Peoples Jobs Or Positions

[di1606]

Help please - all answers are people’s jobs or positions

1) The vicar goes east with grit (5,7)

2) he never counts his money while sitting at the table! (7)

3) Seen on the beach and once at sea (9)

[elliemay1]

2 gambler

[elliemay1]

2 ^ The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

[mallyh]

all i can think of for 1 is ...prime minister ..but cant work the prime with grit

[mallyh]

oh sorry that's 5 8

[dannyk13]

1. Steel erector- steel(grit) + e(East) + rector(vicar) ?

[mallyh]

well done .i've been looking at this for ages x

[fiction-factory]

3 - lifeguard? Would only work if there used to be such a role at sea (rather than on the beach as we know them now)

[fiction-factory]

seen on the beach could be tans, sand, pebbles, shells

once at sea- could be CONE if at sea indicates an anagram. Or tars/salts as old names for sailors

[mallyh]

like you FF i keep thinking lifeguard x

[fiction-factory]

For the others though there is no definition in the clue so I doubt it's that.
deck chair comes to mind too but that's not a job

[dannyk13]

FF/Mally, does this help?
https://uk.dieppetourisme.com/dieppe-uk/national-society-lifeguards-sea

[fiction-factory]

Thanks danny. It is the best so far, but if it's right it's a different clue style to the other two which makes me wonder whether it's something else

[fiction-factory]

I'll check back this evening

[johnny.5]

3 fisherman ?

[di1606]

Thank you all very much for your input & the brilliant answers

[di1606]

Got 1 more I am unsure of:-
4) Little John seen at great heights (11)

I have an answer of Mountaineer but not sure exactly why

[dannyk13]

4.Steeplejack ( Jack is another name for John)

[dannyk13]

//While Jack is now a proper name in its own right, in English, it was traditionally used as a diminutive form of John. //

[di1606]

Thank you Danny that seems right