# Without the method's extra elements (a key from Sanborn's life, a physical device, or the Berlin clock…

> Still possible: Without the method's extra elements (a key from Sanborn's life, a physical device, or the Berlin clock itself) the cribs cannot identify…

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# Without the method's extra elements (a key from Sanborn's life, a physical device, or the Berlin clock…

Without the method's extra elements (a key from Sanborn's life, a physical device, or the Berlin clock itself) the cribs cannot identify it.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The method uses information outside the sculpture, such as the World Clock's layout or a key word tied to Sanborn's 1986 Egypt trip.

## What would rule it out

- The method is shown to need nothing beyond the sculpture's text and tableau.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[Sanborn said in 2014 that solvers should 'delve into that particular clock'.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/evidence/EVD0D7HTF4G0CV6/sanborn-said-in-2014-that-solvers-should-delve-into-that)

Suggestive

FOR

[Sanborn's 2025 clues point to the World Clock, a 1986 trip to Egypt and the fall of the Berlin Wall.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/evidence/EVD0D7HTEWP11VZ/sanborns-2025-clues-point-to-the-world-clock-a-1986-trip-to)

Suggestive

FOR

## The questions it answers

[How far do the 24 released letters constrain K4?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/questions/QST0D7HT89R1MSZ/how-far-do-the-24-released-letters-constrain-k4)

Part of [What kind of cipher is K4?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/questions/QST0D7HT81Y2GZY/what-kind-of-cipher-is-k4)

Open3 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Without the method's extra elements (a key from Sanborn's life, a physical device, or the Berlin clock… [Answer ANS0D7HTEMW5QBE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D7HTEMW5QBE
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**ANS** 0D7HTEMW5QBE

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