The clues in the left-hand column can be matched with their crossword answers in the right-hand column according to a certain pattern.The answers in the right-hand column are in random order. Can you determine the pattern and match each clue with its corresponding answer?

1. GREEK FREIGHT                           SNORE 
2. SHOP HOUSES                               PICA
3. STEERED TODAY                          SNORE
4. RIFTS IN THE FAMILY                  DOTS
5. TAB MATERIAL                              MANSIONS
6. PAN SOUND                                    ELDEST
7. INK OF ELITE TYPE                      WADE
8. ANOINT IN ASIA                            SPARTAN
9. LOGS THROUGH WATER             UTAH
10. MEDICAL POINTS                        LAOS

(BIG) HINT:
It has to do with anagrams.

Answers:

One of the words in each clue can be anagrammed into another word which will make the phrase correspond to one of the answers in the right-hand column:

1. GREEK FIGHTER - SPARTAN
2. POSH HOUSES - MANSIONS
3. DESERET TODAY - UTAH
4. FIRST IN THE FAMILY - ELDEST
5. BAT MATERIAL - ASH
6. NAP SOUND - SNORE
7. KIN OF ELITE TYPE - PICA
8. NATION OF ASIA - LAOS
9. SLOG THROUGH WATER - WADE
10. DECIMAL POINTS - DOTS

Credit: 
NY Times Crossword
September 15, 2016
Ian Livengood