BLIND DATE
Credit: GAMES Magazine

by H.H.

Each word in the first column can be paired with a word from the second column according to a certain relationship. Can you determine the relationship and make the proper match-ups?
(The ................... is just to keep the columns separated. AYE does not necessarily go with AID.)

AID...................AYE
DUST................DUN
SAY...................FRY
TARDY.............NOD
WEED...............SANDY
YAM.................SHUT
YARD................USA

HINT 1:
There are seven clues.
HINT 2:
The answer has to do with the days of the week.
HINT3:

The word pairs have to be anagrammed.
Answer:

The words can be paired to form anagrams of the seven days of the week.

SUNDAY = SAY + DUN
MONDAY = YAM + NOD
TUESDAY = DUST + AYE
WEDNESDAY = WEED + SANDY
THURSDAY = YARD + SHUT
FRIDAY = AID + FRY
SATURDAY = TARDY + USA