to the minutes), RUNNING MATE (32A. Presidential candidate’s #2), CRACKER JACK (43A. Excellent, slangily), PINE TAR (54A. Sticky stuff on a baseball bat) and KOSHER SALT (61A. Condiment that’s O.K. for observant Jews) constitutes the interrelated group of this Monday crossword. Loved it! Other — FISHES (10D. Uses a rod and