Clue: One of 18 13 down 29 26 across coal-fired fans (5,4)
Answer: ALICE FORD
Explanation: Definition: One of 18 13 down 29 26 across
COAL-FIRED* – the referenced clues give THE WINOS FORD VIEWS, and the last three are an anagram of WIVES OF WINDSOR, so we have *The Merry * (i.e. drunk) *Wives of Windsor*, in which Alice Ford is a character. Interesting that the answer itself provides fodder for the anagram