This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 23, 2026 (56 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
Answer length: 3 squares
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IRT as a word: The subway lines, collectively, formerly run by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company; A river in Cumbria, England, which flows from Wast Water, and into the Irish Sea.
IRT has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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