Off by One

Almost the words you were thinking of.
A puzzle centered on clever wordplay, where themed clues hint at answers that are just one letter different from a more obvious word.
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  • 1A
    Finnish architect Alvar ___
  • 6A
    Dignified and unadventurous
  • 7A
    It's a small ___ after all
  • 8A
    Heavenly being with a certain point of view?
  • 9A
    Demanding constant reassurance

Down

  • 1D
    Egyptian city, one letter shy of a graceful bird?
  • 2D
    Pay for one's sins
  • 3D
    Supersized
  • 4D
    Covered in squares, like a noble?
  • 5D
    Unusually, as if from another time?