Cracking the Cryptic quickly became my favorite pandemic past time. So much so that I've started making variant Sudokus - it's relaxing, creative, meditative, and I find it quite fun. I definitely second the suggestion to check out the CtC youtube channel!

And I encourage anyone with even a slight interest to check out the videos they post where constructors explain how they come up with some of the puzzles. I never imagined I'd be able to do it well or find it fun but I was pleasantly surprised after trying it out and having a blast.