Difference of Four Tricks

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 3
  2. heartA K Q 10 5 4 3 2
  3. diamond5 2
  4. club9
  1. spadeK 8
  2. heart8 7
  3. diamondK Q 7
  4. club8 7 6 5 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - 3 - 5
S 3 - 3 - 5
E - 4 - 3 -
W - 4 - 3 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 9 7 5 4 2
  2. heartJ 9
  3. diamondJ 10 9 8 4
  4. club—

Contract: 7NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondJ
  1. spadeQ 10 6
  2. heart6
  3. diamondA 6 3
  4. clubA K Q J 10 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
Pass 1heart 2spade 2NT
Pass 4club* 4diamond 4spade#
Pass 7NT End

* asking for aces
# a few aces!

North-South reached 7NT (!!!) after a bidding misunderstanding. North's 4club asked for aces but, after East's 4diamond, South's 4spade was open to misinterpretation. South meant 4spade to show two aces. North thought it showed three.

Do you blame West for not leading a spade? North-South score +2220 and a lovely 13 IMPs.
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