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 Competent 2 Royal residence 3 Location, site 4 Delicate decorative fabric 5 Highest card 6 Speed contest 7 Fright 8 Stroke affectionately 9 Female thespian Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror