A Crossword for Jane

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Across
  1. 4. From the first, seaside destination makes all people utterly astonished (5)
  2. 5. Finnish online harassers low in brief time together (7)
  3. 7. If latte is drunk, a critter appears (7)
  4. 8. Some ninja needed for mother (4)
  5. 10. Grandparents’ favourite child’s toy (5)
  6. 11. Jewel returned to beloved daughter (3)
  7. 12. A hair-raising style causes ghostly exclamation at the baptism bowl, I hear (8)
  8. 16. Sterile conditions observed before and after mail-ordered surgery (9)
  9. 20. Wellington’s most exposed spot, Sub-Antarctic and unpredictable (7)
  10. 22. Peut-être j’aime mon mari (5)
  11. 24. Strange scars give family name to halls (10)
  12. 25. Annual pilgrimage with grumpy Tudor to Nurse Practitioner (5)
  13. 26. Friendly bus-bound herb from Perth (8)
  14. 27. Upset mother-in-law adds pain to son (7)
  15. 28. Mythic bard hero manages ups, but not downs, in a company of singers (7)
  16. 29. This bookkeeper scales a beheading barbarian (9)
  17. 31. Representative district in the hour of AI for a change (6)
  18. 33. Eldest grandchild is an apostle (5)
  19. 34. A buyer has mixed feelings on surname (6)
  20. 35. Topless gourmet sports relinquished cat comforter (5)
  21. 36. Council sign blown away by Napoleon’s bane (10)
  22. 37. A novel part of an eco-friendly ride (4)
  23. 38. Young girl enters paradise backwards (6)
  24. 39. Brash bore was found in the Hibiscus Coast (5)
  25. 40. Are cinephile celebrations just picture parties? (4,9)
Down
  1. 1. Seasonal pudding served when Santa visits (6)
  2. 2. Erstwhile queen of the waves no longer heard on a weekend morning (3,4)
  3. 3. Queer furry pair axed fan mail (3,3,5)
  4. 6. Peak chocolate is a local highpoint, reportedly (2,6)
  5. 7. Sprightly rays make the festive period brighter (5,6)
  6. 9. Shortened gumboot precedes a euphoric state at a liberal school (5,4)
  7. 13. Home turf of swampy NZ author (5)
  8. 14. Confusing pricklier tasks at thrice-cursed woodland (10,4)
  9. 15. A bit of FOMO gives UK folk a sad face (3)
  10. 17. A capital area for Spooner’s obese rope (7)
  11. 18. I am among the flies when joining whānau (8)
  12. 19. Significant birthday entertainers initially share firsts with Men In Black (7,6,4)
  13. 21. Endless larking mope about the critical clan rhyme (4,2,3,5)
  14. 23. The great I am, turning into the home stretch (8)
  15. 30. Alternatively, shoot real crew and opt for newest member (6)
  16. 32. Sound equipment, only occasionally used by doctor unfortunately (7,4)
  17. 39. Shot a right winger in bush track (5)