Cruciverbalist

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The Cruciverbalist

Explanations

Cheese that's made backward? ..............EDAM

(MADE backward is EDAM)

Snow boarders? ............................SEVENDWARFS

(Snow White received room and board at the home of the seven dwarfs)

Christmas trees? ..........................PEARS

(As in '...a partridge in a PEAR tree')

Half a huge cost? .........................ARM

(As in something costing an arm and a leg)

Ones taking a lot of interest in their work? ...USURERS

(Usurer: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest)

Idle and then some? .......................ERICS

(As in Eric Idle, the English comedian/actor)