__________ in the __________ V

SHOT IN THE DARK
Credit: Will Shortz
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
May 27, 2012

The two words in each clue below can complete an expression in the form of __________ in the __________ when the blanks are filled in with rhymes of the two original words. For example, given the clue words Spot and Park, the answer would be Shot in the Dark.

1. Word and Sand
2. Stork and Load
3. Crack and Rocks
4. Log and Ranger
5. Break and Class
6. Bran and Spoon
7. Coal and Shed
8. Cash and Can
9. Stick and Plants
10. Chain and Wreck
11. Honey and Tank
12. Charmer and Well

Answers:

1. Word and Sand - Bird in the Hand 
2. Stork and Load - Fork in the Road
3. Crack and Rocks - Jack in the Box
4. Log and Ranger - Dog in the Manger
5. Break and Class - Snake in the Grass
6. Bran and Spoon - Man in the Moon
7. Coal and Shed - Hole in the Head
8. Cash and Can - Flash in the Pan
9. Stick and Plants - Kick in the Pants
10. Chain and Wreck - Pain in the Neck
11. Honey and Tank - Money in the Bank
12. Charmer and Well - Farmer in the Dell