Local Quiz

[langara]

The answer has 10 letters, nothing else to go on
The sound of the musical instrument put the ticker at rest =

[mallyh]

heart something..... hear t ............heartbreak ??

[scorpiojo]

Will you give us the Q & A to one you've solved please?

[magicmick]

Is it something to do with the metronome, metronomic?

[mallyh]

could it be hear =sound of.... t= ticker ....break =rest .. then it would be heartbreak

[langara]

All different questions scorpiojo eg
At the sign of the three golden balls = pawnbroker
Just a lad in Alfred Houseman's eyes = Shropshire

[langara]

Just getting quiz ready for post, the first time I have had to leave 2 questions blank, so here goes one very last time. Both answers are 10 letters, no theme or letters given.
1. The sound of the musical instrument put the ticker at rest =
2. In two shakes he can dig a hole =
Thanks to anyone who has already tried to help.

[mallyh]

iffy earthquake