BARTER SYSTEM
Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick

The items bartered between the traders in each clue below will be anagrams. For example, a fabric store and a playwright trade would be MADRAS for DRAMAS.

1. Firemen - cobbler trade
2. Writer - roofer trade
3. Hockey player - butcher trade
4. Art supply store - office supply store trade
5. Salsa band - cosmetician trade
6. Fruit seller -fruit seller trade
7. Fisherman - school trade
8. Veterinarian - orthopedist trade 

Answers:

1. HOSES for SHOES
2. TALES for SLATE
3. SKATES for STEAKS
4. PASTELS for STAPLES
5. MARACAS for MASCARA
6. LEMONS for MELONS
7. TROUT for TUTOR 
8. CATS for CAST