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The key to this hand, as Anthony says, is timing. To make the most of the chances available, with a view to an overtrick, you should win the lead in hand, cross to A and lead a low diamond to the queen. If this loses then you win the return, cash K and play on clubs to ruff the fourth in hand if they don't break. You can later use A as entry to try the spade finesse, making eleven tricks if the trumps break and either K or K is right. The key is to only draw one round of trumps first, or the defence can draw the third trump when in with the K. Equally, you must try diamonds before spades in case the spade is wrong and the diamond right. This doesn't seem too difficult, but I'm told it eluded most declarers.
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