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Trip Payne
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