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By following the initial instructions, the solver changes 2008 MIT MYSTERY HUNT into 011808NYT16A61A30D. This should be interpreted as "January 18, 2008 New York Times; 16-Across, 61-Across, 30-Down" If you solve that particular crossword, those three entries are DO IT AGAIN / START WITH / TIMESHARE. If the solver then takes the word "TIMESHARE" and applies the instructions again, they end up with the solution STAND PAT.

2008MITMYSTERYHUNT
20O0O8M1ITMYSTERYHUNT
20O0O8M1ITYSTERYHUNT
20O0O81IYSTEYUNT
2AO0OAAAYSTEYUNT
2AO0OAA6YSTEYUN6
2AO0OAA63YSTEYUN61
2AO0OAA63YSTDYUN61
2AO0AA603YSTDYUN601
111AO0AA603YSTDYUN601
111AO0AA603YSNUYDT601
111A0A603YSNUYDT601
01111A0A603YSNUYDT6
01111A0A603YSNUYDT68
01111A0A6039SNUYDT68
01111AA6039SNUYDT608
01111AA6039NYDT608
01111AA6039NYT608D
0116AA11039NYT608D
01NYT16AA11039608D
01NYT16A103961A08D
011NYT16A03961A08D
01108NYT16A03961AD
011808NYT16A0361AD
011808NYT16A3061AD
011808NYT16A61A30D


TIMESHARE
T1IMESHARE
ERAI1TMESH
ERAA1TMESH
ERAA11TMESH0
DRAA11TMDSH0
DRAA101TPDSH0
111RAA101TPDSH0
111RAA101HSDPT0
10111RAA10HSDPT
10111RAA10HSDPTT
10111RAA310HSDPTT
10111RAA3104SDPTT
10111RA3104SDPTAT
10111NA3104SDPTAT
10111NA3104SDPATT
1013AN11104SDPATT
10SDP13AN11104ATT	
10SDP13A111N04ATT		
110SDP13A11N04ATT		
110STDP13A11N04AT
11004STDP13A11NAT
110004STDP13A1NAT
110004STDP1A31NAT
110004ST1A31NDPAT
STANDPAT