This won't help you for the upcoming checkride, but it seems that the restriction on CEW will be changed soon from the current 264*-329* Unusable to CEW VOR UNUSBL 306°-329° (all distances and altitudes) in the near future. This restriction was changed in early January and I'm surprised that it hasn't made it into the new Chart Supplement yet; but the report probably hasn't made it through all of the wickets yet.

How is this restricted portion of the NAVAID affecting your planned X/C for the checkride? I agree with Tippy on how you might manage this flight without relying on a restricted NAVAID.

Also - I agree with Alder about the use of the terms 'bearings' vice radials or courses' when referring to navigation related to VOR/VOR-DME/VORTAC/TACANs.

Good luck with the checkride.