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 — Diaz, US actress 2 Georges Bizet opera 3 Mother-of-pearl 4 Speed contest 5 Period of history 6 Member of the nobility 7 Shakespearean spirit 8 In a row 9 Nuts in caramelised sugar