Index: wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/content-featured-post.php
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--- wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/content-featured-post.php	(revision 25770)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/content-featured-post.php	(working copy)
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 				if ( $images ) :
 					$image = array_shift( $images );
 					echo wp_get_attachment_image( $image->ID, 'featured-thumbnail-featured' );
-
-				else : ?>
-					<img class="featured-thumbnail-featured" src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/placeholder.png" alt="" /><?php
-
 				endif;
 			endif;
 		?>
@@ -46,9 +42,5 @@
 
 			<?php the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h1>' ); ?>
 		</header><!-- .entry-header -->
-
-		<div class="entry-summary">
-			<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
-		</div><!-- .entry-summary -->
 	</div>
 </article><!-- #post-## -->
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
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--- wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php	(revision 25770)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php	(working copy)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 	// Add several sizes for Post Thumbnails.
 	add_image_size( 'featured-thumbnail-large', 672, 0 );
-	add_image_size( 'featured-thumbnail-featured', 672, 336, true );
+	add_image_size( 'featured-thumbnail-featured', 672, 373, true );
 	add_image_size( 'featured-thumbnail-formatted', 306, 0 );
 
 	// This theme uses wp_nav_menu() in two locations.
@@ -249,19 +249,6 @@
 add_action( 'admin_print_scripts-appearance_page_custom-header', 'twentyfourteen_admin_fonts' );
 
 /**
- * Set the post excerpt length to 20 words.
- *
- * @since Twenty Fourteen 1.0
- *
- * @param int $length
- * @return int
- */
-function twentyfourteen_excerpt_length( $length ) {
-	return 20;
-}
-add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'twentyfourteen_excerpt_length' );
-
-/**
  * Return a "Continue Reading" link for excerpts.
  *
  * @since Twenty Fourteen 1.0
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/images/placeholder.png
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Index: wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/style.css
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--- wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/style.css	(revision 25770)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/style.css	(working copy)
@@ -1169,28 +1169,29 @@
 	width: 100%;
 }
 .attachment-featured-featured {
-	background-color: #2b2b2b;
+	background-color: #000;
 	display: block;
-	min-height: 168px;
+	overflow: hidden;
 }
 .attachment-featured-featured:hover img {
 	opacity: 0.85;
 }
 .featured-content .entry-wrap {
 	background-color: #000;
+	border: 12px solid #000;
 	overflow: hidden;
-	padding: 12px 10px;
 }
 .featured-content a {
 	color: #fff;
 }
 .featured-content a:hover {
-	color: #5FF23d;
+	color: #5ff23d;
 }
 .featured-content .entry-meta {
 	font-size: 11px;
 	font-weight: 700;
 	line-height: 1.0909090909;
+	margin-bottom: 12px;
 }
 .featured-content .cat-links {
 	font-weight: 700;
@@ -1200,22 +1201,8 @@
 	font-weight: 300;
 	line-height: 1.3333333333;
 	margin-bottom: 0;
-	overflow: hidden;
-	text-overflow: ellipsis;
 	text-transform: uppercase;
-	white-space: nowrap;
 }
-.featured-content .entry-summary {
-	background-color: transparent;
-	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
-	font-size: 11px;
-	line-height: 1.6363636363;
-	padding: 9px 0 12px;
-}
-.featured-content .more-link {
-	color: #5FF23d;
-	font-size: 11px;
-}
 
 
 /* =Media
@@ -2341,6 +2328,9 @@
 	#secondary {
 		padding: 48px 30px 0;
 	}
+	.attachment-featured-featured {
+		height: 240px;
+	}
 	.featured-content .hentry {
 		float: left;
 		width: 50%;
@@ -2444,6 +2434,9 @@
 	.content-sidebar {
 		padding-top: 72px;
 	}
+	.attachment-featured-featured {
+		height: 192px;
+	}
 	.featured-content .hentry {
 		width: 33.3333333%;
 	}