Crossword puzzle clue "opine or create four long answers in this puzzle"

Opine ... or create four long answers in this puzzle?

Long long long long long long long time

Org. that has four teams with non-plural nicknames, which begin this puzzle's four longest answers

What the perimeter answers in this puzzle literally create

Statesman born 2/12/1809 whose surname can precede the starts of four long puzzle answers

Main thoroughfare in Manhattan (one can be found in each of the four long answers in this puzzle)

Puff piece associated with this puzzle's four long answers

What each of the four long answers in this puzzle is