Complete Clue List
Across
8. Impoverished; "You see, Italy is a very ____, weak country and that is what makes us so strong" (4)
9. Stores; "I've got a hundred ____ stacked with the stuff [cotton] all over the (18D) theater." (10)
10. Refuse to answer questions (4,2)
11. Divide (8)
12. Like most arguments (3-5)
14. Flee; In "Catch-22", a bombardier in (1D) tries desperately to ____ the insanity of the war (6)
16. Reputation, informally (4)
17. Airman; McWatt is the ____ of Yossarian's plane (5)
18. Larger-than-life (4)
19. Slaughterer; "I am the most renowned ____ of fish in the whole United States Army Air Force." (6)
21. Shame; "You're a ____. I'd like to know how you got to be a Captain, anyway." "You promoted me" (8)
23. Ethics; "No ____?" "I'm a very [adjective] man and Italy is a very [adjective] country. (8, noun)
26. Refills (3-3)
27. Supporter (10)
28. Support, in a way (4)
Down
1. "Catch-22" is set in this global conflict (5,3,2; last word Rom. num.)
2. Vowed; "The Germans ____ to take it [cotton] off our hands, if we ran this mission for them!" (8)
3. Pinched; "The Germans ____ them [relics] and put them on the (24D) market." (6)
4. Weaponry (4)
5. "I know I can get my hands on an entire ____ of religious relics, blessed by the Pope himself." (8)
6. An authoritative rule of conduct or procedure (6)
7. Yossarian: "Whoo... That's some catch, that Catch-22." Doc Daneeka: "It's the ____ there is." (4)
13. Shared out (5)
15. Integrity; "Don't you have any ____?" "Of course not!" (10) [23A follows]
17. "Now I'm fanatically pro-American. You'll find no more loyal ____ in all of Italy than myself." (8)
18. Continental (8) [Also see 9A]
20. Word for Yossarian as he jumps out of the hospital window, fleeing the base. (6)
22. Literary ridicule (6)
24. Public, accessible (4) [Also see 3D]
25. Foolish person (Yiddish, 4)