However, it just so happened, that a member in the yahoo kryptos group had a conversation with Jim Sanborn due to a submitted solution. Sandborn's answer to the question contained again the last clue which surprisingly was EASTNORTHEAST at position 22-34. There is disagreement if Jim revealed this on purpose or he did it accidentially, but the new extended clue seem to be serious and valid.
Interestingly, EASTNORTHEAST is exactly the direction which is illustrated on the wind rose on one of the stones around kryptos, also created by Jim Sanborn. |
Below you can see that new hint at the position in the plaintext:
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