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29d - Orders from section of menu (4)

I have a common colour which suprisingly, at least to me, also means "orders", "makes tidy", but why "from section of menu"?

Brendan, according to Wikipedia, the wine list is a menu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_list

Ahh, I didn't think of liquids!

Many thanks Mattrom:-)

I have one loose end, which is the parsing for
10a. S. American plainsman's brief ceremony cut short (6)
(I have the answer.) I thought it may be 2 separate words, both shortened, but if that is the case, I can't see the first one.
Hints welcomed.

Hi again Mattrom,

I had the exact same issue with the clue. The second "cut short" is clear, the first 3 letters of a 4 letter "cut" but the first one, which I presumed followed the same pattern, is a bit of a mystery.

There is 9 letter word that begins with the first 3 letter that means "showy ceremony" (it's Latin) so I wonder if it's an accepted abbreviation?

Ah! If you add a D to the first 3 letters you get a word meaning the same thing (and it's also the first 4 letters of the 9 letter word I mentioned in my previous post.

Agree Brendan, I have the same, not a word I knew.

Ah, yes! Good find, Brendan. A bit naughty to leave out the "showy", but that works. Thanks for your help.

Thanks guys.

It must be where ???DY comes from.

Any hints for 1D? I can't get anything to fit!