Oxford Times cryptic

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6dn Proposals on them were made in the past (5) K---S

10ac Not a record time but often said to be unequalled (7)P---E-T

If the first is knees it would put an E as the 3rd letter of the second clue

[roslyn251254]

precent?

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Many thanks but why precent?

[Mysterons]

There's no time like the .............

[Beatrice35]

Yes, it must be Knees as men did used to make a proposal, propose marriage, to his beloved. Some men still do. My hubby proposed to me on his knees whilst was bedridden( having a particularly tough day with my neurological condition) which was very romantic as even though looked a whiter shade of pale he wanted to marry me! Good luck thumbscrew :-)

[thumbscrew]

I can not find precent in the dictionary should it be present?

[Beatrice35]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/precent

Found the definition fo precent, yet, wait here for confirmation as to whether that is the correct answer as not sure either way yet sure another poster will be.

Bea

[Mysterons]

There's no time like the P?E?E?T

[thumbscrew]

many thanks I thought it must be present