15 |
| Concentrated on, with "over" | 38 |
| Analyzed, with "over" | 31 |
| ___ over (studied) | 18 |
| Studied in detail | 17 |
| Carefully study | 15 |
| Skin openings | 13 |
| Skin features | 13 |
| Sponge features | 15 |
| Hits the books | 14 |
| Sweaters? | 9 |
| Sweat sites | 11 |
| Skin orifices | 13 |
| Miniature sweaters? | 19 |
| Little openings | 15 |
| Leaf openings | 13 |
| Epidermal openings | 18 |
| What a facial mask opens | 24 |
| They're all over SpongeBob | 30 |
| Sweat outlets | 13 |
| SpongeBob features | 18 |
| Sponge parts | 12 |
| Small sweaters | 14 |
| Skin holes | 10 |
| Rock openings | 13 |
| Reflects deeply | 15 |
| Perspiration perforations | 25 |
| Holes in the head? | 18 |
| Facial astringent targets | 25 |
| Burns midnight oil | 18 |
| Where oil may often be found | 28 |
| Where many beads are formed | 27 |
| Tiny skin openings | 18 |
| Summer sweaters? | 16 |
| Studies deeply | 14 |
| Studies with over | 18 |
| Stomata | 7 |
| Small sweaters? | 15 |
| Small holes | 11 |
| Skin-care subjects | 18 |
| Skin care concerns | 18 |
| Skin features | 14 |
| Reads eagerly (with "over") | 37 |
| Reads closely, with "over" | 36 |
| Reads closely | 13 |
| Reads attentively, with "over" | 40 |
| Reads (over) | 12 |
| Pumice features | 15 |
| Minute openings | 15 |
| Kin of stomata | 14 |
| Dermal orifices | 15 |
| Dermal openings | 15 |
| Carefully reads, with "over" | 38 |
| A facial may open them | 22 |
| ___ over (studies) | 18 |
| ___ over (ponders) | 18 |
| Source of "Summertime" | 32 |
| Folk-opera names, fishy style | 29 |
| Film about an interspecies fish relationship? | 45 |
| Meat for ribs | 13 |
| Beans go-with | 13 |
| Sausage meat | 12 |
| Scrapple ingredient | 19 |
| Partner of beans | 16 |
| Chorizo base | 12 |
| Bill add-ons | 12 |
| "The other white meat" | 32 |
| Unwanted part of a bill | 23 |
| The other white meat | 20 |
| Some political appropriations | 29 |
| Roast in the oven | 17 |
| Legislative excess | 18 |
| It's not in Miss Piggy's diet | 37 |
| It may be sweet and sour | 24 |
| Fried-rice option | 17 |
| Fried-rice additive | 19 |
| Federal budget bloater | 22 |
| 'The other white meat' | 30 |
| ___ and beans | 13 |
| Word with "chop" or "barrel" | 48 |