Puzzle 8

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ClueSolution
losing steam, sayTIRING
TIRING
like sod housesEARTHEN
EARTHEN
male friends, in slangBROS
BROS
"driving" erraticallySLICING
SLICING
stayed temporarilyLODGED
LODGED
got tougher, with "up"RAMPED
RAMPED
actor and playwright SamSHEPARD
SHEPARD