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thumbscrew | 10:51 Sat 16th May 2009 | Crosswords
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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
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precent?
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Many thanks but why precent?
There's no time like the .............
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 :-)
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I can not find precent in the dictionary should it be present?
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.

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many thanks I thought it must be present

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