The answer to the crossword for the term STATE NORTH OF IND. is MICH, which is an abbreviation for Michigan. Michigan is a state located in the Midwestern United States, and it is bordered by four of the five Great Lakes, as well as the Canadian province of Ontario. It is the only state to be made up of two peninsulas, and it is the tenth most populous state in the United States. Michigan is north of Indiana, making it the state north of Indiana that was being sought in the crossword.