IN TRI(PLI)CATE II
NY Times Special Puzzle Edition
December 18, 2016
Patrick Berry

Each word below represents the answer to one of the numbered clues, but with three consecutive letters removed. For example, the answer BALD EAGLE might appear as BEAGLE, with ALD removed. Spaces in two-word answers should be ignored, as in the first example.

Ex. Avian symbol of the United States (two words)
Ans: BEAGLE - B(ALD) EAGLE

Ex. Breach of the peace
Ans. DISTANCE - DIST(URB)ANCE

COURSE
HAMMOCK
LATENT
MAGNUM
MEASURE
PALACE
PLUMPING
SLEIGHT
SQUISH
STRIKER
STROLLER

1. Easily grossed out
2. "I was happy to do it!" (two words)
3. Heavy machinery used to level a road
4. Carson/Letterman/Leno-type TV shows
5. Expensive Monopoly property
6. Metallic element
7. Small pouch for carrying change (two words)
8. Game that could involve taking off one's clothes (2 words)
9. Christmas dessert containing raisins and currants
10. "Good night" follow-up (two words)
11. Wrestling hold in which an arm is bent up behind the back.

Answers:

1. SQUISH - SQU(EAM)ISH
2. MEASURE - M(Y PL)EASURE 
3. STROLLER - ST(EAM) ROLLER
4. LATENT - LATE N(IGH)T
5. PALACE - PA(RK P)LACE
6. MAGNUM - MAGN(ESI)UM
7. COURSE - CO(IN P)URSE 
8. STRIKER - STRI(P PO)KER
9. PLUMPING - PLUM P(UDD)ING 
10. SLEIGHT - SLE(EP T)IGHT 
11. HAMMOCK - HAMM(ER L)OCK 

NOTE from JA: 
See also first half of this puzzle - posted 1-12-17.
In my opinion, this is a brilliant puzzle, and it ranks as one of my all-time favorites.