Brickwork

Enter the solutions to the clues in their numbered layers of the wall. Each word must be an anagram of its neighbours, plus or minus one letter.

1 Person serving in an army 2 Sullied, dirtied 3 Compact, dense 4 False god 5 Lubricant 6 King of beasts 7 Language, jargon 8 Mischievous elf 9 Dishonourable