Riddle

Compact creatures consistently caught, A waif woeful widow woven. A translucent template tense and taut, Can civilize and calmly cause cloven. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.A spider
B.A net
C.A cocoon
D.A spider's web.
Hint: It's a 3-word phrase with 11 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

A spider's web.

Why this is the answer

The alliterative clues describe a taut, woven, translucent structure that traps small creatures, i.e. a spider's web.

This riddle is filed under Halloween Riddles and rated Hard.