| OSCILLATES | Goes back and forth, as a fan |
| OSCILLATE | Swing back & forth, as a fan |
| WAGS | Goes back and forth, as a tail |
| FISHTAIL | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| PLY | Go back and forth, as a boat between two ports |
| WAG | Move back and forth, as a tail |
| YAW | Swing back and forth, as a ship |
| YAWS | Swings back and forth, as a ship |
| SWAY | A motion back and forth, as with the wind; or, bias, dominion or rule (4) |
| WIGGLE | Move back and forth, as one's toes |
| PIRRIP | Tear back and forth as Dickensian protagonist (6) |
| SCISSOR | Move crisply back and forth, as one's legs |
| RETROD | Went back and forth, as on land |
| TOGGLES | Switches back and forth, as between browser tabs |
| PACES | Walks back and forth, as when worried |
| TOGGLE | Flip back and forth, as an on-off switch |
| WEAVE | Go back and forth, as through traffic |
| BANDY | Toss back and forth, as words |
| BLOWER | An informal word for a braggart, a speaking tube, a telephone or a whale; or, a device for producing a blast of air, such as a fan (6) |
| ROTATOR | This goes back and forth and round and round (7) |
