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No. Suppose that $X$ is an $n$-sphere, $A$ is a closed hemisphere, and $U$ is a point in the interior of $A$. Then $SX$ is an $(n+1)$-sphere, $SA$ is a closed hemisphere, and $SU$ is a closed arc in $SA$ with endpoints in the boundary. $SX-SU$ is contractible and $SA-SU$ is homotopy-equivalent to an $(n-1)$-sphere, so $H(SX-SU,SA-SU)$ is in dimension $n$ whereas $H(SX,SA)$ is in dimension $n+1$.

EDIT: But maybe the following is what you wanted, or should have wanted. If $X=A\cup B$ and $C=A\cap B$ then we sometimes call the triad $(X;A,B)$ excisive if $H(B,C)\to H(X,A)$ is an isomorphism. As long as $S(A\cup B)=SA\cup SB$ and $S(A\cap B)=SA\cap SB$, the triad $SX;SA,SB)$$(SX;SA,SB)$ will inherit the excision property from the original triad.

To the question in the last paragraph: yes.

No. Suppose that $X$ is an $n$-sphere, $A$ is a closed hemisphere, and $U$ is a point in the interior of $A$. Then $SX$ is an $(n+1)$-sphere, $SA$ is a closed hemisphere, and $SU$ is a closed arc in $SA$ with endpoints in the boundary. $SX-SU$ is contractible and $SA-SU$ is homotopy-equivalent to an $(n-1)$-sphere, so $H(SX-SU,SA-SU)$ is in dimension $n$ whereas $H(SX,SA)$ is in dimension $n+1$.

EDIT: But maybe the following is what you wanted, or should have wanted. If $X=A\cup B$ and $C=A\cap B$ then we sometimes call the triad $(X;A,B)$ excisive if $H(B,C)\to H(X,A)$ is an isomorphism. As long as $S(A\cup B)=SA\cup SB$ and $S(A\cap B)=SA\cap SB$, the triad $SX;SA,SB)$ will inherit the excision property from the original triad.

To the question in the last paragraph: yes.

No. Suppose that $X$ is an $n$-sphere, $A$ is a closed hemisphere, and $U$ is a point in the interior of $A$. Then $SX$ is an $(n+1)$-sphere, $SA$ is a closed hemisphere, and $SU$ is a closed arc in $SA$ with endpoints in the boundary. $SX-SU$ is contractible and $SA-SU$ is homotopy-equivalent to an $(n-1)$-sphere, so $H(SX-SU,SA-SU)$ is in dimension $n$ whereas $H(SX,SA)$ is in dimension $n+1$.

EDIT: But maybe the following is what you wanted, or should have wanted. If $X=A\cup B$ and $C=A\cap B$ then we sometimes call the triad $(X;A,B)$ excisive if $H(B,C)\to H(X,A)$ is an isomorphism. As long as $S(A\cup B)=SA\cup SB$ and $S(A\cap B)=SA\cap SB$, the triad $(SX;SA,SB)$ will inherit the excision property from the original triad.

To the question in the last paragraph: yes.

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No. Suppose that $X$ is an $n$-sphere, $A$ is a closed hemisphere, and $U$ is a point in the interior of $A$. Then $SX$ is an $(n+1)$-sphere, $SA$ is a closed hemisphere, and $SU$ is a closed arc in $SA$ with endpoints in the boundary. $SX-SU$ is contractible and $SA-SU$ is homotopy-equivalent to an $(n-1)$-sphere, so $H(SX-SU,SA-SU)$ is in dimension $n$ whereas $H(SX,SA)$ is in dimension $n+1$.

EDIT: But maybe the following is what you wanted, or should have wanted. If $X=A\cup B$ and $C=A\cap B$ then we sometimes call the triad $(X;A,B)$ excisive if $H(B,C)\to H(X,A)$ is an isomorphism. As long as $S(A\cup B)=SA\cup SB$ and $S(A\cap B)=SA\cap SB$, the triad $SX;SA,SB)$ will inherit the excision property from the original triad.

To the question in the last paragraph: yes.

No. Suppose that $X$ is an $n$-sphere, $A$ is a closed hemisphere, and $U$ is a point in the interior of $A$. Then $SX$ is an $(n+1)$-sphere, $SA$ is a closed hemisphere, and $SU$ is a closed arc in $SA$ with endpoints in the boundary. $SX-SU$ is contractible and $SA-SU$ is homotopy-equivalent to an $(n-1)$-sphere, so $H(SX-SU,SA-SU)$ is in dimension $n$ whereas $H(SX,SA)$ is in dimension $n+1$.

To the question in the last paragraph: yes.

No. Suppose that $X$ is an $n$-sphere, $A$ is a closed hemisphere, and $U$ is a point in the interior of $A$. Then $SX$ is an $(n+1)$-sphere, $SA$ is a closed hemisphere, and $SU$ is a closed arc in $SA$ with endpoints in the boundary. $SX-SU$ is contractible and $SA-SU$ is homotopy-equivalent to an $(n-1)$-sphere, so $H(SX-SU,SA-SU)$ is in dimension $n$ whereas $H(SX,SA)$ is in dimension $n+1$.

EDIT: But maybe the following is what you wanted, or should have wanted. If $X=A\cup B$ and $C=A\cap B$ then we sometimes call the triad $(X;A,B)$ excisive if $H(B,C)\to H(X,A)$ is an isomorphism. As long as $S(A\cup B)=SA\cup SB$ and $S(A\cap B)=SA\cap SB$, the triad $SX;SA,SB)$ will inherit the excision property from the original triad.

To the question in the last paragraph: yes.

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No. Suppose that $X$ is an $n$-sphere, $A$ is a closed hemisphere, and $U$ is a point in the interior of $A$. Then $SX$ is an $(n+1)$-sphere, $SA$ is a closed hemisphere, and $SU$ is a closed arc in $SA$ with endpoints in the boundary. $SX-SU$ is contractible and $SA-SU$ is homotopy-equivalent to an $(n-1)$-sphere, so $H(SX-SU,SA-SU)$ is in dimension $n$ whereas $H(SX,SA)$ is in dimension $n+1$.

To the question in the last paragraph: yes.