Wendy Law: key obituary facts
Is Wendy Law dead? Yes. Wendy Law died on June 4, 2026, at age 65.
Cause of death: Wendy Law's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Wendy Law known for?
Wendy Law was a British crossword compiler.
Wendy Law, the British crossword compiler better known to readers as Hectence, died on June 4, 2026.
She built a long career in cryptic setting, producing 217 crosswords for The Guardian over 27 years and also contributing to The Financial Times under the pseudonym Zamorca. Law was the most prolific setter of The Guardian’s Quiptic puzzle and, at the time of her death, the only compiler to have appeared every year.
She also worked as a librarian, a profession she embraced after earlier administrative posts.